VOA常速英语:Former Trump Lawyer Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen quickly made his way, past reporters outside federal court in New York City after being sentenced to three years in prison.Inside, Cohen told a federal judge that it was his blind loyalty to Donald Trump that led him to cover up what he called president Trump’s dirty deeds.Cohen had previously pleaded guilty to violating Campaign Finance Laws by arranging payments to buy the silence of two women before the 2016 election who had alleged affairs with Donald Trump several years earlier.
特朗普前律师Michael Cohen快步走出法院，经过在纽约联邦法院外等候的记者。他被判入狱三年。在法庭上，Cohen告诉法官他对特朗普是盲目愚忠，使得他掩盖了他所称的特朗普总统的肮脏的行为。此前Cohen承认违反了竞选财务法，在2016年选举前向两位声称很多年前与特朗普有绯闻的女性支付费用，让她们保持沉默。

In previous court documents, prosecutors said Cohen told them he arranged the hush money at Trump’s direction.A significant admission says legal reporter Chad Day. “Now Trump has denied those affairs but what these court papers show is that Cohen has told prosecutors and they believe it was substantial conduct, criminal conduct that he did at the direction of the President.” Cohen was also sentenced in connection with lying to Congress about Trump’s interest in a building project in Russia while he was a presidential Candidate. President Trump has denied any collusion between his campaign and Russia and has slammed the probe led by Special Counsel Robert Muller as a witch-hunt.Last monthhe blasted Cohen for cooperating with prosecutors. “Michael Cohen is lying and he’s trying to get a reduced sentence but things that have nothing to do with me.” In addition to Cohen, former national security adviser Michael Flynn will be sentenced next week in connection with the Russia Probe.
在之前的法院文件里，检察官称Cohen告诉他们，他是在特朗普的指示下安排的这个封口费。“这是一个很重要的供认”法律记者Chad Day说，“现在特朗普已经否认了这些绯闻，但是法院文件显示Cohen已经告诉检察官，并且他们认为这是一个有着实质性的行为，他的这个犯罪行为是在特朗普总统的指示下进行的。”Cohen被判刑，也与向国会撒谎有关，这是关于特朗普还是总统候选人的时候他对俄罗斯的一个建筑项目感兴趣。特朗普总统否认了任何关于他的选举和俄罗斯有任何勾结，并且抨击由检察官Robert Muller排除异己进行的调查。上个月，他炮轰Cohen是与检察官进行了合作。“Michael Cohen撒谎，他是为了给自己减刑，他做的事情与我无关。”除了Cohen，前国家安全顾问Michael Flynn下星期将会由于与俄罗斯调查有关的事情被判刑。

Flynn has admitted lying to investigators about his contacts with the Russian ambassador before Trump’s Inauguration. The Mulher probe is intensified and could be headed for a climax early next year, says analyst Ric Simmons, “We were expecting Cohen to provide information which obviously did to Muller and he’s done a lot of work with other witnesses that have flipped, had months to work with them to you，so I would expect that we see some sort of conclusion of this within the next few months.” Cohen who once said he would take a bullet for Trump will begin serving his jail sentence on March 6th.
Flynn承认在特朗普就职前，他与俄罗斯大使有接触，对于这件事他向调查人员说谎，Mulher的调查愈演愈烈，可能在明年年初达到高潮，分析家Ric Simmons说。“我们希望Cohen提供信息，向Muller提供的那些，以及几个月前与其他证人做的事情。我希望在接下来的几个月内能得到一些结论。”曾说会为特朗普挡子弹的Cohen将在三月六日开始服刑。

Jim Malone VOA news Washington
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