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Prosecutors want substantial sentence for former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

In August, Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal counts, including tax evasion and campaign finance violations.
Credit: Yana Paskova
Michael Cohen, former lawyer to President Donald Trump, exits the Federal Courthouse on August 21, 2018 in New York City. .(Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)

Prosecutors say Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, should serve a substantial prison term with a modest amount of credit for his cooperation.

Cohen is scheduled to be sentenced next Wednesday in New York federal court. He pleaded guilty to federal charges and cooperated in multiple state and federal probes over several months, including having seven meetings with special counsel Robert Mueller's team.

Cohen's lawyers, in their own filing last week, said he should be spared any prison time.

Last week, Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress. In August, he admitted to campaign finance fraud and bank frauds, among other charges.

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