.MaddowBlog: Is Michael Cohen behind bars because he wants to release a book?
for released prisoners, and it raised some unsettling questions. Was federal law enforcement punishing Cohen because he'd worked on a book critical of the president? Was the White House responsible for orchestrating Cohen's re-imprisonment? Was Team Trump pulling levers to silence the president's former fixer ahead of the election?
It was against this backdrop that a new lawsuit was filed last night, challenging Cohen's re-confinement and contending that politics landed him back behind bars. NBC NewsThe habeus petition and motion for a temporary restraining order seeking Cohen's immediate release was filed by The American Civil Liberties Union and law firm Perry Guha LLP.... It names U.S.
The lawsuit is asking a judge to, among other things, release Cohen from a federal prison and allow him to return to home confinement. The case is worth watching for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is what the controversy may tell us about the scope of Team Trump's legal abuses, and the White House's willingness to manipulate federal law enforcement -- repeatedly -- to reward the president's allies and punish the president's perceived enemies.
In the meantime, the lawsuit makes clear that Cohen has, in fact, worked on a book. “Disloyal: The True Story of Michael Cohen, Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump" will apparently feature Cohen's"firsthand experiences and observations based on my decade-long employment and relationship with Mr. Trump and his family, both before and after he was elected.
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