Two of President Donald Trump’s staunch allies in Congress suggest Michael Cohen appears to have lied in his sworn testimony to Congress, where he made a slew of damning claims against Trump. 

Michael Cohen is unleashing a series of explosive accusations directed towards Donald Trump touching on multiple controversies that have bedevilled the president during his time in office. Here are five takeaways from his dramatic testimony to Congress.

Cohen acknowledged his past criminal conduct, and claimed that his testimony represented a clean break from his boss, whose actions Cohen described as akin to those of a mob boss.

US special counsel Robert Mueller has disputed a claim that President Trump told his long-time lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

Donald Trump has given his first interview since Michael Cohen was sentenced to jail, saying his former lawyer his trying to “embarrass” him.

The sentencing hearing for Michael Cohen was emotional at times.

Trump said in a tweet the decision was made based on the fact that Russia hadn't yet returned the Ukrainian ships or crew members.
 

With the US mid-term elections over, attention in the US again quickly returned to when Robert Mueller would make His Next Move. It turns out the wait was just over three weeks.

Donald Trump has accused his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, of "making up stories in order to get a 'deal.''' The US president's tweet comes after Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations.

US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has reportedly entered into a plea deal with federal prosecutors in New York.

New York Times reports tape seized by FBI in raid Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani confirms recording exists

• Porn star Stormy Daniels sued her ex-lawyer Keith Davidson and President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday.
• Daniels claims Davidson became a puppet of Trump and Cohen, undercutting her interests.
• The suit says that Cohen and Davidson hatched a plan to have Daniels appear on Fox News to falsely deny a report that she had an affair with Trump.

The president's personal lawyer paid the porn star $130,000 just weeks before the 2016 election - one legal expert says the payment may count as an illegal campaign finance contribution.

The President admitted that his former lawyer Michael Cohen received a "monthly retainer," but said that it had "nothing to do with the campaig

Hannity said his discussions with Cohen "dealt almost exclusively about real estate."

What's now slowly coming to light as we gather more pieces of the puzzle is a coordinated pattern and practice by Trump associates to silence those with potentially embarrassing information about Trump in the weeks leading up to the 2016 election.

FBI agents have raided the home and office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, seizing business records that reportedly include details of payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Ryan said the search was not directly correlated to Mueller's probe into Russian election meddling, but likely relates to information his team had uncovered and flagged for prosecutors in New York.

 

The lawyer said he had rejected a request to provide documents