Trump’s lawyer and longtime friend Michael Cohen going to jail. Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen received a three year prison sentence. CNN
Cohen was accused of tax evasion, providing false information to a financial institution as well as campaign finance abuse. The prosecutor demanded the man seemed to 51-63 months sentence, but right to end up with a smaller, 36-month sentence.
the Verdict came primarily to campaign finance abuse. In addition, Cohen received two months imprisonment for lying charges, but the verdict is carried out overlap.
according to the Prosecution, cohen’s actions are motivated by their personal greed. The lawyer repeatedly used their power and influence for fraudulent purposes.
the 52-year-old Cohen is one of the president Donald Trump team members who have drifted up to the law on the wrong side. One difference between Cohen’s, however, compared with others: he is the only Trump insiders.
Cohen worked for 12 years Trump organization as deputy director and was the Trump pääluotettuja.
Cohen was involved in supporting, when Trump began his rise to politics. Now he has turned around.
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Cohen began to cooperate with law enforcement after his office and the New York-his home was raided last April.
Cohen admitted he hid from the tax authorities of approximately four million dollars in revenue. He also told me that he paid a total of $ 280,000 adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen Mcdougal . who threatened to tell the public of alleged relations with president Donald Trump.
Last month, Cohen confessed that she lied to the congress of Russian contacts and plans for the Trump Tower construction in Moscow. Contacts had continued always in an election year 2016 until June and Trump Tower was intended to offer the penthouse of the president Vladimir Putin . The construction project, however, fell through.
the Russian attempts to exert influence the Us presidential election in a special prosecutor, Robert Mueller thanks Cohen the outstanding cooperation of the Russian investigation. Cohen has done since the summer, the cooperation with the special prosecutor Mueller with
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Cohen should id their because the main enemy of Trump, who is trying every possible way to question special investigator Richard mueller’s Russia-investigation.
Cohen said Trump had asked him to pay Daniels and McDougal to keep his mouth shut. Trump has said the allegations a lie.
Trump, according to Cohen sought ”his lies” to get a lenient sentence.
Democrats prepare to take power in the house of representatives in January, and Trump’s opponents looking for ways to distinguish the president, Cohen has become the anti hero. All of his appearances or opinions is now considered dangerous.
Trump’s opinion of the former credit friend, it became clear already at the beginning of December, when he hopes the traitor a proper punishment.
Next, the dock can rise to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner .
Michael Cohen was required to feel the punishment. EPA/AOP
