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Bookies have slashed the odds of Donald Trump being impeached following his implication in a hush money scheme.

Mr Trump’s future as US President seems more uncertain than ever after his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign financing charges at the same time as the conviction of former campaign chairman Paul Manafort for financial crimes.

Cohen’s crimes include campaign finance violations that the lawyer said he carried out in coordination with Mr Trump.

Following the latest controversy to hit the Trump presidency, bookmakers have slashed the odds on his leadership ending this year, along with the chances of him being impeached.

Question mark – there are doubts over Mr Trump’s future in the White House as bookmakers slashed the odds of him being impeached (Picture: AP)

Paddy Power cut odds on Mr Trump being impeached from 2/1 to 6/4, while odds on him leaving the White House in 2018 were slashed from 10/1 to just 4/1.

A spokesman said: “Mr Trump has had a few stormy nights during this Presidency but, just as you thought he was getting on top of it, another allegation comes along. Our punters, certainly, are convinced he’ll be impeached – just nine people have bet against it. Though that figure would be much higher if we operated in Russia.”