Legal Expert Jonathan Turley: Cohen Sentence Too 'Generous'
Michael Cohen attends his sentencing hearing with attorney Guy Petrillo in a courtroom sketch. (Jane Rosenberg/Reuters)
U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III said Cohen, 52, deserved credit for his cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into 2016 election meddling, but acknowledged it "does not wipe the slate clean." But George Washington University legal expert Jonathan Turley told Fox News Cohen was a "thug" lawyer and, "I wouldn't have been that generous if I were the judge." [Full Story]
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