Michael Cohen Seems Pretty Depressed About His Prison Sentence

'I never thought the judge was going to throw a three-year fricking sentence,' Cohen said.

Michael Cohen (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The problem for me is I have nobody out there … I’m a man all alone right? I shouldn’t be alone anymore after over 100 hours of testimony, right, including seven-and-a-half hours of being beaten up on national television, you know, international television.

— Michael Cohen, former personal attorney to Donald Trump and Trump Organization “fixer,” lamenting his state of affairs, in a tape-recorded conversation with actor Tom Arnold. Earlier this week, Cohen reported to federal prison to serve a three-year sentence for tax fraud and campaign finance violations as well as lying to Congress.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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