NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Michael Cohen’s request to be launched early from prison, stating U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer need to accept the effects of his crimes rather than invoke the coronavirus pandemic to justify his liberty.
FILE PICTURE: Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s previous lawyer, speak to press reporters as he leaves his apartment before reporting to federal jail from his home in the Manhattan district of New york city, New York City, U.S., Might 6,2019 REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
U.S. District Judge William Pauley in Manhattan stated the federal government acted within its discretion in deciding that Cohen’s incorrect declarations