Wednesday, March 22, 2023
British Herald
Advertisement
  • Home
  • World
    • UK
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • Africa
    • Oceania
    • USA
    • Middle East
    • Latin America
  • Politics
  • Business
    • ECONOMY
    • Financial Markets
    • Companies
  • Sport
  • Fintech
  • Videos
  • Coffee Table Book
  • BH Magazine
  • More
    • Health
    • Entertainment
    • Science & Technology
    • Climate & Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Food and Travel
    • Fashion
    • Culture and Lifestyle
    • Articles
    • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
British Herald
  • Home
  • World
    • UK
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • Africa
    • Oceania
    • USA
    • Middle East
    • Latin America
  • Politics
  • Business
    • ECONOMY
    • Financial Markets
    • Companies
  • Sport
  • Fintech
  • Videos
  • Coffee Table Book
  • BH Magazine
  • More
    • Health
    • Entertainment
    • Science & Technology
    • Climate & Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Food and Travel
    • Fashion
    • Culture and Lifestyle
    • Articles
    • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
British Herald
Home World USA

Trump urges ‘full sentence’ for his ex-lawyer Cohen in Russia probe

Editorial Bureau by Editorial Bureau
December 4, 2018
0
Trump urges ‘full sentence’ for his ex-lawyer Cohen in Russia probe

U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen exits Federal Court after entering a guilty plea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday called for a “full and complete” sentence for his former lawyer Michael Cohen, accusing him of lying about Trump’s business dealings with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign to get reduced jail time.

You might also like

Ethiopia calls US allegations of war crimes ‘inflammatory’ and ‘partisan.’

Biden signs law required for declassification of Covid origin

Donald Trump expected to be arrested for Hush Money Case today

Cohen, who is cooperating with a federal probe into whether Trump’s campaign worked with Russia to sway the election, is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 12 after pleading guilty to tax evasion, making false statements to a bank, campaign finance violations, and lying to Congress.

In a court filing last week, Cohen said he had pursued a proposed Trump Organization real estate project in Moscow with Russian government officials well into the presidential campaign, with Trump’s knowledge.

Cohen, once Trump’s self-described “fixer,” admitted he lied to Congress when he said efforts to pursue the Moscow project ended in January 2016, when they actually continued until June 2016, after Trump had clinched the Republican presidential nomination.

Lawyers for Cohen asked a federal judge in New York on Friday not to sentence him to prison.

After the plea deal, Trump described Cohen as weak and a liar and said he himself did nothing wrong in relation to the Moscow project.

In a series of tweets on Monday, the president accused Cohen of cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe in exchange for a reduced sentence on the unrelated tax fraud and campaign finance charges.

“‘Michael Cohen asks judge for no Prison Time’. You mean he can do all of the TERRIBLE, unrelated to Trump, things having to do with fraud, big loans, Taxis, etc., and not serve a long prison term?” Trump said. “He lied for this outcome and should, in my opinion, serve a full and complete sentence.”

Trump has described Mueller’s probe as a political witch hunt. Russia denies interfering in the U.S. election.

It is unusual for a U.S. president or any senior government official to comment on court proceedings. Trump has regularly opined on sensitive judicial proceedings from the special counsel’s case to federal appeals court rulings.

Several lawyers said Trump’s tweet amounted to witness tampering.

PARDON ROULETTE

Trump’s comments about Cohen contrasted with his expressions of sympathy for former associates caught in the web of Mueller’s investigation, including former 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who faces sentencing after being convicted of tax and bank fraud charges.

The Republican president has refused to rule out a pardon for Manafort.

On Monday, Trump praised longtime associate and Republican operative Roger Stone, who has been under scrutiny by investigators over his comments about leaked Democratic emails during the 2016 presidential campaign. Stone told ABC News on Sunday he would not testify against Trump and has not discussed a pardon with the president.

“Nice to know that some people still have ‘guts!'” Trump said in another Twitter post on Monday.

There was a strong case against the president for witness tampering because of his prior acts and statements, like dangling the possibility of a pardon for his Manafort, legal experts said.

George Conway, who is married to senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, retweeted Trump’s tweet with a reference to a U.S. statute on witness tampering and obstruction of justice: “File under ’18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1512.'”

“I think it is both obstruction and witness tampering,” said Lisa Kern Griffin, a former federal prosecutor and law professor at Duke University. “He (Trump) is attempting to influence an ongoing investigation in an overt way.”

