President Trump to sit for interview with former lawyer Michael Cohen

The White House announced that President Donald Trump will record an interview with Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer who served Trump for more than a decade. Cohen, who entered a guilty plea in 2018 to federal tax-evasion and campaign-finance charges related to hush-money payments, has expressed remorse for his actions, stating under oath that he "regret doing things for him that I should not have" and that he "violated my moral compass" to maintain loyalty.

Cohen's relationship with Trump deteriorated after the FBI seized his phones and records in 2018. During his trial, he was cross-examined by Todd Blanche, who later became attorney general. In that proceeding, Blanche referenced a TikTok video in which Cohen allegedly used a derogatory term toward him.

Trump previously responded to Cohen's legal troubles on social media, advising the public not to retain Cohen's services as a lawyer.