Government defends imprisoning ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Updated 5:44 pm CDT, Wednesday, July 22, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer was returned to prison because he refused to sign an agreement over terms of his home confinement, not because he planned to publish a book critical of Trump, prosecutors said Wednesday.

The written arguments came in advance of a court hearing Thursday before a judge who will decide whether Michael Cohen’s constitutional rights were violated when he was returned to prison July 9.

Cohen, 53, sued federal prison officials including Attorney General William Barr on Monday, saying he was returned to an Otisville, New York, prison to stop him from publishing a tell-all book about his experiences with Trump.

. . .

In their filing, prosecutors said Cohen was returned to prison “because he was antagonistic" with probation officers and refused to sign a home confinement agreement.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Government-defends-imprisoning-ex-Trump-lawyer-15426991.php

[SergeStorms]

1. Uh oh....

"Since his confinement, Cohen's health has suffered, with his blood pressure spiking to critical levels, “leading to severe headaches, shortness of breath and anxiety,” the lawsuit said."

Maybe Mr. Cohen has been getting some polonium sandwiches, like those preferred by Russians Vlad Putin deems "problematic"?

[Judi Lynn]

2. Glad you reminded us. Never knew this could happen, until seeing his photos:

Viktor Yushchenko


All we'll have to do is sit back, wait, and watch for pictures, if he survives.

[BigmanPigman]

3. The "after" picture looks like tRump does everyday,

except that he is grey instead of orange.

Barr is making sure Cohen never sees the light of day or a dime of any book $$$, at least not on his watch.

[yaesu]

4. It was a hush agreement protecting tRump, the main sticking point was he couldn't talk to any

reporters, press.