Cohen asks federal judge for leniency after guilty plea
By Mary Tyler March - 12/01/18 09:41 AM EST
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former longtime lawyer and fixer, asked a federal judge on Friday to allow him to avoid prison time when he is sentenced later this month.
In a court filing in the Southern District of New York, Cohen’s lawyers cited Cohen's cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
“In the context of this raw, full-bore attack by the most powerful person in the United States, Michael, formerly a confidant and adviser to Mr. Trump, resolved to cooperate, and voluntarily took the first steps toward doing so even before he was charged,†Cohen's lawyers wrote.
They added that Cohen could have positioned himself "perhaps for a pardon or clemency," but chose to take "personal responsibility for his own wrongdoing and contributed, and is prepared to continue to contribute to an investigation that he views as thoroughly legitimate and vital."
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