Michael Cohen Released Early From Prison Thursday

Michael Cohen, former lawyer to President Trump, is serving a three-year sentence for financial crimes and lying to Congress. His lawyer requested home confinement due to COVID-19 risks, but the judge denied it. However, Attorney General William Barr later directed the release of certain inmates to home confinement. Cohen was released on furlough, pending a formal transition to home confinement, where he will serve the rest of his sentence.

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