Michael Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, said he was returned to prison as retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir about President Trump. Source: New York Times
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Michael Cohen Claims in Suit He Was Imprisoned to Stop Trump Book
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2020
President Trump’s former lawyer said in court papers that officials returned him to prison to prevent him from finishing a book that paints the president as a racist. Source: New York Times
Trump Raises New Objections to Subpoena Seeking His Tax Returns
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2020
The effort came less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Manhattan district attorney to demand the records. Source: New York Times
After Trump’s Supreme Court Loss, D.A. Moves Closer to Getting Tax Records
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2020
A lower-court judge swiftly scheduled a hearing for next week on the Manhattan prosecutor’s demand to see President Trump’s financial records. Source: New York Times
Michael Cohen Is Returned to Federal Custody Over Home-Confinement Rules
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
President Trump’s former personal lawyer balked at signing an agreement not to publish a book while serving his sentence at home, his legal adviser said. Source: New York Times
Inside William Barr's Effort to Undermine N.Y. Prosecutors
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2020
The firing of the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan was foreshadowed by a disagreement over a case linked to President Trump. Source: New York Times
Michael Cohen, Ex-Trump Lawyer, Leaves Prison Early Because of Virus
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2020
Mr. Cohen, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and other crimes, had been imprisoned at a minimum-security camp in New York. Source: New York Times