very independent group, formed, shouldtrumprun.com. perhaps foreshadowing events to come, that website triggered an investigation by the federal elections commission. a complaint alleged that michael cohen couldn t be independent of donald trump because he worked for donald trump, even though he said should trump run was independent of donald trump. there 2011, they ruled in cohen s favor, a win, another way of proving his loyalty. the way he initially described it to me was a father-son relationship, and when i asked him, why he has blind loyalty, he always threw the question back to me, would you do this for your father? at the end of the day, only people donald trump really considered family, anyone who considers themself to be almost a trump family member should
and we are going to make america great again. the donald had flirted with presidential runs before. welcome to new hampshire. in 2011, he tested the waters with a full support and encouragement of the trump organization s most loyal aides, chief among them, attorney michael cohen. for cohen, it was the perfect way to merge his political ambitions with his business affairs. i think before the election, michael cohen was perhaps more political than donald trump was, and this is someone who encouraged donald trump to run for president, had been involved in campaigns before. cohen flew to iowa in trump s private plane to meet republican operatives. michael cohen was the one who set up this website, should trump run. trump mentioned the site in a campaign video that ran on aol. recently, a group formed a, a
downplaying the relationship. the president has many attorneys, this isn t his only one. reporter: michael cohen s own lawyer painted a picture of a cozy relationship. this is not a normal relationship. this is much murl than an attorney-client relationship. and before trump became president, nearly constant contact between the two men. believe me, michael cohen got calls at 3:00 in the morning, michael and i would be at dinner, the boss would be calling all the time. reporter: so, has that suddenly all changed after more than a decade of michael cohen being at trump s side? perhaps there are only two men who know the answer to that. so, michael cohen was one of the originals who pushed for donald trump to run for president, back in 2011. he started a website called should trump run. trump didn t, but then again in 2015, he did push for donald trump to run. and as much as the white house has been trying to distance donald trump from michael cohen, michael cohen still feelin
i think before the election, michael cohen was perhaps more political than donald trump was. this is someone who encouraged donald trump to run for president. had been involved in campaigns before. cohen took a trip to iowa in trump s plane to meet republican operatives. michael cohen was the one who set up this website, should trump run. trump mentioned the site in a campaign video that aired on aol in 2011. recently, a group formed, an independent group, shouldtrumprun.com. that website triggered a federal election commission investigation. the complaint alleged that michael cohen couldn t be independent of donald trump because he worked for donald trump, even though he said shouldtrumprun was independent of donald trump. it s an interesting precursor about whether michael cohen made illegal campaign contributions in the whole stormy daniels affair. the fec sided in cohen s
political than donald trump was. this is someone who encouraged donald trump to run for president. had been involved in campaigns before. cohen took a trip to iowa in trump s plane to meet republican operatives. michael cohen was the one who set up this website, should trump run. trump mentioned the site in a campaign video that aired on aol in 2011. recently, a group formed, an independent group, shou shouldtrumprun.com. they have over 400,000 people that joined. that website triggered a federal election commission investigation. the complaint alleged that michael cohen couldn t be independent of donald trump because he worked for donald trump, even though he said shouldtrumprun was independent of donald trump. it s an interesting precursor about whether michael cohen made illegal campaign contributions