Tag: Michael Cohen

Former U.S. President Donald Trump formally charged over hush-money scheme

Former President Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic case over allegations he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 U.S. election to suppress publication of their sexual encounters with him. Prosecutors in Manhattan accused Trump, the first sitting or former U.S. president… Read More Former U.S. President Donald Trump formally charged over hush-money scheme

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U.S. judge dismisses Michael Cohen retaliation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, others

A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen accusing Trump, former Attorney General William Barr and others of abruptly returning him to prison in retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir. In a 33-page decision, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan rejected Cohen’s claims that putting… Read More U.S. judge dismisses Michael Cohen retaliation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, others

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U.S. judge orders release of Michael Cohen from prison

U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen was ordered released from prison and will return to home confinement on Friday after a federal judge found he was a target of retaliation for planning to publish a book about the president. Cohen was sent home from prison in May because of the coronavirus pandemic. He… Read More U.S. judge orders release of Michael Cohen from prison

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Michael Cohen returned to jail following objection to gag order

Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, was taken to a federal jail on Thursday after refusing to agree to a gag order as a condition of serving his criminal sentence under home confinement, Cohen’s lawyer said. Cohen, 53, was taken to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, according to his lawyer, Jeffrey… Read More Michael Cohen returned to jail following objection to gag order

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Michael Cohen released early from prison over coronavirus exposure concerns

Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, returned to his New York home on Thursday after being released early from a federal prison due to concerns of possible coronavirus exposure. “There is so much I want to say and intend to say. But now is not the right time. Soon,” Cohen said on… Read More Michael Cohen released early from prison over coronavirus exposure concerns

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U.S. President Donald Trump accused of being a conman, racist by former lawyer Michael Cohen

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that Trump is a racist, a conman and a cheat who knew in advance about a release of emails by the WikiLeaks website aimed at hurting his 2016 Democratic presidential rival. Cohen, Trump’s onetime fixer, said Trump directed negotiations for a… Read More U.S. President Donald Trump accused of being a conman, racist by former lawyer Michael Cohen

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