This article is about the former lawyer of Donald Trump and The Trump Organization. For the lawyer, author, and former Harvard professor, see Michael H. Cohen. Michael Dean Cohen (born August 25, 1966) is an American disbarred lawyer who served as an attorney for U.S. president Donald Trump from 2006 to 2018.
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Michael Dean Cohen (born August 25, 1966) is an American former attorney and convicted felon who was a lawyer for Donald Trump from 2006 until May 2018. Cohen was a vice-president of The Trump Organization, and the personal counsel to Trump, and was often described by media as Trump's "fixer".
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Roy CohnEducationColumbia University (BA, LLB)OccupationLawyerKnown forJulius and Ethel Rosenberg trial (1951) Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel (1953–1954) Donald Trump's attorney and mentor (1973–1985)Parent(s)Dora Marcus Albert C. Cohn4 more rows
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List of White House counselOfficeholderTerm startPresidentEmmet Flood ActingOctober 18, 2018Donald TrumpPat CipolloneDecember 10, 2018Dana RemusJanuary 20, 2021Joe BidenStuart DeleryJuly 202243 more rows
COHEN, 51, of NEW YORK, NEW YORK, pleaded guilty to five counts of willful tax evasion; one count of making false statements to a bank; one count of causing an unlawful campaign contribution; and one count of making an excessive campaign contribution.
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Jenna EllisEllis in June 2021BornNovember 1, 1984EducationColorado State University (BA) University of Richmond (JD)Known forLegal advisor for Donald Trump1 more row
Michael Cohen (lawyer)Michael CohenCohen in 2019BornMichael Dean Cohen August 25, 1966 Lawrence, New York, U.S.EducationAmerican University (BA) Cooley Law School (JD)Political partyDemocratic (before 2002, 2004–2017, 2018–present) Republican (2002–2004, 2017–2018)10 more rows
Donald TrumpWhen adjusted for inflation, Donald Trump is the richest person to ever serve as president — even at the lowest estimate. Trump had a prominent real estate career in New York City before throwing his hat in the political ring. As with a majority of the richest presidents in U.S. history, Trump inherited his fortune.
As of April 8, 2022, Steve Cohen's net worth is approximately $17.4 billion. 10 He ranks 48 on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans and 96 on the Forbes World's Billionaires list.
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Trump issued pardons to seven Republican congressmen convicted of crimes: Chris Collins, Duncan D. Hunter, Steve Stockman, Rick Renzi, Robin Hayes, Mark Siljander, and Randall "Duke" Cunningham.
Continuing down that path, Cohen reportedly leaked word that he was prepared to share with Mueller his account of how the then-presidential candidate gave the go-ahead for the July 2016 Trump Tower meeting between key campaign members, including Donald Trump Jr. and son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Russian agents who promised damaging information on opponent Hillary Clinton. Later, Cohen's lawyer, Davis, copped to being the one who had informed the media about Trump's supposed knowledge of the meeting, though he admitted that "the only person who could confirm that information is my client."
Later, Cohen's lawyer, Davis, copped to being the one who had informed the media about Trump's supposed knowledge of the meeting, though he admitted that "the only person who could confirm that information is my client.".
Michael Cohen began his career as a private injury lawyer in 1992, but his business interests quickly expanded as he built a large real estate portfolio and a business that specialized in the New York City taxicab trade. In the 2000s, Cohen began working for future President Donald Trump, where he earned a reputation for loyalty and ferocity. His work on behalf of Trump during the 2016 campaign, including the payment of $130,000 to adult film star Stormy Daniels, along with his possible involvement in attempts to cover-up purported collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, landed Cohen in the crossfires of the investigation being led by special counsel Robert Mueller. In August 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to tax evasion and bank fraud, while also claiming that he made illegal campaign contributions under the direction of Trump. He began serving a three-year prison sentence in May 2019.
In early 2018, it was revealed that Cohen paid Stephanie Clifford, also known by her adult film name Stormy Daniels, $130,000 in the fall of 2016. The payment was made with regards to Daniels’ claim of a 2006 affair with Trump.
