Article snippet: MORE's former personal attorney Michael Cohen on Thursday pleaded guilty for misstatements he made to Congress while testifying about his contacts with Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign. Cohen appeared in a federal court in Manhattan after reaching a deal with special counsel MORE. He pleaded guilty to making a false statement about the effort to build a Trump Tower in Moscow during the 2016 presidential campaign while testifying before Congress, according to court documents, and made false statements about the timing of the project. Cohen made the misstatements while testifying before two congressional intelligence committees in 2017. He also agreed to cooperate with Mueller's investigation, according to a plea deal released by the special counsel. The plea from Cohen marks the first time he has been charged by Mueller as part of the special counsel's investigation into Russian election interference and possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Moscow. President Trump blasted Cohen as a “weak person” following the reports of his pleading guilty.The president accused Cohen of “lying” in order to receive a reduced sentence. “He’s trying to get a much lesser sentence by making up the story,” Trump said, adding “everybody knows about this deal.” The move from Cohen to plead guilty comes two weeks before he is expected to be sentenced for guilty pleas he made earlier this year in a case in the Southern District of New York. Cohen pleaded guilty to ... Link to the full article to read more