Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA,
Michael Cohen, a key witness in the New York criminal and civil cases against President Donald Trump, has "fully recanted" his testimony in both cases, the Republican president announced Friday via Truth Social.
Previously known as Trump's longtime fixer, Cohen was used by New York Attorney General Letitia James in her controversial civil lawsuit against the Trump Organization and by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in his so-called hush money case against Trump.
The civil case against the Trump Organization culminated in a $364 million fine over claims Trump inflated his asset values to secure more favorable loans for his business. The fine was tossed by the New York Appellate Division, which ruled the amount violated Trump's Eighth Amendment rights.
In his Truth Social post, Trump said Cohen was "pressured" and "coerced" into saying "things that were not true."
The fallout between Trump and Cohen began after the 2016 election, after Cohen started cooperating with federal prosecutors.
Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and served more than a year behind bars a
