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Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen faces sentencing in New York – live
Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen sentenced to three years – live
(35 minutes later)
A Republican state senator in Kansas has switched parties after being punished for endorsing Democratic candidates during the 2018 midterms.
Lanny Davis, Cohen’s lawyer/advisor, is now speaking to reporters
Barbara Bollier will now be the 10th Democrat in the 40 member Kansas state senate after changing her affiliation. She represents prosperous Kansas City suburbs.
Lanny Davis, who says he is now an adviser to Cohen after today's sentencing, says on ABC, "Michael Cohen is now released to tell the full truth. After Mr. Mueller makes his findings and issues his report, you will see more of Michael Cohen telling the truth about Donald Trump."
Michael Cohen’s lawyer is praising him right now before the sentencing.
Cohen will report to prison in March next year, giving him a few more months of freedom.
Petrillo says Cohen "came forward to offer evidence against the most powerful person in our country." "The SCO's investigation is of utmost national significance, no less than seen 40 years ago in Watergate," Petrillo says.
Judge has ordered Cohen to surrender on March 6.
Louisiana Republican John Kennedy thinks Congress will stay in over the holidays as a government funding fight looms.
Cohen’s sentence is the longest so far in the Mueller probe.
From colleague Caroline McKee. Sen John Kennedy (R-LA) thinks Trump is “serious as four heart attacks and a stroke” that he’s not bluffing about shutting down the government. Kennedy believes Congress will be in session over the holidays.
Michael Cohen is sentenced to three years in prison, the longest sentence yet in the Mueller/SDNY probes of Trump.
Castro’s main competition (at least until everyone else gets in the race) has already responded to his announcement.
36 months for Cohen
John Davis, senior advisor to John Delaney, tells me of Julian Castro's announcement: “We are excited for him to join the race”
As the sentencing of Cohen continues, the judge notes that Cohen acted at Trump’s direction.
Julian Castro has a full video out now about his exploratory committee
Pauley notes that Cohen admitted that he made the illicit hush-money payments "at the coordination with and the direction of Individual-1."
As a kid growing up on the west side of San Antonio, I never thought that I’d one day be making this announcement: https://t.co/2NAIFEsCFh I’m exploring a candidacy for President of the United States in 2020 to renew the promise of this country for all. https://t.co/9jOBdjHcLO
Cohen has responded to Trump calling him weak in the courtroom.
Michael Cohen is seated in the courtroom in New York where there are apparently several overflow rooms set up for interested press and spectators.
Cohen letting loose on Trump: "Recently the president tweeted a statement calling me weak and it was correct but for a much different reason than he was implying. It was because time and time again I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds"
Michael Cohen is seated in the courtroom between two of his attorneys. SDNY prosecutors have also arrived at the sentencing.
Cohen tells the court “I have been living in a personal and mental incarceration ever since the day that I accepted the offer to work for [Trump].”
Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro has formed an exploratory committee, the first step towards running for president.
Cohen: "This mayseem hard to believe but today is one of the most meaningful days of my life. I have been living in a personal and mental incarceration ever since the day that I acceptedthe offer to work for a real estate mogul whose business acumen that I deeply admired."
Prior to joining the Obama administration as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 2014, Castro served five years as mayor of San Antonio. His twin brother Joaquin serves in Congress.
MICHAEL COHEN in court: "I take full responsibility for each act."
He told the Associated Press that he’ll announce a formal decision on a run on January 12.
Michael Cohen is about to address the court
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — APNewsBreak: Ex-Obama housing chief Julian Castro takes step toward 2020 White House run, forms exploratory committee.
ALERT: Michael Cohen is about to address the court. He is standing at the podium. (via @eorden inside)
An interesting project ranks American counties by how representative of the country they were.
Michael Cohen’s attorney is expressing his client’s wariness about a full cooperation agreement in the courtroom right now.
The gold medal goes to Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, home of the state’s capital Harrisburg.
Petrillo says Cohen wants to cooperate but that "he’swary of a long-term cooperation agreement for personal reasons and because he wants both to remove himself and remove his family from the glare of the cameras."
Fellow members of the Nerd Tribe, we have something new for you this morning! It's @EchelonInsights Middle America Project - which ranks every county on how representative it is of the U.S. as a whole. https://t.co/9hsZ02RAdH #ExploretheMAP
Dana Rohrabacher, the pro Putin Republican who lost his bid for re-election in November, is apparently moving to Maine.
Rohrabacher, who represented Orange County, California for decades on Capitol Hill, is considering setting up a lobbying shop in the Pine Tree State.
Defeated Republican Rep. Rohrabacher has been telling senior staff that he’s going to form consulting shop R&B Strategies with his top aide Paul Behrends. His spokesman said his only definite plans are that he’s moving to Maine. https://t.co/QqBlJ2KYlR
Michael Cohen just entered the federal courts building in New York with his family. Cohen did not speak to reporters.
