Trump Claims Michael Cohen Walks Back Key Case Testimony

President Donald Trump declared on Friday that his former “fixer” and the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen, has completely recanted the testimony that drove the historic civil and criminal cases against the 47th President.

Trump didn’t hold back in a Truth Social post, framing the reversal as a total collapse of the politically charged prosecutions spearheaded by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

“I am pleased to report that Michael Cohen, the Prosecution’s Star Witness and, in actuality, only Witness in the New York State Attorney General and Manhattan DA Witch Hunt Cases brought against me, has just fully RECANTED his testimony,” Trump posted. “He was ‘pressured’ and ‘coerced’ to say things that were not true.”

The President went on to praise his once-loyal attorney for finding the “Wisdom and Courage to step forward and do the right thing,” calling the move an “Act of Bravery” and demanding an instant end to the legal warfare. “Now we are asking that any remnant of those Politically Weaponized Cases against me be immediately terminated and dismissed,” Trump added, accusing Bragg and James of breaking the law to block his presidential comeback.

Source: @realDonaldTrump/Truth Social

The explosive declaration marks the latest twist in a long saga. Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, served prison time following 2018 guilty pleas for campaign finance violations, tax evasion, and lying to Congress. He subsequently rebranded himself as Trump’s primary antagonist, taking center stage in three major legal crusades.

In the 2019 Congressional hearings, Cohen slammed Trump before the House Oversight Committee, calling him a “con man” and alleging payments to buy the silence of adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

In the 2023 civil fraud trial, Cohen took the stand in AG Letitia James’ fraud suit, which resulted in a massive judgment against Trump that an appellate panel later rejected in late 2025 as an unconstitutional, excessive fine.

In the 2024 Manhattan “hush money” trial, Cohen served as Bragg’s star witness, claiming Trump personally directed a scheme to conceal a $130,000 payment to Daniels under the guise of legal fees.

That 2024 criminal trial concluded with a Manhattan jury convicting Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Judge Juan Merchan later sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge with no jail time.

Trump’s defense team hammered Cohen’s credibility throughout those proceedings, highlighting his past convictions, admitted lies, secret audio recordings, and his profitable media campaign bashing Trump.

Trump’s legal team has continuously fought to wipe his slate clean through appeals. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice launched a grand jury investigation into James’ office in August 2025 over potential political retaliation.

With Trump now claiming Cohen was coerced into fabricating the entire narrative, the battle lines are redrawn.