News Mueller & Cohen: Trump sought Russian favors while running for president November 29, 2018 0 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Michael Cohen, for many years Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. His guilty plea is an admission that he lied to the US Senate about he and Trump negotiating with Russian authorities about a project in Moscow well into the 2016 campaign season. Not the most severe offense for Cohen and perhaps not a Trump crime, but it highlights a conflict of interest a US president should not have and lays bare years of Trump’s lies about his dealings with the Russians. IowaPolitics photo. The new charge to which Trump’s ex-lawyer has pleaded guilty ~ ~ ~ These announcements are interactive. Click on them for more information.