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Michael Cohen plans run for Congress, and new book, after testifying against former boss, Donald Trump
As Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial wound down in Manhattan, his former fixer Michael Cohen made a big bang in the Hamptons over Memorial Day weekend.
Multiple sources said that Cohen is next hatching a run for Congress, and is planning a new book, we hear.
One insider said he was like a “walking reality show” as he hit a series of parties and hotspots in the tony Long Island enclave away from Manhattan court over the weekend, and that he was mobbed.
Cohen — the prosecution’s key witness in the case against Trump — was branded as “the GLOAT” in court on Tuesday by Trump’s lawyers. “He’s literally the greatest liar of all time,” Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, reportedly told jurors as the case came to a close in court.
But in the Hamptons over the weekend, Cohen was the talk of the town.
A spy told us that the ex-con was spotted grabbing lunch at 75 Main “three days in a row,” and that he was overheard saying he “wants to run for Congress.”
Also at the Southampton power spot was Nassau County Executive, and Trump supporter, Bruce Blakeman, we hear.
Apparently at one Hamptons party, a New York socialite was overheard telling Cohen, “If you run I will be your first massive check… I could raise you millions.”
On Friday night, Cohen was spotted at Bistro Été in Water Mill, where he was greeted by Jimmy Fallon, who was dining with his wife, film producer Nancy Juvonen.
Cohen’s Hamptons tour didn’t stop there.
We hear he was also spotted at Le Bilboquet in Sag Harbor on Saturday night, where guests also included power real estate broker Michael Lorber and Fanatics founder Michael Rubin.
Another source told us that over the holiday weekend, “Cohen was strutting confidently around the Hamptons as if he were the biggest star.”
The source added, “Cohen hinted he’d be writing another book once the trial has been decided from his point of view.” The source hypothesized, “Cohen is clearly enjoying every minute of his fame, and infamy, now that he’s off the stand.”
The insider said that on Long Island’s East End, “half the people say he’s a delusional liar and the rest say he’s saving America from Trump. Everyone has an opinion on this, and Cohen was everywhere this weekend.”
At a private party in the area, “Cohen was constantly approached by fans of his performance in court… People were overheard telling him to ‘stay strong,’ and thanked him for ‘telling the truth,'” a source said.
Added the insider: “He lit up like a Christmas tree when strangers approached him and wanted to shake his hand. He stood up and chatted with people and was treated like a celebrity. He is parading around like he doesn’t have a care in the world, and is very proud of himself.”
The source said, “It was a bit strange to see him marching around smiling and acting like he just won an Oscar.”
Added the source, “Cohen clearly wants the attention and adulation, [but some] turned their backs on him and ignored him. He is like a walking reality show… Cohen took top billing in the Hamptons.”
But a different source said such levels of attention can be “overwhelming.” “It plays with your head,” said the Hamptons habitué. “It can be very unsettling.”
We previously reported that during the trial, Cohen was seen by night at Manhattan hotspot Casa Cipriani, and at the Loews Regency.
A prosecutor told the jury on Tuesday at Trump’s trial of controversial Cohen: “We didn’t choose Michael Cohen. We didn’t pick him up at the witness store. Mr. Trump chose Mr. Cohen for the same qualities his attorneys now urge you to reject.”
Cohen wrapped his testimony in the case last week in which he revealed he once stole $60,000 from Trump’s business.
Cohen, 57, previously served prison time after taking two guilty pleas in 2018 in federal cases for tax evasion, making false statements to a bank, campaign finance violations and lying to Congress.
He was freed in November 2021.
Prosecutors claim Trump falsified business records to try and cover-up that he had Cohen pay porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in the lead up to the 2016 election to quiet allegations she once slept with the real estate tycoon reality star.
