Shocking News: Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former attorney has been slapped a sentence of 3 years in prison.
Tumultuous noise surrounded a Manhattan courthouse as Michael Cohen, the sitting President's former lawyer, was handed down a sentence of three years in a department of corrections plus a fine of almost two million united states dollars as "restitution payments for corruption".
This comes amid months of scrutiny and speculation about the whereabouts and intentions of Cohen. A once stout defender of the president, he has broken apart like the walls of Jericho and has confessed to everything he has ever done following a brief period of questioning; with the intent to save his own skin. Regardless, he will not avoid prison time.
Cohen has, in his own words, "gone down a path of darkness" ; blaming his former boss for his misfortunes. The president rebuked these claims as utter nonsense and condemned Cohen's actions to divert blame from himself.
We will continue to cover this story as it continues to develop.