Michael Cohen to Publicly Testify Before House Oversight Committee The hearing will be held on February 7, <br />one month before Cohen will <br />report to prison. President Trump's former lawyer was sentenced to three years in jail <br />last December for a variety of crimes, including <br />violating campaign finance laws. Michael Cohen, via statement The 52-year-old also pleaded guilty last year to lying to congress about a failed deal involving the Trump Organization building a tower in Moscow. Since an FBI raid on his office last April, Cohen has expressed regret over his "blind loyalty" to the president.