Here's where to read Michael Cohen's sentencing memos

Michael Cohen
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office and federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York both filed sentencing memoranda on Friday for President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen. Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts of financial crimes in August and in November pleaded guilty to lying to the Senate Intelligence Committee about discussions to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.

The memo from New York prosecutors requested "a substantial term of imprisonment" for Cohen, adding that pleading guilty "does not make him a hero." Mueller's office gave Cohen more credit, however, stating that he had "taken significant steps to mitigate his criminal conduct" by assisting the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The memo asked his sentence to "give due consideration to the defendant's efforts" to cooperate with the authorities.

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Shivani is the editorial assistant at TheWeek.com and has previously written for StreetEasy and Mic.com. A graduate of the physics and journalism departments at NYU, Shivani currently lives in Brooklyn and spends free time cooking, watching TV, and taking too many selfies.