Michael Cohen says he’s ‘working on a foreign passport with a completely different name’ in case Trump wins

Donald Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen has revealed he is working on getting a foreign passport and a totally new name as a back-up in case the former president soars to victory in November.

Cohen, who in 2018 pleaded guilty to lying to Congress, testified against the former president during his hush money criminal trial back in May.

The disbarred lawyer’s testimony contributed to Trump being convicted on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records over $130,000 hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels – through Cohen – in order to cover up an alleged affair. Trump continues to deny his involvement with the payments and that the affair took place.

Now, Cohen believes that he would be at the top of Trump’s retribution list if he defeats Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election.

As a result, the former fixer revealed on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House on Tuesday that he will likely flee the country if a second Trump term does materialise, saying he is already “working on a foreign passport” under an assumed name.

“I’m out of here,” he told host Nicolle Wallace. “I’m already working on a foreign passport with a completely different name.”

Cohen added: “I don’t know how it’s going to work as far as dealing with my wife and my children. I certainly don’t want them moving to where I’m looking to go.”

When Wallace probed once more whether he’d leave the country, Cohen confirmed: “I have no choice.”

Cohen did not reveal where he plans to move.

During his first term, Trump repeatedly attempted to use his presidential powers to investigate or punish those he considered enemies – from former FBI Director James Comey to his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

Following his