US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has entered into a plea deal with US federal prosecutors in New York, US media report. Mr Cohen is tipped to plead guilty to felony charges including tax fraud and campaign finance violations.
He had previously admitted to arranging hush money for a woman who claimed she had an affair with Mr Trump, which could be a campaign finance violation.
Mr Cohen is expected to appear in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.
He reportedly surrendered himself to the FBI in New York and is now in the custody of authorities. The charges against him could carry prison time.
Mr Cohen worked at the Trump Organization for more than a decade and continued to serve as Mr Trump's personal lawyer after the 2016 election. His potential co-operation with investigators has been rumoured for weeks.
The nature of the reported plea deal isunclear and does not necessarily entail that Mr Cohen is co-operating against the president.
It could simply mean he has agreed to plead guilty to unspecified charges in order to spare both sides a lengthy trial.
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