Michael Cohen sought Trump pardon, attorney says

WASHINGTON -- Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, "directed his attorney" to explore a potential presidential pardon last year, his current attorney said Thursday, appearing to contradict his client's testimony to Congress. Cohen testified under oath last week at a House Oversight Committee hearing that he had never asked for, and would not accept, a pardon from Trump. On Thursday, Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, said Cohen had in fact "directed his attorney to expl