Trump allies pardoned by president could be legally forced to testify against him, predicts Cohen...

President Trump's former fixer and personal lawyer Michael Cohen suggested on Monday night that Mr Trump's long line of pardons could come back to haunt him.

Mr Cohen, speaking on MSNBC, said that "Once you get that pardon, you're no longer able to invoke the fifth amendment, the right against self-incrimination, because you cannot be charged. So all of these people may ultimately be his downfall simply because they'll be testifying against him, either before a court or a tribunal".

"Do I think any of these people should be receiving pardons? Absolutely not," Mr Cohen said of the people Mr Trump has pardoned.

Mr Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for lying to Congress, tax evasion and campaign finance violations. He was released earlier this year to serve the rest of his sentence, ending next November, at home to slow the spread of Covid-19.