Michael Cohen's friend says he was 'relaxed, in a way' before heading to prison

Michael Cohen.
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Michael Cohen spent his last weekend of freedom before starting his three-year stint in prison getting a haircut, dining with family and friends, and trying to figure out if he should give a big interview before going away, Vanity Fair reports.

Cohen is President Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, who pleaded guilty last year to tax evasion, lying to a bank, campaign finance violations, and lying to Congress; the campaign finance violations were connected to Cohen arranging hush money payments for women who said they had affairs with Trump, and he lied to Congress about the extent of negotiations regarding a Trump Tower in Moscow.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.