Week In Politics

Week In Politics: Cohen And Manafort Convictions Rock White House

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August 24, 2018

Left: In this June 9, 2016 file photo, Paul Manafort campaign chairman for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen in New York. (Mary Altaffer, File) Right: Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building, in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018.
(Richard Drew/AP) — Left: In this June 9, 2016 file photo, Paul Manafort campaign chairman for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen in New York. (Mary Altaffer, File) Right: Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building, in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (Richard Drew/AP)

The plea deal President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen made on campaign finance violations and the conviction of Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort on fraud charges marked a consequential week in politics.

Here & Now's Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson discuss the implications with ABC News political director Rick Klein (@rickklein) and Univision news anchor Enrique Acevedo (@Enrique_Acevedo).

This segment aired on August 24, 2018.