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Cohen wants sentence trimmed for cooperating against Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen wants his three-year prison sentence reduced as a reward for providing authorities information about alleged misdeeds by President Donald Trump, according to court papers filed Wednesday in which he said his incarceration is “a powerful and humbling punishment.” Cohen claimed in the filings in federal court in Manhattan that […]
Unsealed court filings reveal how Mueller quickly zeroed in on Michael Cohen
In February 2017, a month after President Donald Trump took office, his personal attorney agreed to provide consulting services to a major pharmaceutical company that would be affected if Trump followed through on his campaign pledge to reduce prescription drug prices. Michael Cohen’s consulting contract with Novartis was purposely vague about what services he would […]
Cohen told legislators Trump lawyer told him to falsely claim Moscow project ended in early 2016
WASHINGTON – Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former longtime personal attorney, told a House panel during closed-door hearings earlier this year that he had been encouraged by Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow to falsely claim in a 2017 statement to Congress that negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow ended in January 2016, according to […]
Cohen claimed he helped bury personal photos of Jerry Falwell Jr. before evangelical leader backed Trump
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, claimed to have helped prevent the release of personal photographs embarrassing to Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. shortly before the influential evangelical leader endorsed Trump’s insurgent presidential bid in 2016. Cohen made the assertion, which was first reported by Reuters, in a phone call in March [&helli[...]
Prosecutors refuse final meeting with Cohen as prison looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen tried — but failed — to position himself as a whistleblower in the vein of Watergate hero John Dean. As the time ticked down toward his deadline to report to prison, Cohen also lost the interest of the one group of people who […]
Cohen says he pleaded guilty to crimes he didn’t commit
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s prison-bound former lawyer told actor Tom Arnold last month that he pleaded guilty to some crimes he didn’t commit so his wife wouldn’t “get dragged into the mud of this crap.” Michael Cohen told Arnold “they had me on campaign finance” for arranging hush-money payments to two women […]
Cohen says pardon was dangled, but others say his lawyer broached idea
WASHINGTON – Michael Cohen had always made problems go away for President Donald Trump. But after the FBI raided Cohen’s home in April, the fixer himself became the issue. Cohen, who had been in a joint defense agreement with Trump, was squarely in investigators’ crosshairs – with conflicting incentives about whether to keep secret what […]
Lawmakers explore possible talks about a Cohen pardon
Lawmakers are investigating whether President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was involved in any discussions about possible pardons – which they view as a potentially ripe area of inquiry into whether anyone sought to obstruct justice, people familiar with the matter said. Cohen has said publicly he never asked for – and would […]
Cohen’s testimony on Trump dealings will resume next week
WASHINGTON – President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen is due back on Capitol Hill next week to continue what’s been a dramatic series of public and private hearings as he apologizes for lying to lawmakers and divulges what he says Trump knew about financial infractions and Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Cohen on Thursday […]
Cohen alleges President Trump knew in advance of WikiLeaks plan
WASHINGTON — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former fixer and personal lawyer, testified Wednesday that Trump knew in advance that the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks planned to publish hacked Democratic National Committee emails. Appearing before the House Oversight Committee, he provided a date for claim Stone told Trump he was in contact with Julian Assange. In […]
Cohen expected to tell senators about Trump Russia contacts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will start a three-day gauntlet of congressional appearances by giving a closed-door interview to the Senate intelligence committee, where he is expected to detail what he claims to know about Trump’s contacts with Russians and other sensitive matters related to the president. Senators are […]
The fixer’s secret agenda
NEW YORK – At first, Michael Cohen appeared indifferent as he listened to the group of Republican leaders urge his boss to run for governor. It was the fall of 2013, and Donald Trump was already fixated on “the big thing,” as he referred to running for president. But the Republicans knew they were getting […]
Case Digests
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Law News
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- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
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- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
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