BREAKING: Michael Cohen sentenced to three years of imprisonment.

Michael Cohen pleads guilty to crimes, including felonies at the direction of the current president of the United States.

A day history will not forget, Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts including felonies he committed at the direction of the now President of the United States. 

Without Trump’s and his campaign’s crimes, who would be president of the United States today?

"I have chosen this unorthodox path because the sooner that I am sentenced," the sooner he can return to his family.

"I do not need a cooperation agreement in place to do the right thing."

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 12, 2018

The Big BOOOOM.

Those words. Not even with Nixon/Watergate. Unbelievable how the new modern America is this casual about all this.

— 60°north (@AKWHITEROOM) December 12, 2018

I followed the event on Twitter, some highlights:

On his client's treatment, Petrillo said: "Mr. Cohen had the misfortune to be counsel to the president."

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 12, 2018

Petrillo denies that Cohen declined to answer questions from prosecutors and Congress.

"He is wary of a long-term cooperation agreement for personal reasons," asserting that Cohen wants to keep himself and his family from the "glare of the cameras."

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 12, 2018

"There's only so much we can say about the particulars at this time, given our ongoing investigation," Rhee said.

Kept tight-lipped throughout her remarks. More on what she said soon.

SDNY's Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos is now up.

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 12, 2018

Roos: "The charges portray a pattern of deception, of brazenness and of greed."

The campaign finance charges, Roos said, were particularly "serious because of the tremendous societal costs."

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 12, 2018

Cohen stands up and brings his prepared speech to the podium.

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 12, 2018

Donald #DirtyDeeds Trump is not going to like his new moniker.

New hashtag right there : #dirtydeeds

— Very Legal & Very Cool (@symch741) December 12, 2018

DEVELOPING STORY: Three year sentence for Michael Cohen. Much more to come soon. https://t.co/yHUwrfuKpp

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 12, 2018

Breaking News: Michael Cohen was sentenced to 3 years in prison. He implicated President Trump in a hush-money scandal that could threaten his presidency. https://t.co/cZR3sItdCK

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 12, 2018

It’s important to step back and think about how stunning this is. The lawyer for the president is going to jail. With all the chaos swirling around the White House for the last two years, it’s easy to forget how remarkable that is. https://t.co/rG8QbFJBLG

— Michael D. Shear (@shearm) December 12, 2018

Who isn’t going to sleep at all tonight?

Lanny Davis, an attorney for Cohen, says that after Mueller concludes the investigation, Cohen will "state publicly all he knows about Mr. Trump." https://t.co/Lx5pctGoF2

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) December 12, 2018