2016 ELECTION/MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump lashed out on Thursday [11-29-18] at his former personal attorney Michael Cohen after Cohen’s guilty plea to a new criminal charge in the Southern District of New York. While Trump might want to practice his poker face a bit when facing adversity, it is easy to see why he is so visibly flustered. Cohen’s guilty plea cements the Trump Organization’s financial ties to the Russian state, deep into crucial phases of the 2016 election cycle. And, even beyond what we learned Thursday, Cohen promises to deliver more damning information about Trump and his campaign to special counsel Robert Mueller in the weeks ahead. We now know that Cohen is cooperating with Mueller. While the document to which Cohen pled guilty in August (called an “Information,” which is essentially an indictment that both parties agree to) was signed by attorneys from the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney’s Office, today’s document is signed by Robert S. Mueller III himself.”
–Elie Honig, “Cohen plea is very bad news for Trump,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, November 29, 2018 8:35 pm