Even President Trump’s former private lawyer and considered one of his most vocal critics, Michael Cohen, is stepping in to defend Trump.
In a latest interview with MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, Michael Cohen, strongly refuted allegations made by Elon Musk linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
Cohen confirmed Trump knew Epstein—as did numerous high-profile people who ended up in Epstein’s notorious “black e-book”—however he made it clear: there was zero relationship between the 2.
Cohen emphasised his in depth expertise with Trump, stating, “I’ve zero data of any relationship between Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, and I’d have seen it over the course of my time with him.”
The controversy started when Musk alleged on his social media platform, X, that Trump was named in unreleased Epstein recordsdata, suggesting this as the explanation for his or her non-disclosure. Nonetheless, Musk later deleted the submit.
Ali Velshi:
Sir, is there a world during which these two transactional guys, Musk and Trump, work out that it’s higher to not be preventing and are available again collectively, or do you assume this factor will get worse?Michael Cohen:
No, I believe as soon as Elon went so low when it comes to speaking about Epstein—and if we are able to keep on that matter for a fast second. Look, I’ve in depth data of Trump, being by his aspect for nearly a decade and a half. Let me dispel all of that notion. Whereas he knew Jeffrey Epstein, and whereas, sure, he could also be within the recordsdata within the type of Trump being within the black e-book, so had been tons of and tons of of very name-worthy, influential people. I’ve zero data of any relationship between Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, and I’d have seen it over the course of my time with him.Ali Velshi:
Nicely, actually, as a result of your prosecution was all about how a lot you knew, and your testimony to Congress was all about how a lot you knew.Michael Cohen:
Appropriate. I’m telling you, to the perfect of my data and every part that I do know, it’s not true. The truth is, there was one case that got here up—it was a Jane Doe vs. Donald Trump—that introduced this matter into query. What I finally found is that the Jane Doe, and there was an handle within the Bronx… I despatched an investigator to that handle. I needed to actually observe and discover out who this Jane Doe was. There’s not even a constructing there. It was a vacant lot. I reached out to the legal professionals. That was the primary and solely case that I had any data of all of those allegations.
WATCH:
NEW: Trump hater and his former lawyer Michael Cohen says Epstein allegations in opposition to Trump are full “nonsense.”
Cohen, who testified in opposition to Trump, says he has “zero data of any relationship between Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.”
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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 7, 2025
