US judge finds ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was target of retaliation over book, releases him from prison

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NEW YORK (REUTERS) - US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen was ordered released from prison and will return to home confinement on Friday (July 23) after a federal judge found he was a target of retaliation for planning to publish a book about the president.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen was ordered released from prison and will return to home confinement on Friday after a federal judge found he was a target of retaliation for planning to publish a book about the president.He was shackled again on July 9 after he questioned an agreement that barred him from publishing his book, engaging with news organisations and posting on social media.

Judge Alvin Hellerstein said he had never in his 21 years on the bench seen a provision barring a prisoner from speaking to the media.Cohen has been in solitary confinement in a federal prison in Otisville, New York, about 110km north-west of New York City.

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