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Diamars 23 November 2021

Michael Cohen ends prison term after Trump-related crimes

(AP) — Michael Cohen, vided consistent and cred-
who was former President ible information about core
Donald Trump’s longtime Russia-related issues under
personal lawyer until his investigation.” But Manhat-
2018 arrest, said Monday tan federal prosecutors said
that his three-year prison he never fully committed to
sentence — mostly spent cooperating with them and
in home confinement — did not earn a substantial sen-
was over as he took anoth- tence reduction.
er swipe at his former boss
and vowed to continue Cohen, who reported to pris-
cooperating with law en- on in May 2019, was released
forcement probes. to home confinement after
about a year as authorities
A smiling Cohen emerged released low-security-risk in-
from Manhattan federal mates during a coronavirus
court after signing docu- outbreak in federal prisons.
ments and speaking with au- He was returned to prison
thorities about his upcoming weeks later before a judge
three-year term of supervised ordered him returned to
release. home confinement, saying
that returning him to prison
“I feel great today. It’s been was clearly meant to punish
long overdue,” Cohen said to him for his plan to publish
a collection of camera crews his book, titled, “Disloyal:
alerted to his presence by a es came after he helped ar- the actions I took at the direc- dirty deeds and that no one is The True Story of Michael
tweet he had sent Sunday. range payouts during the tion of and for the benefit of ever believed to be above the Cohen, Former Personal At-
2016 presidential race to keep Donald J. Trump.” law,” Cohen said. torney to President Donald J.
Cohen was sentenced to pris- the porn actor Stormy Dan- Trump.”
on in December 2018 after iels and model Karen Mc- Youtube video thumbnail Before his sentencing, Cohen
pleading guilty to campaign Dougal from making public He said he was “cognizant of tried to win leniency, saying “How can I take any other
finance charges and lying claims of extramarital affairs my responsibilities” and “will he had cooperated fully with inference than that it’s re-
to Congress, among other with Trump. Trump has de- not cease my commitment to prosecutors, including with taliatory?” Judge Alvin K.
crimes. In all, he spent about nied the affairs. law enforcement.” the probe by special counsel Hellerstein said. Prosecutors
13 1/2 months behind prison Robert Mueller into possible had insisted that Probation
walls and a year and a half in He implicated Trump at the “I will continue to provide foreign influence in the 2016 Department officers did not
home confinement. His time time in the campaign finance information, testimony, doc- election. know about the book when
was further reduced through charges, as he did again on uments and my full coopera- they wrote a provision of
good behavior. Monday when he said that tion on all ongoing investi- One of Mueller’s prosecu- home confinement that se-
his release from home con- gations to ensure that others tors, Jeannie Rhee, said in verely restricted Cohen’s
The campaign finance charg- finement “in no way negates are held responsible for their court that Cohen has “pro- public communications.

Police: Parade-crash suspect was in a domestic disturbance

(AP) — The man suspected of 81-year-old man. ing, running, searching for family
plowing his SUV into a Christmas and friends and unsure whether they
parade in suburban Milwaukee, At least nine patients — most of them were still in danger, he recalled.
killing at least five people and in- children — were listed in critical con-
juring 48, had left the scene of a dition Monday at two hospitals, and The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies
domestic dispute just minutes be- seven others were reported in serious posted on its Facebook page that its
fore, Waukesha’s police chief said condition. members were “doing what they
Monday. loved, performing in front of crowds
Brooks has two open criminal cases in a parade putting smiles on faces
Police Chief Dan Thompson said in Milwaukee County. In one case, of all ages, filling them with joy and
there was is no evidence the crash on filed Nov. 5, he is charged with resist- happiness.”
Sunday was a terrorist attack or that ing or obstructing an officer, reckless
the suspect, Darrell Brooks Jr., knew endangering, disorderly conduct, bail “Those who died were extremely pas-
anyone in the parade. jumping and battery. Records show sionate Grannies. Their eyes gleamed
$1,000 cash bond was posted on Fri- ... joy of being a Grannie. They were
The chief said police were drawing day. the glue ... held us together,” the or-
up five charges of intentional homi- ganization said.
cide against Brooks, 39, of Milwau- The horror was recorded by the city’s
kee. livestream and onlookers’ cellphones. A Roman Catholic priest, parishio-
One video shows the moment the ners and Waukesha Catholic school-
A joyous scene of marching bands SUV broke through the barricades children were among those injured,
and children dancing in Santa hats and includes the apparent sound of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee said.
and waving pompoms gave way in several gunshots.
an instant Sunday to screams and the Eighteen children ages 3 to 16 were
sight of crumpled bodies as the SUV Walter said he saw a red SUV careen brought to Children’s Wisconsin
sped through barricades and struck into view and watched it hit a mem- Hospital, including three sets of sib-
dancers, musicians and others. Mem- ber of his real estate-agency parade lings, said Dr. Amy Drendel, medical
bers of a “Dancing Grannies” club contingent, then barrel straight into director of the emergency depart-
were among those killed, as was an members of the Waukesha South ment. They suffered injuries ranging
employee of Citizens Bank. High School marching band. from scrapes on their faces to broken
bones and serious head injuries, she
Thompson identified those killed The SUV continued down the parade said. Six were listed in critical condi-
as four women ages 52 to 79 and an route. Behind it, people were scream- tion.