In the process, court filings now reveal that Trump's former legal fixer was fielding outreach from Russians who could offer the Trump campaign "political synergy" as far back as 2015. He also pleaded guilty last week to a separate charge by Mueller's office that he lied to Congress about discussions over the construction of a proposed Trump Organization skyscraper in Moscow. An attorney for Cohen declined to comment on the "significant" prison term recommendation. Flynn co-operation viewed favourablyThe filings on Cohen and Manafort follow a sentencing memo earlier this week regarding Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. The former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian intermediaries.

Source: CBC News December 07, 2018 15:03 UTC