President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer and fixer has arrived at an upstate New York prison to start a three-year sentence for crimes including campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made on Trump's behalf.
A vehicle carrying Michael Cohen arrived at around 11:30 a.m. EST Monday at the federal prison in Otisville, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northwest of New York City.
While leaving his Manhattan apartment earlier, he paused briefly and spoke to a media throng. Cohen said he looks forward to the day when he can "share the truth." Cohen condemned the "xenophobia, injustice and lies at the helm of our country."
Then he was escorted to a waiting vehicle and driven away.
His full statement was:
"Thank you. I hope - I hope that when I rejoin my family and friends, that the country will be in a place without xenophobia, injustice and lies at the helm of our country. There still remains much to be told, and I look forward to the day where I can share the truth. And thank you all very much."
Cohen was originally scheduled to start his sentence in March, but a judge granted a two-month delay so he could recover from surgery and get his affairs in order.
Cohen, 53, is the only person charged with a crime in connection with the hush-money payments to women who allegedly had affairs with Trump.
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