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Please pardon me before Donald Trump throws me in jail for going against him, Michael Cohen begs Joe Biden

Mr Cohen was the star witness for the prosecution as Mr Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in the case last year.

• January 13, 2025
Donald Trump and Michael Cohen
Donald Trump and Michael Cohen [C redit; abc NEWS]

Michael Cohen, a former lawyer of Donald Trump, has pleaded with outgoing President Joe Biden to grant him a pardon just like he did for his son Hunter, claiming that Mr Trump, the president-elect, will punish him for testifying against the politician in his hush money conviction.

Mr Cohen, who had already been convicted for his role in the case years earlier, was the star witness for the prosecution as Mr Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in the case last year. He served as the go-between for the $130,000 payment Mr Trump made to adult film star Stormy before the 2016 presidential election.

With Mr Trump ready to return to the White House in a week, Mr Cohen is calling on Mr Biden to issue a presidential pardon for him before he leaves office, stating that he and others on Mr Trump’s ‘enemies list’ deserved pardons like Mr Biden’s son, who was granted full and unconditional pardon.

“I put in application for the presidential pardon because I believe Joe Biden has the same responsibility to be that he has to his son, Mr Cohen said. “I would expect the same exact pardon he gave his son to me and anyone that is on that enemies list whether they want it or not because solitary confinement where I did 51 days sucks.”

Meanwhile, the disgraced lawyer said he was shocked that Mr Trump received unconditional release for the same office he had served three years in prison and another three years of supervised release.

Mr Cohen added that he never heard of something like that in his entire legal career.

“I’m obviously very torn between what I would’ve liked to have seen happen. Don’t forget, I received a six-year sentence: three years of incarceration, three years of supervised release,” Mr Cohen said. “In my entire legal career, I’ve never even heard of an unconditional discharge.”

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