Responding to speculation that President Trump might issue a pardon for Cohen , lawyer Davis said on NPR , " I know that Mr. Cohen would never accept a pardon from a man that he considers to be both corrupt and a dangerous person in the oval office . And Cohen has flatly authorized me to say under no circumstances would he accept a pardon from Mr. Trump . " In his interview to Sky News , Davis said the turning point for his client 's attitude toward Trump was the Helsinki summit in July 2018 , which caused him to doubt Trump 's loyalty to the U.S
Helsinki summit
2018 Russia–United States summit
Michael Cohen (lawyer)