Michael Cohen
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Michael Cohen is an American attorney and former personal lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump who later became a key witness in investigations into Trump's business and political activities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Cohen canonical | 13 |
| Michael Cohen and Donald Trump | 1 |
| Michael Cohen taxi-medallion ventures | 1 |
| Michael Dean Cohen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T146857 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Michael Cohen Context triple: [The Trump Organization, hasKeyPerson, Michael Cohen]
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A.
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr. is an American businessman, author, and political activist known for his prominent role in his father Donald Trump’s business empire and political campaigns.
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B.
Mark Meadows
Mark Meadows is an American politician and former U.S. Representative who served as a close ally of Donald Trump and played a key role in his administration and post-election efforts.
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C.
John Dean
John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.
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D.
Ron Klain
Ron Klain is an American attorney, political consultant, and longtime Democratic operative who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Joe Biden.
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E.
Barron Trump
Barron Trump is the youngest son of former U.S. President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump, known for largely staying out of the public spotlight during and after his father's presidency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Cohen Target entity description: Michael Cohen is an American attorney and former personal lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump who later became a key witness in investigations into Trump's business and political activities.
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A.
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr. is an American businessman, author, and political activist known for his prominent role in his father Donald Trump’s business empire and political campaigns.
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B.
Mark Meadows
Mark Meadows is an American politician and former U.S. Representative who served as a close ally of Donald Trump and played a key role in his administration and post-election efforts.
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C.
John Dean
John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.
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D.
Ron Klain
Ron Klain is an American attorney, political consultant, and longtime Democratic operative who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Joe Biden.
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E.
Barron Trump
Barron Trump is the youngest son of former U.S. President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump, known for largely staying out of the public spotlight during and after his father's presidency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American attorney
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author ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ political figure ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
campaign finance violations
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lying to Congress ⓘ making false statements to a financial institution ⓘ tax evasion ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-08-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfSentencing | 2018-12-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American University
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Thomas M. Cooley Law School ⓘ |
| employer | The Trump Organization ⓘ |
| familyName | Cohen ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Jake Cohen
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Samantha Cohen ⓘ |
| involvedIn | 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign hush money scandal ⓘ |
| lawFirm | Phillips Nizer LLP (former) ⓘ |
| name |
Michael Cohen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Michael Dean Cohen
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| notableFor |
being a key witness in investigations into Donald Trump’s business practices
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being a key witness in investigations into Donald Trump’s political activities ⓘ involvement in hush money payments during the 2016 U.S. presidential election ⓘ serving as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Disloyal: A Memoir
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Mea Culpa podcast ⓘ Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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businessman ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lawrence, New York, United States ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-president of Trump Entertainment
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executive vice president of The Trump Organization ⓘ personal attorney to Donald Trump ⓘ |
| previousPoliticalAffiliation |
Registered Democrat (prior to Trump era)
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Republican Party ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| represented |
Donald Trump
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The Trump Organization ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sentence | 3 years in federal prison ⓘ |
| spouse | Laura Shusterman ⓘ |
| testifiedIn |
New York criminal case concerning Donald Trump hush money payments
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United States Congress hearings on Trump and Russia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Cohen Description of subject: Michael Cohen is an American attorney and former personal lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump who later became a key witness in investigations into Trump's business and political activities.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Michael Dean Cohen
this entity surface form:
Michael Cohen and Donald Trump
subject surface form:
Phillips Nizer LLP
this entity surface form:
Michael Cohen taxi-medallion ventures