Michael Cohen in court:- Trump ex-lawyer admits lying to Congress
US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has admitted he lied about a Trump property deal in Russia during the 2016 election.
What happened in court?
- Appearing unexpectedly before a federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday morning, Cohen, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to Congress.
- He said at the hearing that he had submitted a false written statement about a Trump Organization plan to build a skyscraper in the Russian capital.
- "I made these misstatements to be consistent with individual 1's political messaging and out of loyalty to individual 1," Cohen said in court.
- He has previously identified "individual 1" as Mr Trump.
- Cohen was interviewed in October last year behind closed doors by lawmakers conducting their own investigation into whether Mr Trump's campaign worked with Russia to sway the US election two years ago.
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