Composite image, President Donald Trump and his former lawyer, Michael Cohen (screengrabs)
Former Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen cited public attacks by the president in a request for leniency, The New York Times reported Saturday.
“In the context of this raw, full-bore attack by the most powerful person in the United States,” Cohen's lawyers wrote, “Michael, formerly a confidant and adviser to Mr. Trump, resolved to cooperate, and voluntarily took the first steps toward doing so even before he was charged.”
On Thursday, Trump repeatedly called Cohen "a weak person" and said Cohen was lying.
A top former Justice Department official said the attack was a potential violation of Trump's oath of office.
In August, Trump called Cohen a "rat" for cooperating with prosecutors.
Trump has also lashed out at his former lawyer on Twitter.
