Michael Cohen Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

(AXIOS) - President Trumps former personal attorney Michael Cohen has been sentenced in a New York federal court to 3 years in prison on Wednesday on charges involving campaign finance violations tax evasion and lying to Congress. He will report to federal prison on March 6. The big picture: Cohens sentence involves his plea agreements with prosecutors in both the Southern District of New York and the Mueller investigation which took starkly different views on his cooperation last week. The New York prosecutors recommended about 4 years in prison while Muellers team had a more positive view arguing that Cohen deserved credit for substantially assisting their investigation. Read More