
During a recent court session, defense attorney Todd Blanche questioned Michael Cohen about his meeting with pretrial services and his acceptance of responsibility for his actions. Cohen confirmed that he had met with court officials and acknowledged that he had blamed others for the offense conduct.
Blanche probed further, highlighting Cohen's previous statements where he denied committing the tax crime. Cohen explained that while he had stated in his sentencing memo that he took responsibility, he maintained that he did not believe the charge was warranted.