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Trump says he'd consider pardoning Michael Cohen

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Newest development Sep 10, 2026 · 2 reportsTrump Is Considering A Pardon For Michael Cohen, The Lawyer Who Helped Convict Him

President Trump said Friday he would consider pardoning attorney Michael Cohen, while complaining about how the legal system treated his former fixer. Trump was asked about whether he would pardon Cohen, who was the star witness in the 2024 New York hush money trial, since he recanted everything he …

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  1. Trump open to Michael Cohen pardon

    Headline from Just the News ·

  2. Newest

    Trump Is Considering A Pardon For Michael Cohen, The Lawyer Who Helped Convict Him

    Headline from Above The Law ·

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  1. Just the News

    You Vote: After all the public battling between Trump and Michael Cohen, should Trump pardon him? (opens Just the News)

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    Cohen has since recanted his testimony and asserted that he was pressured to make false statements.

  2. Just the News

    Trump open to Michael Cohen pardon (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Trump recently participated in an interview with Cohen, who now hosts a radio show.

  3. The Hill

    Trump says he'd consider pardoning Michael Cohen (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump said Friday he would consider pardoning attorney Michael Cohen, while complaining about how the legal system treated his former fixer. Trump was asked about whether he would pardon Cohen, who was the star witness in the 2024 New York hush money trial, since he recanted everything he …

  4. NOTUS

    Trump Says He’d ‘Consider’ Pardoning Michael Cohen (opens NOTUS)

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    The president and Cohen appear to be on a path to reconciliation after their relationship publicly imploded at the end of Trump’s first term.

  5. PJ Media

    Michael Cohen Helped Convict Trump. Now Guess Who Holds the Pardon Pen. (opens PJ Media)

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  6. BizPac Review

    Trump says he’d consider a pardon for Cohen following claim he was pressured to lie (opens BizPac Review)

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    President Trump is keeping an open mind when it comes to a possible pardon for former fixer Michael Cohen. “I’ve never been asked that question,” Trump told […]

  7. Above The Law

    Trump Is Considering A Pardon For Michael Cohen, The Lawyer Who Helped Convict Him (opens Above The Law)

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    Above The Law's feed description

    The president appreciates his former attorney’s very late change of tune.

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