Michael Cohen gets the beginning of his prison sentence delayed 2 months

Michael Cohen will have two more months of freedom than expected.

President Trump's former lawyer has been granted a request to delay the beginning of his prison sentence. He was originally ordered to report to jail on March 6, but U.S. District Judge William Pauley has delayed this to May 6, reports BuzzFeed News. Cohen had been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations related to his role in paying off two women who claim they had affairs with Trump. He also pleaded guilty to lying to Congress.

CNN reports Cohen's lawyers when making this request had pointed to Cohen's shoulder surgery, as well as his planned congressional testimony. Cohen plans to testify before three different congressional committees before his prison sentence begins, according to CNBC, and now, he'll have plenty of time to do so.

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