FILE - In this May 6, 2019, file photo Michael Cohen, former attorney to President Donald Trump, holds a press conference outside his apartment building before departing to begin his prison term in New York. Cohen will be released from federal prison on Thursday, May 21, 2020, and is expected to serve the remainder of his sentence at home, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Cohen has been serving a federal prison sentence at FCI Otisville in New York after pleading guilty to numerous charges, including campaign finance fraud and lying to Congress. Prison advocates and congressional leaders have been pressing the Justice Department for weeks to release at-risk inmates ahead of a potential outbreak, arguing that the public health guidance to stay 6 feet away from other people is nearly impossible behind bars.
The Bureau of Prisons has placed him on furlough as it continues to process a move to home confinement, the person familiar with the matter said. The agency has the authority to release inmates on furlough for up to 30 days and has been doing so to make sure suitable inmates, who are expected to transition to home confinement, can be moved out of correctional facilities sooner, the person said.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Not surprised
What about other prisoners? America be fair for once.
And did you really believe these white collar criminals were going to go to jail for along time? Come on. He's letting all his partners in crime out of jail typical of corrupt leaders. And people still believe there is a rule of law in the country...they're so naive!
I’m glad to see Michael out. Yes he did wrong but at the direction of his boss! Who through Cohen under the bus. I hope he hits every new show to tell his story. Americans can not afford to have 4 more years of Trump. He has destroyed lives and divided this country.
The fact that we use the term 'fixer' with no irony... and this as we watch a criminal who should be in jail, get to serve out his sentence at home (notably NOT JAIL), is one of the clearest signs along with the many others that the rule of law is dead.
Rest of his sentence from home? Probably not that bad ! ;)
How long until he “accidentally” falls?
Flynn got out So should he. Trump is the one who should be in prison.
Who else gets released from prison to home confinement or is it just the people who have money.
6ix9ine did it first.
Michael Cohen will be allowed to serve the remainder of his sentence from home confinement. So apparently he got the same sentence we all did.
His reputation is shot and it’s saving money and is just another example of who the Teflon Don has as friends.
Trump to the US: Re-open now, the numbers look great. Trump to the prisons: COVID is a killer, so you better let my weasel buddies out of prison before they die. WTF?! 🤦♀️
The Hidden Blessings of COVID. In his case, he actually told the truth, and he gets to come home.
Absurd.
So white of them to let him out while other nonviolent offenders remain locked up. 🙄
All of us are doing time at home...
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_ReaalAmerican_ I hate that my first reaction was 'oh, good!' It's like a goddam quantum paradox in here.
Good for him. It pisses me off that he is in prison when the person he did the dirty work for is still out and about being a total lunatic every single day.
Released wimp.
He’ll be a CNN legal analyst in 5, 4, 3.....
All it takes is the right connection.
Keep passing those open windows, Mikey.
This wouldn’t be happening if Cohen were a black man of modest income. PrivilegedRichWhiteMen
Aren’t we all sentenced at home
So in other words, we are all Michael Cohen.
_Politics LYSOL DRINKERS WHO IGNORE DEMENTIA DONALD! THANKS FOR DRINKING THE LYSOL
- many hardcore prisoners being released by NYS and NYC due to Coronavirus
Justice is anything but blind in America.
Well I hope he's learned his lesson, because I would be very disappointed in Michael if he continues to do bad things for the president.
Trump might want to pull this one back, Wait for it!!!
Give him a mask, he will be fine serving his term.
And write a book no doubt. 🤔
Release thousands more regular Americans community service, required attendance at treatment programs, or probation would have a more effective and less costly penalty. We shouldn’t be paying $70k a year per person, to sit in prison, when they are very little risk to society-dumb
He is a political prisoner under the Kremlin stooge realDonaldTrump’s regime.😷
too late for this guy though
'If walls could talk . . .' -fairly sure Michael Cohen has the goods.
He tried to tell the truth. For that he should be the only traitor let out.
its okay I'm a liberal you can continue to blame me even though I have nothing to do with this mess
Good I can't wait to read his book. It should be a fun read.
White privilege ! My name is , white privilege ! Eminem call weird al
Isn’t he 1 on the list of “most likely to fall out a window?”
SteveMarinucci If everyone that saw this tweet who wants me to beat Kevin McCarthy retweeted and chipped in 20.20, we would blow our fundraising goals out of the water. If you are inclined then retweet and pitch in here:
But we are arresting people for going to a beach. GTFO.
BOOOOOOM BOUT TIME!!!!
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So I guess him and Trump won't be sharing a cell?
He needs to stay in prison longer
American justice is despicable
We”ll see if Barr steps in the way as was thought when he was to be released a month or so ago.
white and friends with trump never means jail
MichaelCohen TO BE RELEASED FROM PRISON, WILL SERVE THE REST OF HIS SENTENCE AT HOME😳 kilmeade FoxNews seanhannity TuckerCarlson realDonaldTrump PressSec hogangidley45 CLewandowski_ DanScavino WhiteHouse JudgeJeanine
NOW Let all those Young people incarcerated with those life time marijuana records that will take away their Voting rights & hiring possibilities! We all Know it is a victimless offense. Yet we have a person in the Oval Office that takes drugs, and has cheated the constitution!
Some good at home time to write yet another tell all book
Fuck it. Just open the prisons.
Wow. Cohen must be excitedly counting the hours and minutes right now...
What’s the over/under on a Trump tweet demanding he’s kept in jail?
Can someone inform me on what he did?
Rage tweets from POTUS in 3,2,1
Wealthy people definitely have a different system of laws.
Covid-19 and prison is to dangerous for Cohen but Covid-19 and our children in schools are not?
Admittedly, I'm more left leaning, and I still think this guy should stay in prison.
But of course.
ArkansasFred hooooly shit he looks bad
And many weed offenders will die in lockup.
Look at all of Trumps Cronies getting released years early
Must be nice to be able to avoid punishment for doing crime.
Good
good---now spill your guts on trump. all of it
Rat
Good for him.
Is 'fixer' a technical term or just typical lefty bias?
Good
President Trump is terrific
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