DONALD Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen has been seen for the first time since calls for a criminal investigation into him were issued.

Cohen was spotted in New York City on Tuesday, just weeks after admitting to lying under oath in 2019.

Cohen, 57, initially testified in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial last month that he had lied during his deposition to the House Permanent Select Committee in 2019.

However, when asked later during the New York trial, the former attorney said he had “made a mistake,” taking back the admission and insisting he stands by his original 2019 statement.

Cohen was seen on Tuesday talking on his cell phone, sporting a brown jacket, denim jeans, and black sneakers.

He served as Trump’s attorney from 2006 through 2018.

It was the first time he had been seen publicly since Representative Elise Stefanik and House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner called for an investigation into whether Cohen had committed perjury.

The Republican duo sent a complaint to Attorney General Merrick Garland stating that there is “compelling evidence” that Cohen “appears to have committed perjury and knowingly made false statements while testifying under oath.”

They claimed that this occurred during Cohen’s deposition in front of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on February 28, 2019.

The complaint – viewed by The U.S. Sun – references Cohen’s admission on October 25, 2023, during Trump’s ongoing civil fraud trial in New York, that his 2019 testimony was “knowingly and intentionally false.”

During the 2019 deposition, Cohen was reportedly asked about then-president Trump’s personal financial statements and whether he was directed by Trump to “inflate the numbers for his personal statement.”

“Not that I recall, no,” Cohen responded.

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When asked at last month’s trial about the 2019 testimony, Cohen initially said he had lied under oath – but later doubled back, saying he stands by the original statement.

Cohen did note that Trump never directly asked him to do so, but insisted that the former president was speaking in code.

“He did not specifically state, ‘Michael, go inflate the numbers,’” Cohen testified, per Politico.

“Donald Trump speaks like a mob boss, and what he does is he tells you what he wants without specifically telling you.”

The complaint also requested an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether Cohen’s testimony could lead to another charge for making a false statement.

“That Mr. Cohen was willing to openly and brazenly state at trial that he lied to Congress on this specific issue is startling,” the complaint stated.

On top of that, Stefanik and Turner referenced Cohen’s previous convictions.

After being accused of concealing millions in personal income from the IRS and making false statements to a federally insured financial institution – among other charges – Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts, including tax evasion and campaign finance violations.

He was sentenced to three years behind bars but was released early due to the Covid pandemic.

“Mr. Cohen’s prior conviction for lying to Congress merits a heightened suspicion that he has yet again testified falsely before Congress,” the complaint stated.

Cohen acknowledged the complaint in a statement to Politico.

“Republican Congress members Stefanik and Turner continue to do Donald’s bidding in witness tampering and obstructing justice,” Cohen said.

“The two members fail to understand the distinction between explicit and implied; which is how the question was asked and accurately responded to. The topic was further clarified several questions thereafter; which is conveniently and intentionally being ignored. I am not concerned at all with their baseless request.”