Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer who has been under investigation for tax and bank fraud, reportedly accepted a plea arrangement with federal prosecutors in New York Tuesday. It remains unclear whether Cohen is cooperating with investigators or just accepting an agreement in exchange for a lighter sentence.
ABC first reported the plea after NBC and others reported earlier in the day that Cohen was discussing a deal, which, should it involve Cohen ultimately cooperating with the Mueller investigation, would have the potential to significantly impact the president.
Federal investigators raided Cohen's office in April in search of documents and materials related to payments he made to women who alleged they had relationships with the president.
Cohen, a longtime Trump loyalist, only recently began to indicate that his commitment has limits, saying in an [interview] (https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/exclusive-president-trumps-personal-attorney-michael-cohen-speaks-56309885) last month that he put his family and country before the president.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
Apple this week removed a smartphone app called HKmap.live that was used by pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong to track police movements, and Google dropped a smartphone game that lets users role-play as protesters in the city.
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Rep. Clarke of New York echoed the words of House Intelligence Committee chair, Adam Schiff, claiming that the move to prevent Ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, from speaking to Congress, is indicative of a crime by itself.
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Daryl Morey, the Houston Rockets' general manager, tweeted in solidarity with protesters in Hong Kong, which was met with an immediate backlash in China
Leo Simonovich, global head of industrial cyber and digital security for Siemens Gas and Power, spoke with Cheddar about the evolving threat to utilities and other industrial sites.
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The U.S. economy added 136,000 jobs in September, indicating sustained — yet slowing — growth amid increasing concerns of an economic downturn.
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