description Michael Cohen Overview
Michael Cohen is an American attorney who served as executive vice president of the Trump Organization and as Donald Trump's personal lawyer from 2006 until 2018. In 2018 he pleaded guilty to federal charges including tax evasion, campaign finance violations connected to hush-money payments made before the 2016 election, and lying to Congress, for which he was sentenced to three years in prison. After cooperating with investigators, he testified publicly before Congress and published a memoir, Disloyal, in 2020.
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Who was Michael Cohen's employer before 2018?
Michael Cohen served as an executive vice president of the Trump Organization and as Donald Trump's personal lawyer. His work for Trump ran from 2006 until 2018.
Why did Michael Cohen plead guilty in 2018?
In 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges including tax evasion, campaign-finance violations, and false statements to a bank. The campaign-finance case involved payments connected with hush-money arrangements.
What was Michael Cohen's role in the hush-money payments?
Cohen admitted arranging payments to women during the 2016 presidential campaign and said the payments were made at Trump's direction. The legal dispute centered on whether the payments were improperly treated as campaign expenses.
Did Michael Cohen testify against Donald Trump?
Yes. Cohen became a key government witness in investigations involving Trump, including testimony in the New York criminal case concerning business records and hush-money payments.
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