Trump defends his stand after former lawyer charged for financial crimes

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he never told his private lawyer to break the law, a day after Michael Cohen was sentenced to prison for financial crimes, including hush money payments to women ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

"I never directed Michael Cohen to break the law. He was a lawyer and he is supposed to know the law. It is called 'advice of counsel,' and a lawyer has great liability if a mistake is made. That is why they get paid," Trump wrote on Twitter.