national enquirer" has now flipped, helping prosecutors, too. michael cohen, who once said he would take a bullet for donald trump, tonight sentenced to three years in federal prison. telling a judge today his, quote, blind loyalty, caused him to cover up the dirty deeds of president trump. and then, two hours later, the publishers of "the enquirer." what prosecutors say they have now admitted to. abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thoma >> reporter: michael cohen arriving at court today, clutching the arm of his heartbroken daughter. >> hey, michael! michael! are you afraid? >> reporter: hoping for mercy, he took full responsibility for his crimes. "the personal ones to me," he said, "and those involving the president of the united states." prosecutors say cohen "acted in coordination with and at the direction of individual one," aka donald trump, when he facilitated hush money payments to porn star stormy daniels and playboy playmate karen mcdougal so they wouldn't go public before the election.