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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump's former lawyer pleads guilty to breaking campaign finance law

    Michael Cohen admitted in court today that he broke campaign finance law “in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office,” referring to Donald Trump.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 21, 2018 • 1 min read

    Michael Cohen admitted in court today that he broke campaign finance law “in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office,” referring to Donald Trump. The violations relate to paying off porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal -- both of whom say they slept with Trump.

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    1 of 5
    California is poised to eliminate cash bail
    1. 0:00Trump's former lawyer pleads guilty to breaking campaign finance lawYou’re reading this
    2. 4:51Trump's former campaign manager convicted of fraud
    3. 11:07California is poised to get rid of cash bail
    4. 22:12Journalist's harrowing story of being captured by Somali pirates
    5. 39:59Madonna at the VMAs: Did she pay tribute to Aretha Franklin or herself?
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