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Trump lawyer will go to jail
Reports suggest Cohen’s plea deal includes jail time for tax evasion, bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations but he will not be a cooperating witness.
He was likely offered a deal where he would get a minimal punishment with cooperation or a harsher punishment and non-cooperation. He evidently choose the latter, in what would be a boost for Trump.
There are conflicting reports but CNN and the New York Times now both report that the deal does not include cooperation.
“Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, on Tuesday reached a plea agreement with prosecutors investigating payments he made to women on behalf of Mr. Trump, a deal that does not include cooperation with federal authorities, two people familiar with the matter said,” the New York Times reports.
“Any bid to negotiate a plea deal under which he would provide information to federal prosecutors in Manhattan in the hopes of a lesser sentence appears to have broken down,” the report says.
He’s scheduled to appear at 4 pm in court when the deal will be presented and we find out how long of a sentence he is facing.
Update: CNN now has more details, saying he faces 3-4 years in jail and a ‘substantial monetary fine’.