Michael Cohen was told he should 'sleep well' because he had 'friends in high places,' a lawyer who was speaking with President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani reassured him in April 2018, it was revealed on Wednesday.
The conversation played out in two emails that Cohen handed over to Congress as part of the documents he submitted to back up his claim that a pardon was dangled before he decided to cooperate with federal prosecutors, CNN reported.
The two emails - both dated April 21, 2018 - do not specifically mention a pardon.
The attorney who wrote the emails, Robert J. Costello, released a statement disputing Cohen's claim that Trump 'dangled' a presidential pardon in front of Cohen before he began cooperating with federal prosecutors and special counsel Robert Mueller.
'We have documents to back our position up, and are preparing to provide these to the U.S. Attorney's office, who has asked for them,' Costello said in the statement. The statement referred to Cohen's account of the pardon discussions as 'utter nonsense.'
Federal prosecutors requested emails and documents from Costello last week amid an investigation into 'possible violations of federal criminal law,' the New York Times reported Wednesday, citing a copy of the request.
Michael Cohen was told he should 'sleep well' because he had 'friends in high places, he was reassured in April 2018, shortly after the FBI raided his office
The revelation came in emails from attorney Robert Costello (above), who was speaking with Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, and were submitted to Congress by Cohen
Costello told CNN that Cohen's interpretation of events is 'utter nonsense.'
In the emails, Costello reassures Cohen that all is well.
'I just spoke to Rudy Giuliani and told him I was on your team,' Costello wrote. 'He asked me to tell you that he knows how tough this is on you and your family and he will make (sure) to tell the President. He said thank you for opening this back channel of communication and asked me to keep in touch.'
In a follow-up email, Costello told Cohen he had spoken to Giuliani and it was 'very very positive.'
'There was never a doubt and they are in our corner,' Costello wrote. 'Rudy said this communication channel must be maintained. He called it crucial and noted how reassured they were that they had someone like me whom Rudy has known for so many years in this role.'
'Sleep well tonight, you have friends in high places,' Costello added.
The word 'pardon' does not appear in the emails but Costello told CNN Cohen asked him to raise the issue with Giuliani.
'Does dangled mean that he (Cohen) raised it and I mentioned it to Giuliani, and Giuliani said the President is not going to discuss pardons with anybody? If that's dangling it, that's dangling it for about 15 seconds,' Costello told the news network.
He was exploring the possibility of representing Cohen at the time.
But those close to Cohen argued it was the other way around, with Costello pushing his ties with Giuliani, whom he had known for four decades, on Cohen.
Giuliani told CNN the emails weren't about pardons at all.
'That was about Michael Cohen thinking that the President was mad at him,' Giuliani said. 'I called (Costello) to reassure him that the President was not mad. It wasn't long after the raid and the President felt bad for him.'
Costello said he and Cohen first spoke after the FBI conducted its raid on Cohen's hotel room, office, and home. At that time, Cohen was represented by Stephen Ryan and was still part of the Trump joint defense agreement.
But Costello and Cohen ultimately did not sign a legal retainer.
Cohen declared under oath on Feb. 27 during his public Congressional hearing that 'I have never asked for, nor would I accept, a pardon from President Trump.'
Rudy Giuliani said the emails weren't about pardons at all but a reassurance Trump was not mad at Cohen
The emails were sent shortly after the FBI raided Cohen's office and President Donald Trump's team claim there were meant to reassure Cohen that Trump was not angry with him
His lawyer sent a letter Tuesday to the head of the House Oversight Committee clarifying Cohen's testimony that he never sought a pardon from the president.
Michael Monico told Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings that Cohen had asked his lawyer to explore the possibility of a pardon before Cohen left a joint-defense agreement and turned against Trump last June.
Cohen hasn't done so since, Monico said.
Monico denied Trump's claim, in a tweet last week, that Cohen had personally asked him for a pardon.
'In retrospect, while the sentence could have been clearer regarding the time frames, the sentence is true, and Mr. Cohen stands by his statement,' Monico wrote.
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Main photo article Michael Cohen was told he should ‘sleep well’ because he had ‘friends in high places,’ a lawyer who was speaking with President Donald Trump‘s attorney Rudy Giuliani reassured him in April 2018, it was revealed on Wednesday.
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