1031 Cohen 11/20/18 302, at 7. At a White House press briefing on April 23, 2018, in response to a question about whether the White House had “close[d] the door one way or the other on the President pardoning Michael Cohen,” Sanders said, “It’s hard to close the door on something that hasn’t taken place. I don’t like to discuss or comment on hypothetical situations that may or may not ever happen. I would refer you to personal attorneys to comment on anything specific regarding that case, but we don’t have anything at this point.” Sarah Sanders, White House Daily Briefing, C-SPAN (Apr. 23, 2018). 1032 Cohen 11/20/18 302, at 7; Cohen 3/19/19 302, at 3. 1033 Cohen 3/19/19 302, at 3. 1034 Cohen 3/19/19 302, at 3-4. 1035 Remarks by President Trump and President Macron of France Before Restricted Bilateral Meeting, The White House (Apr. 24, 2018). 1036 President Donald Trump Holds Media Availability Before Departing for the G-7 Summit, CQ Newsmaker Transcripts (June 8, 2018). 1037 Remarks by President Trump in Press Gaggle, The White House (June 15, 2018). 1038 EXCLUSIVE: Michael Cohen says family and country, not President Trump, is his ‘first loyalty’, ABC (July 2, 2018). Cohen said in the interview, “To be crystal clear, my wife, my daughter and my son, and this country have my first loyalty.” 1039 See e.g., Darren Samuelsohn, Michael Cohen hires Clinton scandal veteran Lanny Davis, Politico (July 5, 2018). 1040 See, e.g., Matt Apuzzo et al., Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Trump Discussing Payment to Playboy Model, New York Times (July 20, 2018). 1041 @realDonaldTrump 7/21/18 (8:10 a.m. ET) Tweet. 1042 See, e.g., Jim Sciutto, Cuomo Prime Time Transcript, CNN (July 26, 2018). 1043 @realDonaldTrump 7/27/18 (7:26 a.m. ET) Tweet; @realDonaldTrump 7/27/18 (7:38 a.m. ET) Tweet; @realDonaldTrump 7/27/18 (7:56 a.m. ET) Tweet. At the time of these tweets, the press had reported that Cohen’s financial interests in taxi cab medallions were being scrutinized by investigators. See, e.g., Matt Apuzzo et al., Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Trump Discussing Payment to Playboy Model, New York Times (July 20, 2018). 1044 Cohen Information. 1045 Cohen 8/21/18 Transcript, at 23. 1046 @realDonaldTrurnp 8/22/18 (9:21 a.m. ET) Tweet. 1047 9/17/18 Letter, Special Counsel’s Office to President’s Personal Counsel (attaching written questions for the President, with attachments).