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Today in legal news related to the president:

1) Former personal attorney and "fixer" for the president Michael Cohen has surrendered to the FBI ahead of a 4 p.m. court proceeding, where the government is expected to disclose a plea deal

cnn.com/2018/08/21/pol…
2) The judge in the case of the United States of America vs Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chair, told the jury to keep deliberating after jurors asked about the impact of not reaching a verdict on one of the 18 counts

cnn.com/2018/08/21/pol…
3) Special Counsel Robert Mueller asked to postpone sentencing Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (ret.), former Trump National Security Adviser --- likely indicating Flynn has info still useful to investigation, or Mueller wants to keep other info under wraps

politico.com/story/2018/08/…
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Michael Cohen pleads guilty to 8 Counts:
Counts 1-5: Tax evasion 2012-2016
Count 6: False statement to financial institution Feb 2015-April 2016
Count 7: Willful cause of unlawful corporate contribution June 2016-Oct. 2016
Count 8: Excessive campaign contribution on Oct 27, 2016
#BREAKING: Michael Cohen admits he violated campaign finance laws re Stormy Daniels payment AT THE DIRECTION OF DONALD TRUMP. That means the POTUS is a co-conspirator in a felony. It would be a mockery of American justice if Trump isn’t indicted OR if he pardons a co-conspirator.
Michael Cohen admits to essentially a conspiracy w/ Trump to defraud the public. Prediction: We will soon learn 1) Trump knew and directed Flynn to discuss sanctions w/ Kislyak, and 2) Trump knew & authorized Trump Tower meeting with Russians & his campaign—Manafort, Jr, Kushner.
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President Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen has surrendered to federal authorities, news reports say, and is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts of campaign finance violations, tax fraud and bank fraud. Up to six years in prison is possible
/2 A guilty plea by Cohen could make his old friend and boss - President Trump - squirm, given Cohen's apparent intention to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between Trump and/or his campaign and the Kremlin
3/ Trump departs the White House this hour for a fundraiser and 2020 campaign rally in West Virginia; news that his once loyal employee may cooperate w/federal prosecutors is certainly gloomy news for the president
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CNN: Michael Cohen Has Surrendered To The FBI
2. CNN: "Cohen expected to plead guilty to campaign finance violations, tax and bank fraud. Deal includes prison time."

The campaign finance violation would be the first direct connection to the President of the United States.
3. For those asking in the replies to the second tweet above, these are federal charges and yes, The President of the United States can pardon Cohen or commute his sentence.
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BREAKING: Michael Cohen has reached a plea deal with the SDNY.
Expect Donald Trump to take some extended "executive 🚽🤳 time" this afternoon.
Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen is in plea discussions with federal prosecutors, according to a person familiar with the matter
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