Former Trump lawyer and perennial grifter Michael Cohen claims he’s going to run for Congress in 2026. Specifically, Cohen is targeting New York’s 12th Congressional district, currently occupied by the porcine Jerry Nadler (D), who responded churlishly when quizzed about Cohen’s plan.
“We thank him for his service, but it’s enough already,” Cohen told New York Magazine‘s Olivia Nuzzi and Andrew Rice. The authors claim Cohen “would have run this year, but the protracted mental breakdown that came with the trial made it hard to plan the launch of a new career as a politician.”
Still, the news has rankled Nadler, who told POLITICO on Saturday morning: “What a great country America is… Anyone can run for Congress — even con men.”
Despite being lauded by Democrats during the Trump trial, Cohen looks like he’ll face significant opposition for his aspirant political career. In reality, Cohen has no real friends and no real allies, having simply been used as a tool for most of his legal career. He was even refused “surrogate” status by the Trump campaign in 2016, when he was at the height of his influence.
Still, the disgraced, perjury-happy lawyer has made millions from his podcasts and media appearances discussing Donald Trump, and appears to have the backing of the increasingly influential Meidas Touch Network – a far-left blog run by Epstein and Diddy-linked brothers who have recently been granted exclusive access by Joe Biden’s White House.
