Report: Michael Cohen Was Fishing For A Pardon

It looks like Michael Cohen has been caught lying out if his liar hole again.

If you recall, he told lawmakers during his testimony that he never asked for a presidential pardon, nor would he want or accept one.

“I have never asked for, nor would I accept, a pardon from President Trump,” Cohen told lawmakers.

It looks like that’s a steaming pile of you-know-what.

Michael Cohen’s lawyer talked about a potential pardon with attorneys for President Trump last spring — and now the discussions are part of a sweeping investigation by House Democrats, according to a report Tuesday.

So it was discussed. Interesting, that.

The pardon conversation came up as Cohen’s lawyer at the time, Stephen Ryan, and Trump’s lawyers were working together to determine whether the files that were seized were protected by attorney-client privilege. 

But the president’s legal team — including Jay Sekulow, Rudy Giuliani and Joanna Hendon — slapped down the idea, even though Giuliani left open the possibility that Trump could grant a pardon in the future.

So it sounds like Cohen lied again, but honestly, it doesn’t make a difference because there’s NO WAY he’s getting a pardon now.

“I always give the same answer, which is, ‘The president is not going to consider any pardons at this time and nobody should think that he is,’” Giuliani said.

Imagine if Trump did give him one though. Do you really think Cohen wouldn’t accept it? Now THAT would be interesting to watch.

h/t NY Post