President Donald Trump鈥檚 former lawyer has been sentenced to three years in prison.
U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III said Wednesday that Michael Cohen deserved a harsh punishment for crimes including tax evasion, lying to Congress and arranging illicit payments to silence women who posed a risk to Trump鈥檚 presidential campaign.
The judge rejected arguments by Cohen鈥檚 lawyers that he should be spared jail time because he cooperated in multiple federal investigations involving Trump.
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Cohen said his 鈥渂lind loyalty鈥� to Trump made him feel a duty to 鈥渃over up鈥� the president鈥檚 鈥渄irty deeds.鈥�
Cohen鈥檚 crimes included evading $1.4 million in taxes and misleading Congress about his talks with Russians about a Trump skyscraper project in Moscow.
Trump had called for a tough sentence for Cohen, whom he labeled a liar.
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