The Cohen plea could go far beyond Donald Trump’s former personal attorney.  One of the  things we learned today is Robert Mueller considers the crime of “lying to Congress” under his purview. Donald Trump, Jr. testified before Congress too?  Did he commit perjury?   Does that mean Trump Jr.’s indictment is coming soon?

But most important is the timeline.  The project to build a Trump Tower in Moscow went on far longer than had been publicly known, and “Individual 1,” as Trump is known in the filing, was well versed on events. From Vox:

“According to a court filing from special counsel Robert Mueller, Cohen told Congress in August 2017 that discussion of a Trump development project in Moscow ended in January 2016, but discussions about it in fact continued “as late as approximately June 2016” — the same month as the infamous Trump Tower meeting between top Trump campaign officials and a Kremlin-connected lawyer who promised to provide them with dirt on Hillary Clinton.

“The filing also indicates Cohen discussed the deal directly with Trump more than three times, briefed his family members about it, and “agreed to travel to Russia in connection with the Moscow Project and took steps in contemplation of Individual 1’s possible travel to Russia.” (“Individual 1” is Trump.)

“I made these statements to be consistent with Individual 1’s political messaging and to be loyal to Individual 1,” Cohen reportedly said in court.”