Cohen was sentenced to three years in jail for a series of crimes including campaign finance violations
Donald Trump on Thursday denied directing his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to break the law after the US president’s long-time close ally was sentenced to three years for campaign finance violations and other crimes.
“I never directed Michael Cohen to break the law. He was a lawyer and he is supposed to know the law,” Trump tweeted.
“It is called ‘advice of counsel,’ and a lawyer has great liability if a mistake is made. That is why they get paid.”
Cohen, 52, apologised Wednesday for covering up the “dirty deeds” of his ex-boss as he was handed jail time for multiple crimes including hush money payments implicating Trump.
Pleading for leniency in a packed Manhattan courtroom before US District Court Judge William H.
