Two prominent Republican operatives, who allegedly helped a Russian national illegally donate $25,000 to the Trump campaign in 2016, have been charged by the Justice Department of the country on Monday.

Trump 2016 campaign: Two charged by US Justice Deptt for funnelling $25,000 from Russian national

Michael Cohen, a former lawyer for US President Donald Trump, said on Thursday he paid a firm to manipulate online polling data "at the direction of and for the sole benefit of" Trump.

Rigging polls 'was at the direction of' Trump: Ex-lawyer Michael Cohen

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