Michael Cohen Michael Dean CohenAppeals court appears skeptical of Trump's latest argument against tax returns subpoena Judge orders Eric Trump to comply with New York AG's subpoena before Election Day A huge deal for campaign disclosure: Trump's tax records for Biden's medical records MORE, President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice Trump, Biden will not shake hands at first debate due to COVID-19 Pelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act MORE's former longtime lawyer and fixer, asked a federal judge on Wednesday to reduce his prison sentence, based in part on Cohen’s cooperation with government investigations.

Cohen’s lawyer also alleged that Trump’s Justice Department, under Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Why a backdoor to encrypted data is detrimental to cybersecurity and data integrity FBI official who worked with Mueller raised doubts about Russia investigation MORE, has demonstrated a bias against Cohen.

Cohen is seeking to shorten his sentence from three years to one or alternatively allow him to serve out the remainder at home. He was sentenced last December and incarcerated in May after being convicted of lying to Congress and violating campaign finance and other laws.

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After sentencing, Cohen appeared before Congress to testify about work he performed for Trump. During a highly publicized congressional hearing, Cohen alleged a pattern of criminal behavior by Trump before and even during his presidency.

But Roger Bennet Adler, Cohen’s lawyer in New York, said he believes Cohen’s testimony against Trump may make it harder for his client to have his sentence reduced.

“We allege they’re not acting in good faith,” Adler said, referring to the Justice Department under Barr.

Adler said his client should get credit for his congressional testimony as he seeks a sentencing reduction. He also pointed to Cohen’s post-sentencing cooperation with the district attorney for New York County, Cyrus Vance Jr., as well as with federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.

According to Adler, however, federal prosecutors in New York have declined to back Cohen’s application for a sentencing reduction due to the attorney general’s allegiance to Trump.

“We attribute this to Attorney General Barr driving the bus and being aligned with Trump,” Adler told The Hill. “Michael Cohen is at the top of the enemies list with Lisa Page, Peter Strzork and others who have pissed off Trump through the years,” he added, a reference to the former FBI lawyer and former FBI agent, respectively, whom Trump has accused of being biased against him and of trying to undermine him during the 2016 election.

The Justice Department did not immediately reply to a request for comment.