Judge Refuses to End Michael Cohen's Probation, Suggests Perjury

A federal judge refused to end Michael Cohen's probation early, suggesting that he may have committed perjury during his testimony at a civil fraud trial involving former President Donald Trump. The judge cited Cohen's contradictory statements about tax evasion and his ongoing efforts to distance himself from his prior guilty plea. Despite Trump's attacks on Cohen's credibility, the judge in the civil fraud trial found Cohen to be credible. Cohen is a key witness in Trump's hush-money criminal trial, which has been delayed, and Trump's lawyers have accused the Manhattan district attorney's office of ignoring Cohen's alleged perjury.