US EditionMichael Cohen says NY prosecutors 'pressured and coerced' him into anti-Trump testimony
Michael Cohen claims pressure from New York prosecutors shaped his testimony to secure convictions against Trump in hush-money and civil fraud cases.
- On Friday, Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, said prosecutors pressured and coerced him into testimony tailored to convict Trump in a Substack post.
- Cohen said he first met prosecutors during his federal prison term and sought a Rule 35 motion, citing `Letitia James made it publicly known during her 2018 campaign for attorney general that, if elected, she would go after President Trump`.
- Prosecutors frequently asked inappropriate leading questions, and government lawyers positioned Cohen as a key witness in both the civil fraud case and hush-money prosecution.
- A three-judge appellate panel recently instructed U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to review his earlier ruling, and the hush-money case is being reconsidered by a lower court.
- That procedural review ties to the Supreme Court presidential-immunity ruling and Cohen noted the $454 million civil penalty was overturned, highlighting procedural stakes and institutional credibility.
38 Articles
38 Articles
Former Trump lawyer claims he felt coerced at fraud trial
President Donald Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, penned a column on Friday that detailed coercion from the New York Attorney General's Office. Writing on his Substack, Cohen said that he has witnessed firsthand being "leaned on.""I experienced a similar dynamic in the Attorney General’s civil case. Letitia James made it publicly known during her 2018 campaign for attorney general that, if elected, she would go after President Trump. Her …
'SET UP': Cohen Accuses Alvin Bragg, Letitia James of Coercing Him to Turn on Trump
Letitia James made him do it. Alvin Bragg made him do it. So says Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former attorney, in explaining that he was nothing more than a […] The post 'SET UP': Cohen Accuses Alvin Bragg, Letitia James of Coercing Him to Turn on Trump appeared first on The Western Journal.
Trump responds after Michael Cohen says he was ‘coerced’ by Letitia James, Alvin Bragg · American Wire News
President Donald Trump reacted to a bombshell allegation from his own former ‘fixer,’ Michael Cohen. Cohen became a leftist darling after turning on the president, making all kinds of sordid claims about his time as Trump’s attorney. He quickly found himself the face of insider knowledge of the Trump administration and was a feature on mainstream media coverage about his former boss. But now, Cohen is claiming that he was “compelled and coerced”…
If something characterizes Michael Cohen is not, of course, his ability to keep friends. If he went from being one of Donald Trump's strong men to becoming a deadly enemy and a key witness for two cases seeking to end the Republican's political career before the 2024 elections, it is now the prosecutors of both cases, Letitia James and Alvin Bragg, who have received the lawyer's darts.Read more
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 76% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
