Trump declares 'I am an innocent man'

Donald Trump posted just after 1 a.m. Eastern on June 2 that New York criminal and civil cases against him should be thrown out, after his former lawyer Michael Cohen said on a podcast that he had felt “pressured and coerced” to testify in 2024. The phrase circulating on social media — “I am an innocent man” — appears to come from that overnight post, not from a court transcript reviewed on June 2. A Reuters pickup distributed through AOL reported the same Trump complaint and quoted him saying, “I am an innocent man who has been horribly treated.” New York court public-information pages reviewed on June 2 did not show a new overnight transcript or filing containing that line. ### Where did the “I am an innocent man” quote actually appear? Raw Story published Trump’s full overnight Truth Social message on June 2 and said it was posted shortly after 1 a.m. Eastern. In that text, Trump argued that Cohen had “totally recant[ed]” and wrote: “I am an innocent man who has been horribly treated.” A Reuters item carried by AOL on June 2 also said Trump made the remark after Cohen’s podcast comments and quoted the same sentence. Reuters described Cohen as Trump’s estranged former personal attorney and said Trump called for the New York slate to be wiped clean. ### Was this said in court? The New York State Courts public-information page includes an archive for “People v. (rawstory.com) Donald J. Trump (Criminal),” but the page reviewed on June 2 did not display any new transcript or ruling matching the viral claim. The public page showed the archive exists, but no overnight court record surfaced in the material reviewed. Truth Social itself was not directly readable through the public profile page during this review because the page returned an error message. (aol.com) That means the available corroboration on June 2 came from secondary reporting that reproduced the post, not from a directly viewable original post page in this search session. ### What set off Trump’s post? Michael Cohen appeared on Michael Smerconish’s podcast in an episode dated June 1, 2026. (nycourts.gov) The episode description says Cohen discussed his break with former allies and his reaction to continuing questions about Trump, though the search results available here did not provide a full transcript. (truthsocial.com) Raw Story reported that Cohen said on the podcast he had been “coerced and pressured” to testify against Trump in the Stormy Daniels hush-money matter. Reuters, as carried by AOL, also reported that Cohen said he had felt pressured to testify against Trump in 2024. ### Which Trump case is most likely being referenced? The most directly connected criminal case is the Manhattan hush-money prosecution in which Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in 2024. (podcasts.apple.com) USA Today, in a June 1 retrospective, referred to that conviction as one of several legal battles whose consequences had been altered by Trump’s return to office. (rawstory.com) AP’s Trump investigations tracker says Trump faced four criminal indictments and also fought a major New York civil fraud case. Trump’s overnight post, as quoted by Raw Story, referred to both the Manhattan district attorney and New York Attorney General Letitia James, indicating he was lumping together criminal and civil matters in his complaint. (usatoday.com) ### How much of the social-media framing is verified? The verified part is narrow: Trump did use the line “I am an innocent man who has been horribly treated” in an overnight social-media post reported on June 2, and that post followed Cohen’s new comments about feeling pressured. The unverified part is the broader social framing that described the episode as a “tantrum” or suggested a new formal courtroom incident. (apnews.com) No official court transcript, filing or court notice reviewed on June 2 supported that characterization. June 2’s next hard evidence would be any filing by Trump’s lawyers in New York courts, or any response from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Letitia James or Cohen addressing the podcast comments and Trump’s overnight demand. (nycourts.gov) (rawstory.com)