President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is out of time and might have lost his best chance at delaying his prison sentence. Federal prosecutors appear to no longer want to speak with him, according to his lawyer.
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, leaves his apartment, Friday, May 3, 2019, in New York. Cohen is scheduled to report to the Otisville Federal Correctional Facility in upstate New York on Monday to begin serving his three year prison term for tax evasion, lying to Congress and campaign finance crimes.
Since mid-March, prosecutors in New York have rebuffed Cohen’s repeated offers to provide more information about alleged wrongdoing by Trump and other people in his orbit, Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis told The Associated Press on Friday.Cohen’s legal team reached out to prosecutors in March asking for an opportunity to meet for a “frank discussion” about reducing his sentence, based on his cooperation. That meeting never happened.
He remains the only person charged in a scandal involving hush money payments to the porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, who were threatening during the presidential campaign to speak up about alleged affairs with Trump. At the meeting, they delivered an ultimatum: plead guilty or be indicted within days. Cohen also believed after the meeting that his wife could be charged with financial crimes if he didn’t cooperate.
After pleading guilty in August, Cohen did meet with Manhattan-based prosecutors multiple times to discuss several issues. Those included Trump’s personal business dealings, the president’s personal involvement in attempts to pay off McDougal and Daniels, and his inaugural committee, which is now the subject of a criminal investigation centering on possible donations by foreign nationals and influence peddling.
They didn’t ask the judge for a lenient sentence and have given no sign that they intend to file a so-called Rule 35 motion— a legal filing that could reduce Cohen’s punishment if his cooperation is deemed to be of substantial assistance. Cohen’s attorneys say they believe Cohen’s information supports several potential prosecutions.In February, Cohen testified before several Congressional panels about what he said was dishonesty by Trump in his business affairs.
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