Trump says he would consider pardon for former attorney Michael Cohen
Summary
President Donald Trump said he would consider pardoning Michael Cohen, his former lawyer who testified against him in court. Cohen applied for a pardon after being denied one by the Biden administration, and Trump spoke about this as he left for a Republican gathering in Dallas.Key Facts
- President Trump said he might pardon Michael Cohen if “everything is checking out.”
- Cohen had previously testified against Trump in court and before Congress.
- Cohen applied for a presidential pardon after being denied by President Biden’s team.
- Trump and Cohen recently showed signs of reconciliation, including Trump appearing on Cohen’s radio show.
- Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to crimes related to hush money payments and lying to Congress.
- Cohen served over a year in prison and later criticized Trump publicly.
- Cohen was a key witness in Trump’s 2024 criminal trial in New York.
- Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the same trial and is appealing the conviction.
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