The saying "blood is thicker than water" certainly holds true in the modern age as President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer pleaded guilty last week to campaign-finance violations and other charges, according to Haaretz. According to a new report, Michael Cohen was compelled to turn on Trump after a...
Manafort Juror Says 1 Holdout Prevented 18-Count Conviction
WASHINGTON — A juror in Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial says a lone holdout prevented the jury from convicting the onetime Trump campaign chairman on all 18 counts. Jurors repeatedly tried to persuade the holdout to "look at the paper trail" but she insisted there was reasonable doubt, juror Paula...
Ex-Trump Lawyer Cohen Pleads Guilty in Hush-Money Scheme
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and "fixer," pleaded guilty Tuesday to campaign-finance violations and other charges, saying he and Trump arranged the payment of hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels and a former Playboy model to influence the election. Under a plea bargain...
Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Guilty of 8 Charges
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump's winning presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president's associates. A judge declared a mistrial on 10 other counts the...
MMA Star Conor McGregor Pleads Guilty in Melee Case
NEW YORK — This time, Conor McGregor didn't put up a fight. The mixed martial arts star pleaded guilty on Thursday to disorderly conduct and will perform five days of community service to resolve charges stemming from a backstage melee at a New York City arena in which he was...