Michael Cohen breaks his silence and makes a full split from Trump: 'I put family and country first'

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• President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen broke his silence in an interview with ABC News on Monday.
• He publicly split with the president on a number of topics, from Russian election meddling to criticizing the FBI.
• "To be crystal clear, my wife, my daughter and my son, and this country have my first loyalty," Cohen said.

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President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen broke his silence on the federal criminal investigation into him and publicly split with his old boss in an off-camera interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Monday.

In the interview, which was first discussed on ABC's "Good Morning America," Cohen said he will "put family and country first" when considering what he should do regarding that criminal probe. Cohen had previously said he'd "take a bullet" for Trump, but now told Stephanopoulos that his wife, daughter, and son, "have my first loyalty and always will."

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