Jake
Trump’s former attorney and bagman Michael Cohen was sentenced to 36 months in prison today, a lighter sentence than he would have received for his many crimes, thanks in part to his cooperation with the Mueller investigation. Cohen tore into Trump, his unindicted co-conspirator in campaign finance law violations, during his plea for leniency.
“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. “Today is one of the most meaningful days of my life. The irony is that today I get my freedom back,” he continued.
The irony didn’t stop there. Cohen, who has a history of bullying and threats, got destroyed on Twitter for an old (deleted) tweet taunting Hillary Clinton with jail time for perjury.
That was Cohen almost 3 years ago to the day, and you’d better believe Twitter went nuts with it.
1. Hillary Clinton laughing was a popular theme:
When the guy who said you were going to jail gets 3 years. https://t.co/flMwQVZPEV
— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) December 12, 2018
2.
Lmfaoooooooooo #MichaelCohen pic.twitter.com/S7DPWy7v2Q
— My bills are paid and I could afford this lunch (@nyni_perry) December 12, 2018
3.
Life comes at you something something pic.twitter.com/8c51K3P4lG
— Eric Haywood (@EricHaywood) December 12, 2018
4. But Obama got the last laugh, too:
And he said HILLARY was goin’ to prison!… #MichaelCohen pic.twitter.com/5CnLwBs4jO
— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) December 12, 2018
5. And some congratulations for Cohen:
Congrats to Michael Cohen for getting free room and board for 3 years. pic.twitter.com/zmLwlwBsAk
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) December 12, 2018
6.
Huge congrats to Michael Cohen on going to prison, something it seems like he's been trying extremely hard to do for the last few years
— Dominick the Italian Christmas Branson (@bransonreese) December 12, 2018
7.
i can't believe Michael Cohen deleted all these other tweets at Hillary Clinton pic.twitter.com/48aw3oqFFU
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) December 12, 2018
8.
Somewhere in a well-appointed home office in Chappaqua, Hillary Clinton is calmly drawing a line through Michael Cohen's name. pic.twitter.com/8EvVJEw7TZ
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) December 12, 2018
9.
Michael Cohen's glass house now has iron bars. pic.twitter.com/7jHBHtjQ1n
— The People of Reason & Progress (@TheOfficialPORP) December 12, 2018
10. There were some seasonal additions as well.
Seems appropriate for today! ?#AnotherDominoFalls #MichaelCohen pic.twitter.com/oh2fOs88xS
— Giliani (@GilianiR) December 12, 2018
11.
Michael Cohen: I ain’t no snitch
FBI: we’ll sentence you to 3 years instead of 30
Cohen: pic.twitter.com/4M6st5Tq3d
— Saif (@SaifQuadri) December 12, 2018
12.
Huge congrats to Michael Cohen on going to prison, something it seems like he's been trying extremely hard to do for the last few years
— Dominick the Italian Christmas Branson (@bransonreese) December 12, 2018