Article snippet: Special counsel MORE’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen has gone to “significant lengths” to assist his ongoing Russia investigation, including sitting for seven interviews and providing information on a range of issues. Mueller, in a court filing, deemed Cohen’s information to be “credible and consistent” with other evidence unearthed in the investigation into Russian interference. He also revealed that Cohen has provided the special counsel “with useful information concerning certain discrete Russia-related matters core to its investigation that he obtained by virtue of his regular contact with Company executives during the campaign” — an assumed reference to Cohen’s work with the Trump Organization. Mueller filed the memo in advance of Cohen’s sentencing in New York on Dec. 12. Cohen will be sentenced for eight federal crimes he pleaded guilty to in August as well as the separate charge of lying to Congress that he pleaded guilty to last week in connection with Mueller’s investigation. As part of the plea deal revealed last Thursday, Cohen agreed to cooperate with the special counsel’s investigation, remaking the president’s one-time loyal personal attorney and “fixer” into a key witness as Mueller examines possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. In Friday’s filing, Mueller wrote that Cohen has provided “relevant and truthful information” in lengthy interviews with prosecutors and has committed to continuing to cooperate in the ongoing ... Link to the full article to read more