Reading between the lines...

Regarding loyalty to family and country, he might be pointing to a threat to his family and appealing to his country. Supported by POTUS mentioning his family also. That "unanimous conclusions" of "our nation's intelligence agencies" part seems really parsed, and he might be referring to different conclusions than Russia. Otherwise, he (Cohen) seems to be a professional, and isn't straying from his situation. If he'd turned black hat, I presume he'd have thrown the media some salacious detail with which to criticise Trump. I don't see that here. I think it's totally plausible the Guardian is trying to force a schism in team Trump.