Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison on Thursday, after balking at certain conditions of the home confinement he was granted because of the coronavirus pandemic. The federal Bureau of Prisons said that Cohen had “refused the conditions of his home confinement and as a result, has been returned to a BOP facility”. Lanny Davis, a Cohen legal adviser, said Cohen had refused to sign off on conditions requiring he avoid speaking with the media and publishing a tell-all book he began working on in federal prison. Cohen was once one of Trump’s closest advisers but became a loud critic after pleading guilty. Davis added the appointment with federal authorities was intended to finalize the conditions of Cohen’s home confinement.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2020 22:40 UTC