Michael Cohen
Giuliani gets first shot at excluding materials from raids

By Larry Neumeister Jun. 16, 2021 04:33 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph Giuliani and his lawyers will get to designate which materials seized from him will be reviewed by a court-appointed expert reviewer to...

FILE - In this May 11, 2018 file photo, former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves federal court in New York. Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough, while he awaits potential placement to home confinement. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press on Tuesday (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
AP source: Sheldon Silver released from prison on furlough

By Michael Balsamo May. 04, 2021 12:35 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2020, file photo Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP, File)
Gaetz sex probe suddenly threatens a speedy Washington rise

By Alan Fram Apr. 03, 2021 10:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the opening of the adult entertainment fair "Venus," in Berlin. When Donald Trump left the White House in January 2021, he remained "Individual-1" in the federal campaign finance crimes case against his former attorney, Michael Cohen. The prosecution stemmed from six-figure payments Cohen arranged to Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, to keep them quiet during the campaign about alleged affairs with Trump. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, once foes, talk Trump

By Jim Mustian Feb. 08, 2021 01:00 AM EST

In this video frame grab provided by Michael Cohen, Cohen, left, interviews actor Ben Stiller for his podcast "Mea Culpa", in New York. Cohen says his new podcast "Mea Culpa" is changing the minds of listeners who supported President Donald Trump. The president's former lawyer and fixer is producing the podcast from his Manhattan apartment even as he serves the remainder of his prison sentence on home confinement. (Michael Cohen via AP)
Cohen seeks to dismantle Trump legacy, one podcast at a time

By Jim Mustian Jan. 09, 2021 07:39 AM EST

President Donald Trump participates in a round of golf at the Trump National Golf Course on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth, future TBD

By Jill Colvin And Zeke Miller Nov. 07, 2020 11:57 AM EST

FILE - This July 24, 2020, file photo shows Michael Cohen, center, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, returning to his apartment, in New York, after being released from prison. So-called Son of Sam laws won't keep Cohen from profiting from any part of his book, "Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump," legal experts told The Associated Press, even if his memoir amounted to a how-to manual for tax evasion and campaign finance violations. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Cohen memoir casts him as 'star witness' against Trump

By Jim Mustian And Michael R. Sisak Sep. 06, 2020 02:30 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 6, 2019 file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, returns to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. Michael Cohen's tell-all memoir makes the case that President Donald Trump is “guilty of the same crimes” that landed his former fixer in federal prison, offering a blow-by-blow account of Trump's alleged role in a hush money scandal that once overshadowed his presidency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Cohen memoir casts him as 'star witness' against Trump

By Jim Mustian And Michael R. Sisak Sep. 05, 2020 09:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 27, 2018 file photo, former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver arrives at federal court in New York. Silver is due to report on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, to a federal prison in Otisville, New York, after being sentenced earlier this year to 6 1/2 years behind bars in a corruption case that toppled him from his longtime position as one of the state's most powerful politicians. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Sheldon Silver begins prison sentence in corruption case

By Tom Hays And Michael Balsamo Aug. 26, 2020 11:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2020 file photo, a sign marks the entrance to Liberty University, Tuesday March 24 , 2020, in Lynchburg, Va. Jerry Falwell Jr. said Tuesday, Aug. 25, that he has resigned as head of evangelical Liberty University because of ongoing controversies about his wife’s sexual involvement with a younger business partner and in the wake of a social media photo that caused an uproar. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Falwell says he's resigned from Liberty University

By Elana Schor And Sarah Rankin Aug. 25, 2020 03:02 PM EDT

This cover image released by Riverhead Books shows "Having and Being Had" by Eula Biss. (Riverhead Books via AP)
From Ferrante to Woodward: a full fall season in books

By Hillel Italie Aug. 19, 2020 11:25 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
The Journal Times of Racine, Aug. 3 If no in-person schooling, then no school sports Nearly three months ago NCAA...

FILE- In this Dec. 12, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, leaves federal court in New York after being sentenced to three years in prison. Cohen was furloughed from prison in May 2020 as authorities tried to slow the spread of the coronavirus in federal prisons, but was returned to prison because he refused to sign an agreement over terms of his home confinement, not because he planned to publish a book critical of Trump, prosecutors said Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
US government drops effort to silence Trump's ex-lawyer

By Larry Neumeister Jul. 30, 2020 01:56 PM EDT

FILE- In this Dec. 12, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, leaves federal court in New York after being sentenced to three years in prison. Cohen was furloughed from prison in May 2020 as authorities tried to slow the spread of the coronavirus in federal prisons, but was returned to prison because he refused to sign an agreement over terms of his home confinement, not because he planned to publish a book critical of Trump, prosecutors said Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
Judge orders Michael Cohen to be released from prison

By Larry Neumeister Jul. 23, 2020 12:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 6, 2019 file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, returns to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer has sued Attorney General William Barr and the Bureau of Prisons director, saying he's being unjustly held behind bars to stop him from finishing a book that criticizes Trump. The lawsuit on behalf of Michael Cohen was filed late Monday, July 20, 2020 in Manhattan federal court, (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Government defends imprisoning ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

By Larry Neumeister Jul. 22, 2020 05:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 6, 2019, file photo, Michael Cohen, former attorney to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building before beginning his prison term in New York. Cohen, was returned to federal prison, weeks after his early release to serve the remainder of his sentence at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal Bureau of Prisons said Thursday, July 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File)
Ex-Trump fixer Cohen returned to prison where sentence began

By Jim Mustian Jul. 10, 2020 03:46 PM EDT

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By The Associated Press Jul. 10, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
CDC: NO CHANGE IN GUIDELINES FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials won’t revise their coronavirus guidelines for...

FILE - Michael Cohen arrives at his New York City apartment in this May 21, 2020 file photo. President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer and fixer was released federal prison and was expected to serve the remainder of his sentence at home. In a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday, July 9, 2020, the Bureau of Prisons said Cohen had “refused the conditions of his home confinement and as a result, has been returned to a BOP facility. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison

By Jim Mustian And Michael Balsamo Jul. 09, 2020 02:38 PM EDT

Reports: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in prison, weeks after he was let out as part of effort to slow coronavirus

Jul. 09, 2020 02:37 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Reports: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in prison, weeks after he was let out as part of effort to slow coronavirus. ...

The Supreme Court, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump tax records Thursday

By Mark Sherman Jul. 08, 2020 03:36 PM EDT