Overview

• Michael Cohen, former Trump attorney and convicted felon, has formally requested a presidential pardon from Joe Biden during a televised MSNBC appearance.
• Cohen claims Biden owes him the same clemency granted to his son Hunter Biden, who received a blanket pardon in December for crimes committed over a decade-long period.
• Hunter Biden's pardon, which covered charges including tax offenses and a gun felony, has been widely criticized and linked to his familial relationship with the president.
• MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend expressed doubt over Cohen's comparison to Hunter Biden, emphasizing that Cohen is not the president's son and questioning the strategy of his appeal.
• Cohen argues his pardon request is necessary to protect him and others on what he describes as Donald Trump's 'enemies list' from potential future legal actions under the incoming administration.