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letter was sent by Lanny Davis on Thursday to the Democratic
heads of four congressional committees asking that they attest
in writing to his cooperation so far and the need to make him
available to continue assisting with their probes.
Davis said he hoped federal prosecutors in the Southern District
of New York would take that into consideration and file a motion
to have his sentence reduced and postpone the start of his
prison term so he can readily assist investigators.
Cohen, who is due to start a three-year prison term on May 6, is
still going through a recently accessed hard drive with more
than 14 million files, including e-mails, voice recordings and
attachments from his computers and phones, Davis said.
"It is our hope that the authorities in the Southern District of
New York will consider this total picture of cooperation ... and
the particular facts involved here to grant Mr. Cohen a reduced
term," Davis wrote.
Cohen was one of Trump's closest aides and once said he would
"take a bullet" for him. But he turned against Trump last year
and is cooperating with prosecutors after pleading guilty to tax
evasion, bank fraud and campaign finance violations.
Cohen testified before a handful of congressional committees in
late February including a dramatic televised hearing in front of
the House Oversight Committee in which he denounced the
president as a "conman" and a "cheat" and accused Trump of
breaking the law while in office.
"There is no doubt that Mr. Cohen's testimony, both public and
private, has contributed substantially, with documents and other
evidence, to triggering additional areas for investigation by
law enforcement authorities and the Congress," Davis wrote.
Davis did not identify the six government entities.
(Reporting by Nathan Layne in New York; Editing by Daniel
Wallis)
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