Also, in my last journal I mentioned that Paul Manafort was in prison, but he's actually in jail and hasn't been sentenced yet.
So, on a systemic level, it's absolutely not fair that Michael Cohen gets to be free for a few months after sentencing, whereas most people, the Black, Brown, and the poor, are sent directly to prison, for much longer sentences for far less serious crimes. Furthermore, he stood by supporting the orange autocrat, his administration, and his policies, which have killed hundreds, resulted in the deaths of thousands, deported thousands, imprisoned tens of thousands, and caused the suffering of millions.
There have been various reactions to Cohen flipping on the orange. Some don't like 'rats' unequivocally, even if the one being snitched on is the world's most powerful man of the world's most powerful country: though it's patently clear that the orange is a criminal, the orange is a still under the complete protection of the so-called justice system and therefore snitching shouldn't hold the same weight it does in an ordinary criminal context. Others are right-wingers calling Cohen a traitor, or blames him because he's the lawyer, others are anti-Semitic, others are wary of him because of the terrible impact on human rights and feel it's too little, too late, others believe that just because Cohen's a convicted felon that he's incapable of telling the truth.
So regardless of Cohen's reasons for flipping on his disgusting excuse for a boss--whether it was because he got caught and he wants to try to reduce his three-year sentence, whether he's had a sincere change of heart, whether he wants sympathy, whether he's trying to protect his family, whether it's to get more money from giving interviews on cable news, either for himself to pay his fines or to help his family, whether he was a confused guy led astray or he's a stone-cold career criminal, Cohen flipped and tweeted his sympathy for the Pittsburgh shooting, retweeted the progressive Andrew Gillum, and has decidedly moved center/center-left. (he probably won't move further left, as he honored Old Bush, but it's a start) His turning has resulted in enmity from those on the right formerly friendly to him, he can't expect sympathy from the left, he's done damage to his family and his community, and his status as a felon guarantees increased hostility from civil society in general. So, maybe the three month period of freedom before Cohen goes to prison isn't not necessarily a bad thing, because through these interviews and social media post Cohen's taking the opportunity to setting things right.