Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen, former personal attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, in 2018 in New York City.Drew Angerer/Getty Images
  • Michael Cohen said that Trump was being held accountable.

  • Cohen gave evidence to prosecutors and fell out with the president.

  • Cohen was convicted of lying to Congress.

After FBI agents conducted a search of Donald Trump's property in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, Michael Cohen posted a celebratory video.

The boxes of evidence were taken away. They broke into his safe.

According to multiple reports, the raid was related to an investigation of whether Trump mishandled official documents by taking them from the White House after he left office.

—Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) August 8, 2022

Michael Cohen served time in prison after admitting to campaign finance violations and lying to Congress while working for Trump.

Cohen posted a video on TikTok explaining what the raid could mean for his former boss, after he posted a photo of himself grinning on a social networking site.

—MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 9, 2022

He said that the information they took from him was information he didn't want to be exposed to. He said Trump kept compromising information in places he thought were "impervious"

Cohen said that the man who has avoided responsibility will now be held accountable. "No one is above the law" is a democratic adage.

Cohen was once one of Trump's most trusted aides, but turned on his boss after being investigated for interference in the 2016 election.

He claimed in congressional testimony that Trump committed tax fraud and that he was a con man.

Trump has denied allegations of criminality made by Cohen and dismissed him as a liar.

Business Insider has an article on it.