Michael Cohen makes his split with Donald Trump Twitter-official

It’s not official until it’s on social media.

Michael Cohen on Wednesday dropped the description “personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump” from his Twitter bio as the divide between them continues to widen.

The attorney, who previously said he was “the guy who would take a bullet for Trump,” worked with him for more than a decade.

The presidential purge on Twitter, however, was not accompanied by a scrub of his LinkedIn page, which still has the Trump Organisation listed as his current employer.

Their long-time relationship has been under increased scrutiny since the FBI raided Cohen’s home, Manhattan office and hotel room in April. Federal agents seized more than a dozen electronic devices and several boxes of documents for the criminal investigation into his personal financial dealings – including a US$130,000 payment he made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the presidential election.

Trump’s ex-lawyer admitted to facilitating the hush money payment to shut down rumours of a decade-old affair between Trump and the adult actress.

The president weighed in on the raid, tweeting at the time that “most people will flip if the government lets them out of trouble, even if that means lying or making up stories. Sorry I don’t see Michael doing that.”