(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s a quick look at what happened, and at what comes next. In pleading guilty to breaking campaign finance laws and other charges, Mr. Cohen told a judge in Manhattan that Mr. Trump had directed him to arrange payments to two women during the 2016 campaign, to keep them from speaking publicly about affairs they said they had with Mr. Trump. “I participated in this conduct, which on my part took place in Manhattan, for the principal purpose of influencing the election,” Mr. Cohen said. Here’s our full story about his day in court, as well as six takeaways from the guilty plea.

Source: New York Times August 22, 2018 09:34 UTC