Michael Cohen says he considered suicide before congressional testimony

Published September 6, 2020 3:00pm ET



Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen wrote he considered taking his own life before testifying to Congress.

In a new memoir, titled Disloyal, Cohen acknowledges he was “more than willing to lie, cheat, and bully,” but said he did so to advance the president’s ambitions. Leading up to his testimony before the House Oversight Committee in 2019, he said he considered suicide to escape publicly speaking out against his former boss.

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