• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen Exits Prison Early Over Coronavirus Fears

Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen Exits Prison Early Over Coronavirus Fears

May 21, 2020
Chris Rufo, Bradley Prize Winners Strategize How To Solve Higher Ed Crisis

Chris Rufo, Bradley Prize Winners Strategize How To Solve Higher Ed Crisis

May 30, 2025
Biden Can’t Quite Stick Landing On Pronouncing Most Famous Line In Founding Document

Biden Can’t Quite Stick Landing On Pronouncing Most Famous Line In Founding Document

May 30, 2025
Democrat Faces Ethics Probes For Allegedly Misusing Congressional Funds

Democrat Faces Ethics Probes For Allegedly Misusing Congressional Funds

May 30, 2025
Comedian Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Sexual Assault 

Comedian Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Sexual Assault 

May 30, 2025
Supreme Court Gives Trump Admin Go Ahead To Revoke Biden-Era Parole Status For Nearly 500,000 Migrants

Supreme Court Gives Trump Admin Go Ahead To Revoke Biden-Era Parole Status For Nearly 500,000 Migrants

May 30, 2025
STEPHEN MOORE: Why Are Trump’s Regulators Fighting A War On Coal?

STEPHEN MOORE: Why Are Trump’s Regulators Fighting A War On Coal?

May 30, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Planned Parenthood Used Your Tax Dollars To Train Educators That Biological Sex Is A ‘Myth’ 

EXCLUSIVE: Planned Parenthood Used Your Tax Dollars To Train Educators That Biological Sex Is A ‘Myth’ 

May 30, 2025
Middle East Power Player Reportedly Told Iran To Take Trump’s Nuclear Deal

Middle East Power Player Reportedly Told Iran To Take Trump’s Nuclear Deal

May 30, 2025
Federal Authorities Investigating Effort to Impersonate White House Chief of Staff

Federal Authorities Investigating Effort to Impersonate White House Chief of Staff

May 30, 2025
‘Endangering Americans’: Trump Admin Posts List Of Sanctuary Cities It Will Target

‘Endangering Americans’: Trump Admin Posts List Of Sanctuary Cities It Will Target

May 30, 2025
‘He Was Chased Out’: MSNBC Guest Gloats About Elon Musk’s Departure From Trump White House

‘He Was Chased Out’: MSNBC Guest Gloats About Elon Musk’s Departure From Trump White House

May 30, 2025
Trump Says Friday Is Elon Musk’s ‘Last Day, but Not Really’

Trump Says Friday Is Elon Musk’s ‘Last Day, but Not Really’

May 30, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Friday, May 30, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen Exits Prison Early Over Coronavirus Fears

by Reuters
May 21, 2020 at 12:19 pm
in News
245 7
1
Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen Exits Prison Early Over Coronavirus Fears

Mike Segar/Reuters

491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

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 he could be exposed to the novel coronavirus there.

Cohen, 53, had completed a bit more than a year of a three-year sentence for his role paying hush money to two women – pornographic film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal – who said they had sexual relationships with Trump, as well as for financial crimes and lying to Congress.

Trump has denied relationships with either woman.

Wearing a white surgical mask, blue jeans and a dark blazer, Cohen emerged from a Mercedes and walked into his Manhattan apartment building without responding to questions from waiting journalists.

He is expected to serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement, according to two sources familiar with the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Cohen had been eligible for release from prison in November 2021.

Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania last week to finish his sentence at home due to similar concerns.

A Cohen lawyer in March said the federal Bureau of Prisons has been “demonstrably incapable of safeguarding and treating BOP inmates who are obliged to live in close quarters and are at an enhanced risk of catching coronavirus.”

Cohen, who once said he would “take a bullet” for Trump, later turned on his former boss and cooperated with Democratic-led congressional inquiries. Trump has called Cohen a “rat.” Cohen has called Trump a “racist,” a “con man” and “a cheat.”

Cohen pleaded guilty to the charges that led to his imprisonment. They also included lying to Congress about plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.

(Reporting by Aram Roston and Mark Hosenball, additional reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Scott Malone and Will Dunham)

Tags: Coronavirus OutbreakDonald TrumpMichael Cohen
Share196Tweet123
Reuters

Reuters

Reuters is an international news organization.

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th