Manafort's guilt means Mr Trump is "as good as having found guilty of campaign finance and wire fraud crimes".

He said the crimes are "really central" to the presidency as they "involved an attempt to exploit and corrupt the the system in order to get him elected in the first place".

Image: Michael Cohen, Mr Trump's personal lawyer, pleaded guilty to arranging hush money payments to influence the election

However, he said the president is unlikely to face any serious consequences because he has a "firewall" defending him as the house of representatives and the senate are both majority Republican and have not indicated they would turn against the president.

"So far his allies in congress and his minority populist support have not been moved by various scandals that I think wouldHARTFORD CITY, Ind. – A Hartford City mother whose 15-year-old son took a handgun to Blackford High School was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison.

Staci R. Williams, 40, had acknowledged to investigators she was aware her son had a firearm, but never discussed the matter with him.

The boy – who had been in trouble related to guns before – took the weapon to the high school on Oct. 30, resulting a lock down and a delay in dismissal of students that day.

Williams on March 4 had pleaded guilty to dangerous control of a child, a Level 5 felony that carried up to six years in prison.

“I realize my actions have affected the whole community, and I’m very regretful,” said Williams, who had 11 prior felony convictions.

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