Cohen reveals the ‘darkness’ of working for Trump in startling court speech: I have been living in mental prison
December 12, 2018
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen addressed the court prior to his sentencing Wednesday.
"I take full responsibility for each act that I pled guilty to," said Cohen. "The personal ones for me and for the President of the United States of America" he added.
"I have been living in a personal and mental incarceration ever since the day that I accepted the offer to work for a real estate mogul whose business acumen that I deeply admired," Cohen said.
He continued his tirade against the President.
"Recently the president tweeted a statement calling me weak and it was correct but for a much different reason than he was implying. It was because time and time again I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds," Cohen said.
“Today is one of the most meaningful days of my life. The irony is that today I get my freedom back,” Cohen told the court. “Blind loyalty to this man [Trump] led me to choose a path of darkness over light.”
Although Cohen agreed to collaborate with investigators, prosecutors with the Southern District of New York recommended a lengthy prison sentence.
In the past, Cohen—who worked as Trump's fixer for years—had pledged to take a "bullet" for the president.