Michael Cohen's sentencing hearing has begun. Adam @eorden and @jriley8832 are good tweeters from the courtroom to follow —>
Recall that federal prosecutors are asking for a "substantial" prison sentence of about three-and-a-half years. Cohen asked for time served. buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
Remember that this is Cohen's lawyer saying this, part of an effort to claim the importance and bravery of his client's cooperation, in an attempt to get a lower sentence and without needing to provide any evidence.
This is quite a double-edged sword statement if you swirl it around a bit.
2018 mood: "Life is tough and Michael Cohen accepts that. We accept that."
Interesting move, removing Michael Cohen's agency here, as if he didn't have a choice and wasn't attempting to cash in on that relationship.
Cohen's lawyer is done. Mueller's office is up now —>
And, we've moved on to SDNY —>
Here we are.
Quite a statement.
Oof. (This is the judge.)
INDIVIDUAL-1, AKA, The President.
The president's longtime, but now former, personal lawyer is about to be sentenced to a "significant" time in prison.
JUST IN: MICHAEL COHEN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON.
Michael Cohen Has Been Sentenced To Three Years In Prison buzzfeednews.com/article/amberj… via @ambiej
Statement from Lanny Davis, identified in the statement as “former Special Counsel to President Clinton and advisor to Michael Cohen” —> 
