After the FBI raided the home of Michael Cohen, personal attorney to US President Donald Trump, said the agents "were extremely professional, courteous and respectful”.
His characterisation is in contrast with the president’s who said the bureau “broke into” Mr Cohen’s office to conduct its investigation.
Mr Cohen told CNN: "I am unhappy to have my personal residence and office raided. But I will tell you that members of the FBI that conducted the search and seizure were all extremely professional, courteous and respectful. And I thanked them at the conclusion”.
The beleaguered lawyer had admitted to paying nearly $130,000 of his own money just before the November 2016 election to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, as part of a nondisclosure agreement after the president and Ms Daniels had an affair in 2006. Ms Daniels is suing Mr Trump for the right to speak about the affair, claiming that Mr Trump never actually signed the document. Mr Trump has denied the affair and Mr Cohen has repeatedly said that what he did was legal.
Mr Cohen initially said her claims were “rumours” but then acknowledged the payment, which he claimed was made out of his own pocket with funds unrelated to the presidential campaign coffers.
Mr Cohen told CNN that he "would be lying to you if I told that I am not” worried about the FBI investigation. “Do I need this in my life? No. Do I want to be involved in this? No,” he added.
He commented that the raid of his home, office, and the hotel where he is currently staying was “upsetting to say the least” and said after seeing what the investigation has done to his family, in hindsight he would have handled the payment to Ms Daniels differently.