Federal law makes it a crime to knowingly intimidate, threaten, or persuade another person to withhold testimony in an investigation.

It is highly inappropriate for a president to insert himself into a judicial process, said Jens Ohlin, a professor at Cornell Law School. “He’s not just a regular person. He’s the head of the executive branch.”

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Additional reporting by Brendan Pierson and Karen Freifeld in New York; Editing by Grant McCool and Paul Simao)

Share30Tweet19
Editorial Bureau

Editorial Bureau

Recommended For You

Ethiopia calls US allegations of war crimes ‘inflammatory’ and ‘partisan.’

March 21, 2023
Ethiopia Says US Warcrime Allegations 'Inflammatory', 'Partisan'

Ethiopia accused the US of being "partisan" by claiming that its forces and Eritrean soldiers committed war crimes during the two-year conflict in Tigray. "The US statement is...

Read more

Biden signs law required for declassification of Covid origin

March 21, 2023
Covid - 19 Virus

On Monday, a bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden that requires the release of intelligence regarding the potential links between the COVID-19 pandemic and a...

Read more

Donald Trump expected to be arrested for Hush Money Case today

March 21, 2023
Donald Trump

New York police heightened security on Monday in anticipation of a potentially historic indictment against Donald Trump for his payment of hush money to a pornographic actress. The...

Read more

Los Angeles schools set to close as district workers plan strike

March 21, 2023
LAUSD workers 3-day strik

On Tuesday, tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District are expected to stage a walkout due to failed negotiations over their contract. In...

Read more

Biden to host Ted Lasso cast in order to raise Mental Health awareness

March 20, 2023
Ted Lasso

On Monday (20 March), the White House will welcome the cast of Ted Lasso, hosted by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, to raise awareness for...

Read more
No Result
View All Result
China’s Xi, Japan’s Kishida end visits to Russia and Ukraine

Xi and Kishida end their visit to Russia and Ukraine

March 22, 2023
Protest in France

The French continue to protest

March 22, 2023
TradeBridge

TradeBridge received a credit facility of up to £100m

March 22, 2023

Tags

amazon australia boris johnson brexit britain British Herald CHINA Coronavirus coronavirus cases coronavirus outbreak COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine daily roundup Donald Trump Dubai expo 2020 england European Union facebook France germany Hong Kong ICC Men's T20 india iran israel italy japan joe biden lockdown London new zealand north korea Rishi Sunak russia south korea spain T20 T20 World Cup taiwan thailand Trump turkey UK Ukraine usa
British Herald

Top News in World: Read Latest News on Sports, Business, Entertainment, Blogs and Opinions from leading columnists.

CATEGORIES

  • Africa
  • Articles
  • Asia
  • Brand Feature
  • Business
  • Climate & Environment
  • Companies
  • Crypto
  • Culture and Lifestyle
  • Daily Roundup
  • Economics
  • ECONOMY
  • edel
  • Entertainment
  • Europe
  • Fashion
  • Finance
  • Financial Markets
  • Fintech
  • Health
  • IN UK 01
  • IN UK 02
  • Investing
  • Latin America
  • Market
  • Middle East
  • nsp
  • Oceania
  • Opinion
  • Pharma/BioTech
  • Politics
  • Reviews
  • Science & Technology
  • Sport
  • Sustainability
  • Tech
  • Technology
  • Travel
  • UK
  • Uncategorized
  • USA
  • Videos
  • World

BROWSE BY TAGS

amazon australia boris johnson brexit britain British Herald CHINA Coronavirus coronavirus cases coronavirus outbreak COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine daily roundup Donald Trump Dubai expo 2020 england European Union facebook France germany Hong Kong ICC Men's T20 india iran israel italy japan joe biden lockdown London new zealand north korea Rishi Sunak russia south korea spain T20 T20 World Cup taiwan thailand Trump turkey UK Ukraine usa

Herald Media Network Limited (UK). 2023. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • World
    • UK
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • Africa
    • Oceania
    • USA
    • Middle East
    • Latin America
  • Politics
  • Business
    • ECONOMY
    • Financial Markets
    • Companies
  • Sport
  • Fintech
  • Videos
  • Coffee Table Book
  • BH Magazine
  • More
    • Health
    • Entertainment
    • Science & Technology
    • Climate & Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Food and Travel
    • Fashion
    • Culture and Lifestyle
    • Articles
    • Opinion

Herald Media Network Limited (UK). 2023. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?