Defense attorney Bradford Cohen joins VladTV to break down his long history representing Kodak Black, from early probation violations as a teenager to the 2019 federal weapons case involving ATF Form 4473 paperwork.
Cohen explains why he viewed Kodak’s 46-month sentence as excessive, comparing the charge to the widely discussed Hunter Biden gun case and arguing that similar offenses are often treated differently in federal court.
Cohen also details the campaign that helped secure Kodak’s sentence commutation from President Donald Trump, including media pressure, support from Jake Paul and Lil Pump, and a lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons over Kodak’s treatment at Big Sandy in Kentucky. The attorney, who first met Trump on The Apprentice, discusses clemency advocacy, Alice Johnson’s work, and the day he picked Kodak up near Chicago before returning to Florida.
Cohen reflects on Kodak’s loyalty, his generosity in donating 170 air conditioners to Golden Acres during a heat wave, and the bond that inspired Kodak’s lyric, “I told my lawyer, boy, I love you like my daddy.” The conversation then turns to Lil Wayne’s federal gun case and the presidential pardon granted by Donald Trump. Cohen explains that he was not Wayne’s original attorney on the case, crediting Miami lawyer Howard Srebnick, but later handled pardon paperwork after Wayne had met with Trump about the Platinum Plan for urban communities, a policy also discussed publicly with Ice Cube. Cohen shares why Trump’s awareness of social media, press coverage, and public support may have played a role in cases involving major cultural figures.
