国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trumps former lawyer gets 3-year prison time, president denies giving direction
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="evasion">evasion</span>, <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>-<span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="hush">hush</span>-<span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pled">pled</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>," <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="plea">plea</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="paused">paused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liar">liar</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="commenting">commenting</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> '<span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span>,' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="liability">liability</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="paid">paid</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span>' <span word="accusation">accusation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> "<span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Individual">Individual</span>-1" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hush">hush</span>-<span word="money">money</span> <span word="payments">payments</span>. <span word="Individual">Individual</span>-1 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>. <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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