Cohen pleaded guilty to 1 count of causing an illegal corporate contribution in 2016 by working with the CEO of a media company in coordination and at the direction of a federal candidate for federal election to keep information from becoming public. (1)
In the plea, Cohen said the payment made was to a woman for $150,000 "for the principal purpose of influencing the election." (2)
Cohen pleaded guilty to another count of making an excessive campaign contribution, saying he paid a woman $130,000 in coordination with, and at direction of, same candidate in Oct. 2016. Cohen added the "money that was later paid back by the same candidate." (3)
LATEST: Former Trump lawyer pleads guilty to multiple counts in court Tuesday. nbcnews.to/2w4tZh2 (4)
