Michael Cohen pleads guilty to eight counts; Paul Manafort found guilty on multiple charges.

In a pivotal moment in American legal and political history, Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, entered a guilty plea to eight charges in Manhattan Federal Court. The charges against Cohen included campaign finance violations and criminal tax evasion. On the same day, Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign manager, was found guilty on eight counts: five for tax fraud, one for hiding foreign bank accounts, and two for bank fraud. Cohen's guilty plea directly implicated Trump in campaign finance violations by admitting that he arranged hush-money payments to women who allegedly had affairs with Trump, in order to influence the outcome of the presidential election. This declaration marked a major legal jeopardy for Trump, connecting him to potential violations of federal election laws.