PARIS BECOMES THE CITY OF FIGHTS

intent to influence the 2016 presidential election,” the New York prosecutors said.

“In particular, and as Mr Cohen himself has admitted, with respect to both payments, he acted in co-ordination with and at the direction of Individual-1,” they added, referring to Mr Trump.

The payments are technically unrelated to the Russia probe, but prosecutors painted a damning picture of the “extensive, deliberate, and serious criminal conduct” of Mr Cohen – once a member of Mr Trump’s inner circle of trusted aides.

In August, Mr Cohen pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance law in connection with the payments.

“Cohen deceived the voting public by hiding alleged facts that he believed would have had a substantial effect on the election,” prosecutors said.

Mr Trump fired off a volley of tweets on Friday accusing Mr Mueller of “big time conflicts of interest” and alleging he coerced false testimony from witnesses in the investigation. POLICE fired rubber bullets and tear gas as the French capital descended into chaos again on the fourth straight weekend of anti-government protests.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of central Paris in the “yellow vest” dem- onstrations, with some hurling rocks and molotov cocktails.

An estimated 125,000 turned out across France, with about 10,000 in Paris. About 1000 people were arrested.

Authorities in the city had prepared for the Saturday rally by sending in 10 armoured ve- hicles, and closing tourist attractions such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre museum, the two opera houses and the Grand Palace.

Shops were boarded up along the Champs-Elysees but looting still took place and several cars were set alight.