Probation officials return Cohen to prison during home-confinement negotiations
Officials cited refusal of release conditions; Cohen said a broad publication ban was designed to suppress his Trump book.
Entities and roles
- Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump network root
- Michael Cohenformer Trump personal attorney and Trump Organization executive
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumppersonal attorney and Trump Organization executiveMichael Cohen
Claims and evidence
- factdocumented
Federal officers returned Cohen to prison after a meeting over home-confinement conditions that included a broad ban on publishing, media contact, and social media. Officials said he refused the conditions and was combative; Cohen said he sought to negotiate language affecting his forthcoming Trump book. A court later tested those competing explanations and found the reincarceration retaliatory.
- Axios: Michael Cohen taken back into federal custodyReturn to custody, official explanation, and contested conditions
- Associated Press: Judge orders Michael Cohen released, saying return to prison was retaliatoryJuly 9 sequence and parties' competing accounts reviewed at habeas hearing