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New York – December 12, 2018
1. Sketch of Michael Cohen in court, seated left, as his attorney, Guy Petrillo, speaks at podium
2. Sketch of Michael Cohen speaking during sentencing
3. Sketch of Judge William H. Pauley speaking during sentencing of Michael Cohen
4. Sketch of Cohen sitting during sentencing hearing
STORYLINE:
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s once-devoted lawyer and all-around fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after telling a federal judge that his "blind loyalty" to his boss led him to cover up Trump’s "dirty deeds."
Standing alone at the defense table, Cohen, 52, shook his head slightly and closed his eyes as the judge pronounced the sentence for crimes that included lying about his boss’ business dealings in Russia and funneling hush money to two women who said they had sex with Trump — payments that both Cohen and federal prosecutors said were made at Trump’s direction to fend off damage to his White House bid.
Cohen is the first and, so far, only member of Trump’s circle during two years of investigations to go into open court and implicate the president in a crime, though whether a president can be prosecuted under the Constitution is an open question.
Separately, prosecutors announced Wednesday that they filled in another piece of the puzzle in the hush-money case: The parent company of the National Enquirer acknowledged making one of those payments "in concert" with the Trump campaign to protect him from a story that could have hurt his candidacy.
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