2016/ELECTION/LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump called for a ‘full and complete’ sentence for his former lawyer Michael Cohen on Monday [12-3-18], weighing in on a judicial proceeding with accusations Cohen lied about dealings with Russia during his 2016 presidential campaign. Cohen is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 12 after pleading guilty on Thursday to tax evasion, making false statements to a bank, campaign finance violations, and lying to Congress. A former member of Trump’s inner circle, Cohen has been cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and possible coordination with the Trump campaign. Russia denies election meddling and Trump describes the investigation as a political witch hunt.”
–Doina Chiacu, “Trump urges ‘full sentence’ for his ex-lawyer Cohen in Russia probe,” Reuters, December 3, 2018 9:06 am