Cohen asked about a presidential pardon, former attorney says

By Zach Halaschak

Published March 7, 2019 4:35am ET

Cohen asked about a presidential pardon, former attorney says — Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to U.S. President Donald Trump, exits federal court in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. CohenÂ is heading to prison for three years on a gross miscalculation. He was also ordered to forfeit $500,000, pay a restitution of $1.4 million and fines totaling $100,000. | (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

President Trump’s disgraced former fixer Michael Cohen told his attorney to ask the president’s lawyers about a pardon, according to a new report.

Cohen’s former lawyer Stephen Ryan was directed by Cohen to inquire about the possibility of a pardon last spring after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided his home and office, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

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