Michael Cohen

“and said he had made payments to two women at Trump’s direction in an effort to keep them from speaking publicly about alleged affairs with the then-presidential candidate.”

“When asked how many times Trump had asked him to threaten an individual or entity on his behalf, Cohen responded that Trump had done so on over 500 occasions throughout their professional relationshi…”

“I have not,” Cohen first responded. But he went on to clarify that he did submit a pardon application to President Joe Biden, which he later altered after Trump took back office.”

“Cohen also took to his Substack on Thursday to speak about making amends with Trump, which he said made people “furious.””

“He also assisted prosecutors in Trump's conviction on 34 felony charges in 2024.”

“Cohen himself received a three-year prison sentence in 2018 on charges connected to hush money payments designed to help cover up Trump's affair with an adult star.”

“Cohen informed CNN that before Trump assumed office, he had submitted a pardon application with predecessor Joe Biden.”

“Cohen said he submitted the identical application, containing the same documentation, to Trump but is yet to receive confirmation that the application has been acknowledged.”

“Eight years of silence. Hundreds of thousands of headlines.”

“Donald Trump and I spent roughly fifteen years in the trenches together.”

“Eight years of silence. Hundreds of thousands of headlines. Fifteen years of history fractured in an instant, and somehow, against almost every expectation, here we are.”

“Fifteen years doesn’t simply vanish because the relationship becomes toxic.”

“Cohen confirmed reports that Trump will appear on his podcast, which he said will debut at 6 p.m. EDT Thursday evening.”