PEN America: Judge Orders Lawyer Cohen Released, Citing Government Retaliation
July 25, 2020
July 25, 2020
NEW YORK, July 25 -- PEN America issued the following statement by Nora Benavidez, director of U.S. free expression programs:
A federal judge ordered former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released after federal officials put him back into custody for not signing a gag order.
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"We're pleased that the court today made clear that throwing Michael Cohen back into jail on this basis was clearly unconstitutional.
"It's yet again another . . .
A federal judge ordered former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released after federal officials put him back into custody for not signing a gag order.
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"We're pleased that the court today made clear that throwing Michael Cohen back into jail on this basis was clearly unconstitutional.
"It's yet again another . . .