Michael Cohen, who for ten years was responsible for the personal arrangements of the President of the United States, Donald Trump , announced that he will testify against the president and his family regarding unspecified “misconduct”.
“I have been asked and I have agreed to cooperate with various agencies governments to give testimony about the misconduct of Trump and his family, ”said Cohen through his Twitter account.
I have been asked and have agreed to cooperate with multiple government agencies to provide testimony on the wrongdoing by # Trump and the # TrumpFamily . I am doing this in large part as # Trump and family have tried, and thankfully failed, to destroy America’s democracy.
– Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen 212) January 9, 2021
“I’m doing this in large part because Trump and his family have tried, and thankfully failed, destroy the democracy of the United States “, added Cohen, in relation to the assault on the Capitol last Wednesday carried out by supporters of the president, whom the Democratic opposition has accused of encouraging the insurrection.
Hours later, Cohen would post again on Twitter his willingness to provide information and testify, if required, because “no one is above the law,” he said, referring to a previous post by Joe Biden :
Agree 100%… and I am available to continue to provide information and testify; if needed. No one is above the law! https://t.co/pGoSIRikj9
– Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen 212) January 9, 2021
The disqualified lawyer was sentenced in 2018 to three years in prison in New York State after pleading guilty to various crimes, including perjury before the United States Congress and violating the laws of campaign finance.
The latest accusation concerns payments of “secret money” to adult film star Stormy Daniels, performed by Cohen himself on behalf of Trump, according to the attorney.
Cohen worked for Trump for over a decade and is often described as Trump’s “plumber” until there was a rift between them. The lawyer ended up making serious accusations against him in court and in Congress.
In May of last year he was released from the federal prison and sent to house confinement, then returned to prison and re-released two weeks later. You are expected to serve the remainder of your sentence under house arrest.