Counts 1-5 are why he collapsed like perforated bouncy castle. Even if Trump pardoned him for federal tax evasion, the state of NY would have split him like a wet pinata on state tax evasion.
So he traded for a short stretch at ClubFed to avoid a long stretch in a state pen. This is why he hired Lanny Davis as a lawyer.
And still the best they could come up with was a fictitious campaign violation based on a novel legal interpretation to use as a cudgel in the screaming news cycle.
I read it that Cohen has to file amended tax returns for those years and it’s my bet that he does no time but pays through the nose for those years. Would he avoid penalties by filing amended returns?