Trump's lawyer promises to defend and place the family and country first

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In an interview with ABC News on Monday, Cohen said that he will cooperate with prosecutors investigating his company and with investigations into alleged Russian interference in 2016 US Elections.

"I will not be a punching ball as part of anyone's defensive strategy," Cohen told ABC in an interview Saturday. "I'm not the bad guy in this story and I will not allow others to try to describe me that way."

Cohen, who was not charged with any crime, and his lawyer, Guy Petrillo, did not respond to Reuters' requests for comment. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for a Reuters comment on Cohen's statements.

Cohen expressed concern over the financial burden of his legal defense and complained that he did not receive enough support from Trump, said a friend who spoke with Cohen last month to Reuters conditionally d & # 39; anonymity.

Alternatively, Trump defended Cohen, voiced revolt with an FBI investigation in the law office in April, and moved away from the man who even said that "I'm in trouble. he would sacrifice himself

The FBI apprehended documents and sentenced him to death in the first place, and he said, "My wife, my daughter and my son have my absolute loyalty and will always do so. records in connection with investigations conducted by federal prosecutors in New York, in part because of a referral by the US prosecutor's office investigating an Ampun collusion of Trump and Russia.

Moscow denies interfering in the US elections and Trump denies the conspiracy by his campaign, describing the investigation as a witch hunt.

Prosecutors investigate Cohen for possible bank and tax fraud, possible campaign violations related to a $ 130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels and other issues related to the Trump campaign, said a person familiar with the investigation.