The Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort legal dramas will continue, posing new perils for Trump
https://www.yahoo.com/news/michael-cohen-paul-manafort-legal-dramas-will-continue-posing-new-legal-perils-trump-132830806.htmlWASHINGTON — The country hasn’t heard the last of Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen — far from it.
The two erstwhile allies of President Trump were dealt nearly simultaneous legal blows in separate courtrooms Tuesday afternoon, with each man ending the day convicted of eight felonies. The proceedings left major lingering questions and strong indications that the courtroom dramas surrounding Manafort and Cohen are far from over. And the outcomes in both cases advanced the sharp edges of legal danger toward Trump and members of his inner circle.
With both Cohen and Manafort facing other ongoing investigations and steep sentences from Tuesday’s judgments, the two men are under increasing pressure to cooperate with prosecutors investigating Trump, led by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is conducting a probe of Russia’s interference in the 2016 e******n.
In Cohen’s case, his statements in court, and remarks by his lawyer on television, strongly suggested he may already have the beginnings of a deal to testify against the president — or he’s extremely eager to make one.
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