New York Post

Cohen tweets out his thanks

- By RUTH BROWN rbrown@nypost.com MICHAEL COHEN Salutes “@OMAROSA.”

Michael Cohen on Sunday tweeted for the first time since pleading guilty to campaign-finance violations and other crimes — thanking people for contributi­ng to his legal defense fund and wishing him a happy birthday.

President Trump’s former lawyer, who turned 52 on Saturday, said he wanted “to personally thank all those who #DM me on my birthday expressing #love #Continued Strength #WellWishes and #support” for his GoFundMe page.

The online fundraiser, set up by Cohen’s attorney, Lanny Davis, has drummed up $159,961 in donations over the past four days — but is aiming for $500,000.

Cohen also tweeted thanks to ousted White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, who had retweeted a since-deleted post from Davis saying Cohen “has decided to tell the truth” about Trump.

“Thank you @OMAROSA. See you in #NewYork soon,” he wrote.

Cohen on Tuesday pleaded guilty to tax evasion, bank fraud and campaign-finance violations — saying in court that he and Trump paid two women hush money “for the purpose of influencin­g the election.”

Trump has since vented about his former attorney and “fixer” on Twitter.

“If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!” Trump tweeted last week.

He also claimed Cohen had “nothing to do with the campaign.”

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