Prosecutors in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York say former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is deserving of substantial prison time, despite his cooperation and assistance with Robert Mueller’s investigation.
BREAKING: Prosecutors say ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen deserves substantial prison time, despite his cooperation.
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 7, 2018
This is why they say he deserves prison time.
"Cohen … committed four distinct federal crimes over a period of several years. He was motivated to do so by personal greed, and repeatedly used his power and influence for deceptive ends. Now he seeks extraordinary leniency–a sentence of no jail time." pic.twitter.com/0BDklWaYAi
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) December 7, 2018
At direction of a Trump Org exec, per SDNY, "Cohen sent monthly invoices to the Company for these $35,000 payments, falsely indicating that the invoices were being sent pursuant to a 'retainer agreement.' The Company then falsely accounted for these payments as 'legal expenses.'"
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 7, 2018
The Southern District of New York also criticized Cohen for overstating his cooperation with Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel investigation of the 2016 election.
SDNY says Cohen has overstated his cooperation with Mueller pic.twitter.com/rNw7AT8zPh
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) December 7, 2018
Bottom line: Not a good report if you’re Michael Cohen.
Breaking in NY prosecutors new filing:
“Michael Cohen’s decision to plead guilty rather than seek a pardon for his manifold crimes does not make him a hero.”
They ask the judge to imprison him for about 4 years.
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) December 7, 2018
Cohen is scheduled to be sentenced on December 12th.
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