President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, a man once known as the president's fixer, pleaded guilty to financial crimes in federal court on Tuesday. He also pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and implicated the president, making him an important possible witness.

Trump's longtime attorney and fixer pleaded guilty Tuesday to eight counts. Lawyer Lanny Davis tells NPR that Cohen considers Trump "to be both corrupt and a dangerous person in the Oval Office."

A federal jury on Tuesday found Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, guilty on eight of the 18 charges he faced in his tax and bank fraud trial. Judge T.S. Ellis III declared a mistrial on the other 10 counts.

Cohen, who described himself in past as Trump's "pit bull," became well-known for his elbow-throwing and sometimes full-on threats as he worked to move the ball forward for Trump or protect him.

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman was convicted of eight of the 18 counts with which he had been charged. A mistrial was declared on the other 10.

Jurors are set to begin deliberations on Thursday in the trial of Donald Trump's former campaign chairman.

Prosecutors wrapped on Monday. The move by defense attorneys to rest their case on Tuesday signals the tax and fraud trial is set to move into its final phase.

The government called more than two dozen witnesses in its bid to prove Manafort had allegedly violated tax and banking laws. His defense team will have a chance to call witnesses next.

"A plus B didn't equal C all the time," one banker said about Manafort's loan applications. Prosecutors say Manafort discussed the prospects for a job in the Trump administration.

President Trump's legal team says it's continuing to negotiate the terms of a potential contact between Trump and investigators looking into the Russian attack on the 2016 election.

Rick Gates took the stand for the third straight day on Wednesday. He testified about money he embezzled and about an extramarital affair he carried on a decade ago.

We have a recap of elections in several states. Also, the latest in the Paul Manafort trial and a federal court decision with lasting repercussions for Puerto Rico's government.

Defense lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will continue to try to discredit star witness Rick Gates. Gates will again testify Wednesday in Manafort's fraud trial.

Rick Gates testified Monday that he misled accountants and banks about the nature of Manafort's financial situation and that he did so at Manafort's direction. Gates is the prosecutions star witness

Rick Gates returned to the witness stand Tuesday. Paul Manafort's defense lawyer asked him about his admitted lying, cheating and embezzlement in an effort to damage his credibility as a witness.

Rick Gates, former right-hand man to Manafort and former deputy chairman of the Donald Trump campaign, has pleaded guilty to separate charges and is cooperating with prosecutors.

Accountant Cindy Laporta testified Friday in Paul Manafort's federal trial. She described an effort to portray income as a loan and thereby reduce the amount of taxes Manafort would have to pay.

Heather Washkuhn, managing director of NKSFB, said that had she known of the accounts, she would have documented them for tax purposes. She also said Manafort was closely involved in his own finances.

On Twitter, the president called the probe a "hoax," asked attorney general to end the "rigged witch hunt" and referenced legendary mobster Al Capone.

The first day of the tax and bank fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort began Tuesday. It is the first trial to come out of Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation.