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Trump says he’d consider pardoning Michael Cohen

Trump says he’d consider pardoning Michael Cohen

Summary

President Donald Trump said he might pardon his former lawyer, Michael Cohen. Trump expressed frustration with how the legal system treated Cohen, who was a key witness in the 2024 New York hush money trial and later withdrew his statements.

Key Facts

  • President Trump said he would consider giving a pardon to Michael Cohen.
  • Michael Cohen was Trump's former attorney and fixer.
  • Cohen was the main witness in the 2024 New York hush money trial.
  • Cohen later took back (recanted) the statements he made in the trial.
  • Trump criticized the way the legal system handled Cohen’s case.
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