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Michael Cohen Finally Released From Prison Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Ashe Schow
Michael Cohen Finally Released From Prison Amid Coronavirus Concerns
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Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen was finally released from federal prison on Thursday, two weeks after he was initially supposed to be released into home confinement over coronavirus concerns.

NPR reported that it is unclear why Cohen was released this week, since his “release was originally granted in April but had been delayed.” Cohen was serving three years in prison after he pleaded guilty in 2018 to a host of campaign finance crimes and lying to Congress.

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