President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to lying to Congress on Nov. 29.
He pleaded to one count of making false statements to Congress as part of a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller.
Cohen said during the hearing he lied when he said the possibility of a Trump Organization real estate project in Moscow ended in January 2016.
He claimed he discussed the project later with Trump.
Trump told reporters on Nov. 29 that Cohen “a weak person and not a very smart person.” The president said it was legal to operate a business while running for president. Trump added that the Moscow project was a public deal which he opted to cancel so he could focus on the presidential campaign.
“What he’s trying to do is very simple, he’s got himself a big prison sentence and he’s trying to get a much lesser prison sentence by making up a story,” Trump said.
Mexico Deports 100 ‘Violent’ Migrants After Border Rush
Mexican authorities said that 100 violent migrants have been deported after they rushed the U.S. border.
No one has been seriously injured besides a few “unfortunate incidents,” Mexican Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete said on Nov. 28 in a broadcast from a government event, reported Reuters.
“There was one man who climbed on top of a trailer on a highway, he lost his balance and he fell off. Another, a migrant of Central American nationality, was run over. But no children, no women, no pregnant women, no elderly, no youth, not even the violent group [of migrants] have been seriously hurt,” he said.
The migrants were arrested on Nov. 25, and hurled projectiles at American officers.
They were placed on buses to their home countries on Wednesday.
Most are from Honduras.
Rockefeller Center lights Christmas tree
A massive Norway spruce has been lit up in a tradition that ushers in Christmas time in New York City.
“It was magical,” said Madison Miller, a tourist from Florida. “I came all the way from Florida for this and it was amazing. It was everything.”
The 72-foot-tall tree is decorated with 5 miles of multicolored LED lights and a 900-pound Swarovski crystal star.
Rockefeller Center has hosted the ceremony since 1931.
The 75-year-old tree was donated by a couple in Wallkill, 60 miles north of the city.
Hugh Jackman to Embark on World Tour
Hugh Jackman will launch his first ever world tour next year.
The show will feature Jackman singing songs from “The Greatest Showman,” and Broadway musicals, among other selections.
He will be accompanied by a live orchestra.
The tour starts in Europe, officially kicking off in Hamburg, Germany, on May 13, 2019.
The North American leg will begin in Houston on June 18.
