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| Trump ex-lawyer Michael Cohen 'should get substantial jail term' | Trump ex-lawyer Michael Cohen 'should get substantial jail term' |
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| US President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen should serve a "substantial" jail term for crimes including tax evasion, prosecutors say. | US President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen should serve a "substantial" jail term for crimes including tax evasion, prosecutors say. |
| Cohen has pleaded guilty to crimes including violating finance laws during the 2016 election by handling hush money for Mr Trump's alleged lovers. | Cohen has pleaded guilty to crimes including violating finance laws during the 2016 election by handling hush money for Mr Trump's alleged lovers. |
| He has also admitted lying to Congress about a Trump property deal. | He has also admitted lying to Congress about a Trump property deal. |
| He is one of a number of Trump aides investigated amid a probe into alleged Russian collusion in the election. | He is one of a number of Trump aides investigated amid a probe into alleged Russian collusion in the election. |
| Cohen has been co-operating with the investigation overseen by special counsel Robert Mueller. | |
| However, while prosecutors in New York accepted this should be taken into account in sentencing, it should only bring a "modest" reduction on the guidelines of four to five years. | |
| Mr Mueller will not seek any additional sentence beyond the New York prosecutors' recommendation, a court filing by the special counsel's office said. | |
| The New York prosecutors' submission said: "Cohen, an attorney and businessman, committed four distinct federal crimes over a period of several years. | |
| "He was motivated to do so by personal greed, and repeatedly used his power and influence for deceptive ends." |