George michael cohen biography of donald
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When Donald Trump won the presidency, his longtime attorney Michael Cohen seemed in position for a coveted spot in the senior ranks of the White House.
At one point, Cohen topped a list of five candidates for White House counsel, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post. He suggested to some Trump allies that he might make a good chief of staff.
But when Trump built his West Wing team, the brash New York lawyer did not make the cut.
Some in Trump’s inner circle worried about blowback from Cohen’s associations and unorthodox tactics in fixing the New York developer’s problems, Trump associates said.
Among those opposed, the associates said, were Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in-law, Jared Kushner. For his part, Cohen had warned Trump against giving Ivanka Trump and Kushner White House jobs, saying the president would be hammered by complaints of nepotism, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The rebuff wounded Cohen, accor
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Michael Cohen scrubs 'Trump lawyer' Twitter bio
He scrubbed the reference from his konto just days after he told ABC News that he put "family and country" before his loyalty to the president.
Mr Cohen, whose home and office were raided bygd the FBI in April, is currently under criminal investigation.
He has reportedly suggested to friends that he would be willing to give prosecutors information on Mr Trump.
In an interview last week with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, Mr Cohen said: "My wife, my daughter and my son have my first loyalty and always will. I put family and country first."
Mr Cohen had previously said he was so loyal to Mr Trump he would "take a bullet for him".
In addition to his Twitter bio, he also changed his LinkedIn profile to remove reference to Mr Trump.
By Thursday, what appeared to be his LinkedIn page also noted that he had terminated his employment as Mr Trump's personal at
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Michael Cohen
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Who Is Michael Cohen?
Michael Cohen began his career as a private injury lawyer in , 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 s, 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 campaign, including the payment of $, 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 , 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
Early Life and Law School
Michael Dean Cohen was born on