WASHINGTON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Michael Cohen on Wednesday removed the reference on his Twitter biography to being the personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, appearing to be distancing himself from his longtime client.

Cohen, whose home, hotel and office were raided by the FBI in April, has been under criminal investigation in New York for bank fraud and campaign finance violations.

The embattled lawyer has admitted to facilitating a hush money payment to American porn actress Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 presidential election for her silence over her alleged love affair with Trump in 2006.

Trump's lawyers have said that the president reimbursed Cohen for the payment. Trump has also denied the affair with Daniels.

Cohen's move came days after he was interviewed by ABC News, during which he said that his first loyalty was to his family and his country.

"To be crystal clear, my wife, my daughter and my son, and this country have my first loyalty," he told the network.

Those remarks marked a dramatic shift for Cohen, who once claimed that he would take a bullet for Trump, sparking speculation that he might flip on Trump and cooperate with federal investigators.?