Before the court had known of the lawyer, among other things, guilty of the Congress in the case of the Russia-investigations, lied to, and taxes, and to have the hush money paid.
The former lawyer of the US President, Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, has been sentenced to three years in prison. The Federal judge William Pauley imposed a sentence of two months because of a false statement of Cohen’s as compared to the Congress in connection with the investigation of alleged Russian interference in the election campaign of 2016. For a violation of the laws on election campaign financing in connection with the Stormy-Daniels-affair of the 52-Year-old received a sentence of three years. The penalties run in parallel.
Before the court had known of the lawyer, among other things, guilty of the Congress in the case of the Russia-investigations, lied to, evading tax and to have the hush money paid. The prosecution had called for a “substantial prison sentence”. Cohen is cooperating with FBI special investigator Robert Mueller, to investigate whether there has been in the presidential campaign of 2016, the collusion of the Trump camp with representatives of Russia.
The untruth Cohen said, for example, in connection with a planned but never-realized project Trumps in Moscow. Accordingly, the project was followed far in the election campaign of 2016 – contrary to what Cohen originally specified. Hush money payments to be paid to the Ex-Porn actress Stormy Daniels and indirectly to at least one other woman during the election campaign of 2016. Both women admit to having Affairs with Trump. Trump denies that.
The public Prosecutor’s office proceeded from the fact that Cohen has acted in both cases “in consultation with and under the leadership of the” Trump. The prosecution was also convinced: “Cohen acted with the intention to influence the presidential election in 2016.” The Prosecutor looks at the “secret and illegal” payments as a campaign aid, because they had been made, in order to mitigate Trumps election chances in 2016.
at the age of three has failed, the penalty for Cohen something a little lower than expected. The non-binding guidelines provide for a sentence of at least five and a half years. Federal judge Pauley found in both Cohen’s willingness to cooperate in the invoice, as well as the fact that Cohen was a completely innocent citizens, until he started in 2007 to work as a lawyer for Trump, but He probably lost it after that, eventually, “his moral compass,” said Pauley.
The Prosecutor is likely to be satisfied with the sentence. You had recommended a “substantial” penalty, but to reward, Cohen’s willingness to cooperate. Cohen’s lawyer had asked that his client should not serve any prison sentence.
For Trump could be the judgment to the Problem. Judge Pauley noted that each of the individual charge constituted a serious Offence – so also the illegal campaign financing of which Cohen had been known to be guilty. According to Cohen’s statement and in the opinion of the Prosecutor, it was Trump who donates Cohen, to pay short before the election in 2016 hush money to Stormy Daniels and another naked model. Both say they have had extramarital Affairs with Trump. The hush money should not help that the charges be before the election is known.
Trump also could be indicted as soon as this is possible. In General, it is assumed that he can’t be in the office followed. He could escape punishment, if he is elected in 2020. The limitation period expires in may 2022.