Donald Trump Claims Michael Cohen Recanted Testimony in New York Legal Cases

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Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that his former associate Michael Cohen had recanted testimony provided in the New York civil and criminal cases brought against him by Attorney General Letitia James and District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The announcement followed a January 16, 2026, Substack post by Cohen in which he alleged that prosecutors from both offices pressured and coerced him to provide specific testimony to facilitate convictions and secure a judgment against Trump. Cohen, who previously served prison time for making false statements to Congress, claimed the pressure aimed to satisfy the government's objectives against the president. Trump cited these developments as grounds to demand the immediate dismissal of remaining legal actions, accusing the officials of breaking the law for political purposes.

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Trump is now actively leveraging Cohen's claims to demand that all remaining legal cases brought by the offices of Letitia James and Alvin Bragg be terminated and dismissed. This development creates a direct challenge to the legitimacy of the prior $364 million civil fine and the underlying criminal hush money proceedings.

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