Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, says his family, the United States has his "first loyalty" – The New Indian Express

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WASHINGTON: Long-time personal advocate of President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, in a television interview broadcast on Monday, declared his loyalty to his family and the United States and said that 39, he would fight if the President Cohen's comments to ABC News, his first important remarks to a major media since federal prosecutors in New York attacked his home, office and hotel room in April, have raised the possibility that he could abandon Trump and cooperate with prosecutors investigating his business affairs.

"I will not be a punching bag as part of anyone's defense strategy," said Cohen in the interview, which was recorded over the weekend. a villain of this story and I will not allow others to try to portray me that way. "Documents and records were seized from Cohen as part of an investigation stemming in part from a referral by the US Special Advisor's office, suspecting a possible collusion between Russia and Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.

Cohen was not charged with interview.

"My wife, my daughter and my son have my first loyalty and will always do it," he said. family and country first. "

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Trump alternately defended Cohen, expressed outrage at the raid and distanced himself from the man who described himself as a "fixer" for Trump long before he became president.

tweet after the raid, Trump has bl Ended the news outlets for trying to destroy his relationship with Cohen and said he did not think his long-time lawyer would "overthrow" allegiances.

Trump told reporters that Cohen did a small part of his legal work.

Trump denied any collusion with Russia, calling the investigation a "witch hunt", while Moscow denied interfering in the elections.

Cohen, in the interview, rejected Trump's character. He also told ABC that he would cooperate fully with the United States.

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