US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to violating campaign finance laws.
He said he did so at the direction of "the candidate", for the "principal purpose of influencing [the] election".
Cohen's admission was related to hush money paid to Trump's alleged mistresses.
The 51‑year‑old admitted eight counts, including tax and bank fraud in a plea deal with prosecutors.
BBC reports that the White House also declined to comment.
The plea came as a jury in Alexandria, Virginia, convicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of bank and tax fraud charges.
[Source: BBC News]
