Michael Cohen to be released from house arrest
The former Trump attorney will be released from house arrest after serving a three-year sentence.
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The former Trump attorney will be released from house arrest after serving a three-year sentence.
The Trump Organization has removed its longtime chief financial officer from multiple leadership positions at its subsidiaries just weeks after his criminal indictment. Public filings with the Florida Division of Corporations show Allen Weisselberg was stripped from roles in at least seven entities tied to the Trump Organization. CBS News political reporter Melissa Quinn joined CBSN to discuss why the company would make such a move.
"What he is right now is very, very nervous and he is very scared," the president's former personal attorney told CBSN.
President Trump is using his last days in office to pardon several of his closest allies. But his former personal attorney Michael Cohen, who pled guilty to financial charges and lying to Congress, was not on that list. Cohen joined CBSN to discuss what he thinks of the president's actions as well as his insights into potential legal issues Mr. Trump could face over his financial dealings.
When President Trump leaves office, a slew of investigations promise to cause him legal headaches, including congressional inquiries and probes by the attorneys general of New York and Washington, D.C. But there's just one publicly known investigation that could lead to criminal charges for Mr. Trump, and it's being led by a district attorney whose office is up for grabs in 2021. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates joins CBSN's Anne-Marie Green to talk about next year's Manhattan DA election, and one of the most scrutinized legal cases in American history.
The Justice Department has long held that a sitting president cannot be indicted for a crime. However, President Trump could face a cascade of lawsuits and investigations if he loses this November. David Yaffe-Bellany of Bloomberg News joined CBSN with more on the potential cases.
"F*** Mandela. He was no leader," Mr. Trump said, according to a new book by his former attorney Michael Cohen.
Cohen assails Trump as an "organized crime don" who is "guilty of the same crimes" that landed him in prison.
Michael Cohen says President Trump is a "liar" and a "cheat" in a damning new tell-all book. Paula Reid reports.
The Trump administration and Democratic leaders have informally agreed to a continuing resolution to avoid a potential government shutdown. But they're still at odds over the next coronavirus relief package. Bofta Yimam reports.
A Manhattan federal judge ordered his release, finding that the government's decision to return Cohen to jail from home confinement was retaliatory.
A Manhattan federal judge found that returning Cohen from home confinement to jail "is retaliatory."
"Petitioner was remanded to FCI Otisville because of his defiant behavior during his meeting at the Probation Office on July 9, 2020," the government said.
Claims he was brought back to prison to keep him from finishing book criticizing Trump.
President Trump is heading to Florida to visit the Pentagon's Southern Command. This comes a day after the Supreme Court's rulings on his tax returns. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN to discuss the latest developments, including new details on Michael Cohen and Roger Stone.
Cohen had been furloughed in May over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic within the federal prison system.
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, has been taken back into federal custody after authorities said he refused to agree to the terms of his home confinement. Cohen had been furloughed from prison in May over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
Democrats are calling for an investigation into the sudden firing of New York federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman. His office is pursuing cases connected to President Trump. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge reports on the latest, and CBSN legal contributor Keir Dougall, a former assistant U.S. attorney for New York's Eastern District, joins CBSN to discuss.
Democratic lawmakers are demanding an investigation into the sudden firing this week of Geoffrey Berman, who was the top federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. Berman has overseen a slate of politically fraught cases, including the prosecutions of the president's former personal attorney Michael Cohen and his current lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Catherine Herridge reports.
Cohen is expected to serve the remainder of his sentence on home confinement, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Prosecutors in New York City have reportedly subpoenaed eight years of President Trump's tax returns. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has declined to comment on the reports. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN to discuss.
ProPublica reports that Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is facing new scrutiny from prosecutors in New York City. ProPublica senior reporter Peter Elkind joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss.
President Trump's former personal attorney will return home about a month after he was initially scheduled to be released.
Before he's released, Cohen will first have to quarantine for 14 days at the prison.
Michael Cohen and Bernard Madoff are among them. Hundreds of lower-level inmates have already been freed.