An attorney representing Michael Cohen broached the idea of a pardon for the longtime Trump associate during a conversation last year with lawyers for the president, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
In his testimony last week, Cohen said he has “never asked for, nor would I accept, a pardon from Mr. Trump.”
The news outlet reported that Stephen Ryan allegedly discussed the possibility of a pardon with Trump attorneys Jay Sekulow, Rudy Giuliani and Joanna Hendon shortly after the FBI raided Cohen’s home, hotel room and office
Ryan hinted that Cohen would consider cooperating with prosecutors if he did not receive a pardon, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump’s attorneys rejected the idea of pardoning Cohen at the time, The Journal reported, but Giuliani left the door open to a pardon down the road.
Read more at The Hill.
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And this disloyal turncoat stated he wouldn’t accept it! Remember that?