Michael Cohen, the former lawyer of President Donald Trump, weighed 45 potential legal problems and suggested that Trump has the capacity to sell classified information for a “package of stamps” on Saturday. (You can watch Cohen’s comments about Trump below).
Cohen, who himself was jailed after pleading guilty to tax evasion and campaign finance violations, told MSNBC’s Alex Witt that he thought Trump would face charges but was not sure if the former president could face time in prison.
“Maybe, based on the fact that he’s a former president of the United States — maybe it’s not a prison environment where he ends up being sentenced, but a very strict home confinement scenario,” said Cohen, who served. part of a three-year prison sentence while under house arrest.
Cohen’s comments came days after he met with New York prosecutors earlier this week in an investigation into the Trump Organization and a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels over ties to the former president, sources told CNN.
The former president is also under investigation for handling classified documents.
Cohen, who noted that he is a disbarred lawyer, then ripped Trump for being a “very dumb person” who doesn’t have a strong memory and said it was “inaccurate” to think he wouldn’t trade classified information for anything. cheap.
“Don’t forget that four years – despite the fact that he’s a dumb guy and doesn’t have a good memory or memory – but for four years he’s still receiving secret briefings, classified national security briefings,” Cohen said.
“And if you think Donald is not going to sell that information, maybe he has done that, but if you think he’s not going to sell tuna or a package of stamps, you’re not accurate. So I think for national security, I think he’s going to create a house arrest scenario which is very strict.