Trump has been convicted of multiple counts of a single state crime -- falsifying business records. Cohen was sentenced for the following federal crimes -- One count of False statements to a bank for failing to disclose material information on loan applications between 2013 and 2016, with a maximum sentence of 30 years; Tax Evasion -- five counts for concealing $4 million in income between 2012 and 2016, with a maximum sentence of 5 years for each count; Unlawful corporate campaign contribution, one count and making an excessive campaign contribution, also one count, both related to the hush money scheme and each subject to a five years maximum sentence. In addition Cohen subsequently was convicted in federal court of lying to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project, which exposed him to another five year maximum sentence.
In all, he only was sentenced to three years for the false statement to banks, tax evasion and campaign finance violations, with another two months tacked on for lying to Congress. Only the two campaign finance charges were directly related to the hush money scheme.
In short, comparing Cohen's punishment for federal crimes to Trump's state crimes is comparing apples to oranges. A complete description of the crimes that were at the center of Cohen's punishment can be found here:https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/michael-cohen-pleads-guilty-manhattan-federal-court-eight-counts-including-criminal-tax
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