President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would consider giving his former personal attorney Michael Cohen a pardon after Cohen said he felt he was “pressured and coerced” while testifying against Trump in a criminal trial.
“If everything is checking out, it’s something I would consider,” Trump told reporters when asked if he would pardon Cohen. “I appreciate that at least he came out, although late, he came out and rectified the situation.”
A presidential pardon forgives a federal offense but does not declare the recipient innocent or erase the conviction from the criminal record, according to the Office of the Pardon Attorney. It can remove certain civil restrictions resulting from the conviction, potentially restore federal firearms rights, and improve the recipient’s ability to obtain employment, professional licenses or bonding. …