Cohen, who was jailed for three years during the Trump presidency, is due to undergo his third day of cross-examination in Trump's hush money case
Donald Trump didn't pardon his former attorney, Michael Cohen, because he feared the legal consequences, a New York attorney has suggested.Cohen, who is now Trump's bitter enemy, is due to undergo his third day of cross-examination on Monday in Trump's hush money trial in New York.Attorney Colleen Kerwick, told Newsweek that a pardon for Trump could have led to legal trouble for Trump that he wanted to avoid.
Cohen's alienation from Trump led him to cooperate with the New York District Attorney's office in their indictment of the former president.The D.A. charged Trump with accepting illegal campaign contributions, as Cohen had paid for Stormy Daniels' silence during the 2016 presidential campaign.Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for 2024, is the first former president in U.S. history to stand trial in a criminal case.
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