Michael Cohen pleads guilty to making false statements to Congress
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- convicted
Cohen pleaded guilty to making materially false statements to congressional intelligence committees about the proposed Trump Tower Moscow project. He admitted the project continued through June 2016, that he discussed travel and Russian-government outreach, and that his false account sought to minimize links during the campaign. The conviction concerns Cohen's testimony, not proof that the project was completed.
Criminal information and plea facts: project duration, contacts, travel discussion, and material false statementsCohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project · Convicted; two-month term ran concurrently with three-year sentence