{"id":2654801,"date":"2026-09-04T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witness-whose-testimony-helped-convict-trump-in-ny-recants-his-testimony-report\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T17:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T21:33:02","slug":"witness-whose-testimony-helped-convict-trump-in-ny-recants-his-testimony-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witness-whose-testimony-helped-convict-trump-in-ny-recants-his-testimony-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Witness Whose Testimony Helped Convict Trump in NY Recants His Testimony: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwitness-whose-testimony-helped-convict-trump-in-ny-recants-his-testimony-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2654801&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>president Donald Trump asserted on Friday that disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen, who previously testified against him in a New York State hush money trial, has recanted his testimony, claiming Cohen was pressured adn coerced to lie. Trump highlighted that Cohen was the prosecution\u2019s star witness in cases initiated by New York authorities but now supposedly admits to recanting. Even though Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records, no penalties were imposed as he was president-elect at the time; the convictions remain on his record. trump and his legal team are working to overturn or dismiss the convictions through appeals, including efforts before the Supreme Court, citing legal arguments such as immunity concerns. <\/p>\n<p>The case centered around a $130,000 payment made to Stormy daniels prior to the 2016 election, which Cohen testified about. Cohen, who was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, false statements, and campaign finance violations, has publicly distanced himself from his previous testimony and sought to reconcile with Trump. Despite Cohen&#8217;s legal troubles and disbarment in 2019,Trump has praised his alleged recantation,framing it as justice against political weaponization. The legal battles continue,with courts rejecting Trump\u2019s claims of immunity and the legal process progressing through appeals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen recanted his testimony regarding Trump\u2019s New York State hush money trial, which is still being challenged in the courts.<\/p>\n<p>The case resulted in Trump being convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Given his status as president-elect at the time of sentencing, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-trump-learns-sentence-new-york-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no penalty was imposed<\/a>, yet the convictions remain on his record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am pleased to report that Michael Cohen, the Prosecution\u2019s 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,\u201d the president <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117213723499789673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on . \u201cHe was \u2018pressured\u2019 and \u2018coerced\u2019 to say things that were not true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank Michael for having the Wisdom and Courage to step forward and do the right thing!\u201d Trump continued. \u201cHis Act of Bravery is a Great Credit to the Justice System in New York City and State. I am sure it was not easy for him! Now we are asking that any remnant of those Politically Weaponized Cases against me be immediately terminated and dismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir Star Witness said everything they did was WRONG and UNLAWFUL! Letitia James and Alvin Bragg broke the Law in order to do this in order to prevent me from becoming the President of the United States,\u201d he added. \u201cSuch a thing can never be allowed to happen again!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judge Juan Merchan issued an unconditional discharge back in 2025 before Trump reassumed office, but the president\u2019s legal team has been working to get the convictions thrown out entirely.<\/p>\n<p>They are currently pursuing an appeals process that could bring them before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/08\/28\/trump-hush-money-conviction-appeal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on a federal judge who declined to overturn the convictions, saying that the president\u2019s argument regarding immunity from official acts was \u201cneither new nor legally sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a Bill Clinton appointee, wrote that \u201cthere is no way that discussions regarding hush money payments to cover up the President\u2019s relations with Stormy Daniels could be an official act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Trump\u2019s legal team ed a statement to Axios expressing their intent to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Court\u2019s historic decision on Immunity, the Federal and New York State Constitutions, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-files-for-emergency-supreme-court-intervention-ahead-of-sentencing\/\" title=\"Trump Files for \u2018Emergency\u2019 Supreme Court Intervention Ahead of Sentencing\">established legal precedent mandate<\/a> that the Witch Hunt perpetrated by the Manhattan DA be removed to federal court, and immediately overturned and dismissed,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump has already prevailed in this case at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and today\u2019s baseless and lawless decision contradicts that correct ruling,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump will be filing a powerful appeal, and will continue defeating Democrat weaponization at every turn,\u201d the message concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen\u2019s testimony was crucial to convicting Trump after he testified about helping to make a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third time Judge Hellerstein has denied Trump\u2019s attempt to clear his record, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-michael-cohen-testimony-hush-money-12407072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Newsweek.<\/p>\n<p>The subsequent fallout between Cohen and Trump was highly public. Cohen frequently appeared on television shows to disparage the president, while Trump hit back on social media, often mocking him.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/michael-cohen-sentenced-3-years-prison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sentenced<\/a> to three years in prison \u201cfor tax evasion, making false statements to a federally insured bank, and campaign finance violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a separate prosecution brought by the Special Counsel\u2019s Office\u2026 Cohen pled guilty on November 29, 2018 to one count of making false statements to the U.S. Congress and was also sentenced on that case\u2026 receiving a two-month concurrent sentence,\u201d a news release from the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween 2012 and 2016, Cohen concealed more than $4 million in personal income from the Internal Revenue Service, avoiding more than $1.3 million in income tax,\u201d the release added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCohen also made false statements to a federally insured financial institution to obtain a $500,000 home equity loan. Finally, in 2016, Cohen made or caused two separate payments to women to ensure that they did not publicly disclose their alleged affairs with a presidential candidate in advance of the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cohen was in and out of jail during the COVID outbreak, with the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-crime-new-york-manhattan-campaigns-3a0413202e80ab99c9f6377f97d07c04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporting<\/a> that he spent most of his sentence under home confinement. 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