{"id":182461,"date":"2018-09-22T00:34:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T04:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=182461"},"modified":"2018-09-22T00:34:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T04:34:09","slug":"michael-cohen-visits-ny-courthouse-month-guilty-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/09\/22\/michael-cohen-visits-ny-courthouse-month-guilty-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Cohen visits NY courthouse a month after guilty plea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cohen, 51, left the building about 1:30 p.m. Friday, declining to say why he was there. It wasn’t known what time he’d arrived. (File Photo<\/a> by IowaPolitics.com\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid an unannounced visit Friday to the federal courthouse in New York where he pleaded guilty a month ago.<\/p>\n

Cohen, 51, left the building about 1:30 p.m. Friday, declining to say why he was there. It wasn’t known what time he’d arrived.<\/p>\n

He also shook his head in response to a request to comment on discussions he’s had with special counsel Robert Mueller.<\/p>\n

Mueller is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Cohen and one of his lawyers confirmed in a tweet that he had met with Mueller and provided “critical information.”<\/p>\n

Cohen is awaiting a December sentencing after pleading guilty to tax fraud, bank fraud and campaign finance violations.<\/p>\n

During his plea, Cohen said Trump directed him to arrange a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels and a $150,000 payment through a media company to Playboy playmate Karen McDougal to influence the 2016 election.<\/p>\n

As part of his plea, Cohen agreed not to challenge any sentence of less than five years and three months in prison. Even without a co-operation agreement, he might still be able to win a measure of leniency at sentencing by co-operating with authorities in New York and Washington.<\/p>\n

Cohen was not scheduled for any courtroom appearances Friday, but individuals awaiting sentencing sometimes meet with Probation Department officers who prepare a pre-sentence report that will include a recommendation on what his sentence should be.<\/p>\n

Cohen, wearing a suit and tie, was accompanied by one of his lawyers. He traded pleasantries with journalists and warned a photographer to be careful not to injure himself as he snapped pictures with moving traffic nearby.<\/p>\n

Cohen said he planned to spend the weekend with his family.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Biase, a spokesman for Manhattan prosecutors, said he could not confirm Cohen’s purpose for a courthouse visit. He said it was possible Cohen was making a regularly scheduled visit with a representative from the probation office.<\/p>\n

For more than a decade, Cohen was Trump’s personal lawyer and also worked for the Trump Organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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