Trump says he may grant pardon to former aide Michael Cohen

Donald Trump told reporters he could entertain a pardon for Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney, provided the evidence aligns. Cohen, sentenced in 2018 to three years for a $130,000 payment to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels and for tax fraud and perjury, served over a year before release. His courtroom statements contributed to Trump's 2024 conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide the Daniels payment.

Cohen now says he felt pressured and coerced when he testified. Trump, who maintains he never met Daniels, is currently appealing the conviction. The president expressed appreciation that Cohen eventually came forward, albeit late.