Cohen sued Daniels for breaking the terms of a non-disclosure agreement related to the payment, and Daniels countersued, alleging the NDA was invalid because it had never been signed by Trump.
Cohen also described how Trump often understated his net worth for tax purposes and instructed him to threaten someone to prevent the release of potentially damaging information. His statements were met with significant pushback from the president's supporters, who sought to discredit him as a liar and convicted felon.
Cohen was named in the Steele dossier, a controversial document compiled by Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer, which alleges a conspiracy between the Russian government and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. Among its claims are that Cohen traveled to Prague in the summer of 2016 to facilitate a cover-up (including cash payments) of illicit operations.
The 52-year-old was born on Long Island and his father was a surgeon who survived a Nazi concentration camp in Poland and his mother a nurse.
Cohen has admitted charges relating to two separate inquiries both of which are potentially hugely damaging for the President.
The president's ex-lawyer was sentenced to three years in prison on December 12 for his role in making illegal hush-money payments to women to help Trump's 2016 election campaign and lying to Congress about a proposed Trump Tower project in Russia.
Trump hit out at his former fixer Michael Cohen's "shameful" evidence to Congress - insisting it was "a lot of lies".
Stormy Daniels says she was paid $130,000 in exchange for signing a non-disclosure agreement.
For his part, Cohen has denied ever threatening Daniels. Meanwhile, attorneys for Mr. Trump say that Daniels lied in her interview with "60 Minutes."
Like Trump, Cohen has supported Democrats in the past, including then-candidate Barack Obama in 2008.
When it comes to his real estate needs, Cohen appears to keep it in the family.
While Cohen's public image is intrinsically intertwined with Trump, he has shared some tidbits of information about his personal life online as well.
This week, Cohen had sued US Attorney General William Barr and the prison bureau director over the so-called "gag order".
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison after 'retaliation' ruling. US President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen has been released from prison after a judge ruled he was sent back to jail in retaliation for writing a tell-all book. The judge ordering his release said the government was retaliating when it sent Cohen back ...
According to court filings, Cohen's book would provide "graphic and unflattering details about the President's behaviour behind closed doors", including descriptions of his "pointedly anti-Semitic remarks and virulently racist remarks" against former President Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela. The White House has not yet commented on these ...
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's jailing 'was retaliation' for book. President Trump's ex-lawyer will return to home confinement after a judge ruled he was sent back to jail in retaliation for writing a tell-all book. Michael Cohen had been released in May over Covid-19 concerns from a three-year sentence for charges including Trump campaign finance ...
President Trump's ex-lawyer will return to home confinement after a judge ruled he was sent back to jail in retaliation for writing a tell-all book.
The judge has ordered prosecutors and Cohen to renegotiate his confinement terms within a week.
According to court filings, Cohen's book would provide "graphic and unflattering details about the President's behaviour behind closed doors", including descriptions of his "pointedly anti-Semitic remarks and virulently racist remarks" against former President Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela.
US Judge Alvin Hellerstein issued the ruling during a tele-hearing on Thursday.
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, leaves his apartment in New York on May 6, 2019. Jeenah Moon / Reuters. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer who pleaded guilty last year to an array of white-collar crimes, arrived at a federal prison in upstate New York on Monday to begin serving his three-year ...
Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen arrives at federal prison to start three-year sentence. "There still remains much to be told, and I look forward to the day that I can share the truth," the president's former lawyer said.
At Otisville, Cohen joins other quasi-celebrity criminals like "Jersey Shore" star Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino — who pleaded guilty to tax evasion — and Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland, at what the Associated Press has described as the “the closest thing the federal prison system has to sleepaway camp.”.
At his sentencing hearing, Cohen — who Trump has slammed as a “rat” — said that as Trump’s lawyer he had “felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds.”
Adam Edelman. Adam Edelman is a political reporter for NBC News. Associated Press contributed.