Michael Cohen asked to sign stay-out-of-jail agreement that may violate his First Amendment rights

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Michael Cohen asked to sign stay-out-of-jail agreement that may violate his First Amendment rights, lawyers say

Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, is back in solitary confinement at a federal prison facility in Otisville, N.Y., and legal scholars across the political spectrum are expressing alarm about his treatment.

Their objections center on a Federal Bureau of Prisons agreement Cohen was asked to sign last week that he and his lawyers say would limit the ex-Trump ally's ability to work on books, including a forthcoming tell-all about the president.

Cohen's return to jail last week is likely to open yet another legal front for a man who once described himself as Trump's loyal “fixer” but later offered testimony implicating the president in possible crimes.

Since May, Cohen had been on a novel coronavirus pandemic-related furlough from jail, living at home in New York City. Last week, he went to New York's federal courthouse to attend what he thought would be a routine meeting with probation officers to discuss the conditions of his home confinement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2020/07/16/daily-202-michael-cohen-asked-to-sign-stay-out-of-jail-agreement-that-may-violate-his-first-amendment-rights-lawyers-say/5f0f9869602ff1080719cda0/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_daily-202-945am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans&itid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_daily-202-945am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

[RainCaster]

1. I'm not feeling sorry for any of DFT's minions

They are all getting what they deserve. This POS spent years 'fixing' shit for the slimiest man in NYC. What did he think would happen to him?

[BKDem]

2. The problem is, not all of them are getting what they deserve.

The "rats" like Cohen are getting what they deserve.

But the "great guys" like Flynn and Stone are getting something else entirely.

[Mister Ed]

3. And Cohen's cooperation with investigators was full and earnest.

Quite a contrast to the behavior of the truly vile Roger Stone.