Of course, prosecutors may view that description as apt if Cohen is criminally charged. Absent a pardon, Cohen would be unlikely to garner much sympathy from the court in any sentencing given his controversial actions in his career.
The statement clearly reflects what has appealed most to Trump in Cohen: loyalty. However, the choice of proven loyalty over proven ability is a dangerous one as shown by the utter disaster that Cohen created in the Stormy Daniels controversy.
The problem for Cohen could come with the passage of time. If prosecutors find different criminal acts by Cohen, it will become more difficult to portray him as the victim of a “witch hunt” . After all, if Mueller’s team did find probable cause of criminal acts, they are supposed to act on that evidence, In this case, the matter was left to career prosecutors in the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.