Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen freed over virus concern

washington — Michael Cohen, US President Donald

Trump’s former personal attorney, was released from a federal prison in New York state on

Thursday due to concerns he could be exposed to the novel coronavirus there, two sources familiar with the case said.

Cohen, 53, had completed a bit more than a year of a three-year sentence for his role in paying hush money to two women — pornographic film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal — who said they had sexual relationships with Trump, as well as financial crimes and lying to Congress.

He is expected to serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Cohen had been eligible for release from prison in November 2021. Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released from a prison last week to finish his sentence at home due to health concerns related to the coronavirus. —