.MaddowBlog: Michael Cohen is suing former President Trump, former Attorney General Bill Barr, and the Bureau of Prisons in a civil suit that's a lot more important than you might think.
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, pauses just after being sworn in to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 27, 2019.After several years of drama surrounding Michael Cohen and his former ties to Donald Trump, the lawsuit that Cohen filed last week wasn't taken too seriously in some circles. That's a shame, because this civil case is actually quite important.
And why is this a case worth watching? In part because Cohen's argument appears to have merit, and in part because of the core allegation he's raised in the civil case.. It was in May 2019 when Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, was ordered to report to prison after helping his former client cover up illegal campaign contributions to alleged former mistresses.
It did not last. Just weeks into home confinement, the lawyer arrived at a New York courthouse, expecting to complete some routine paperwork. What he encountered instead was probation officers asking him to sign a document that would prevent him from publishing a book or speaking to the media during the remainder of his sentence.
In July 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein agreed that it appeared federal officials were trying to silence Cohen."I've never seen such a clause in 21 years of being a judge and sentencing people," the federal judgeHe proceeded to return Cohen to home confinement, and the book was released as planned.
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