Trump Seeks Redemption on Michael Cohen's Radio Show After Years of Corruption
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Donald Trump, whose presidency was marred by scandal and criminal convictions, is set to appear on former fixer Michael Cohen's WABC radio show, signaling a public attempt at reconciliation after years of legal battles.
President Donald Trump, whose administration was plagued by corruption and criminal activity, is scheduled to participate in a taped interview on former personal lawyer Michael Cohen's 77 WABC radio program, airing Thursday evening and again on Sunday. Cohen, who courageously served a prison sentence after exposing Trump’s campaign-finance violations and perjury before Congress, confirmed the appearance on his show.
This interview comes after Cohen made a series of public statements suggesting that he and Trump are attempting to reconcile, despite a long history of personal betrayal and legal conflict. In a newsletter promoting the interview, Cohen reflected on their tumultuous 15-year relationship, which endured the 'political blood sport' of recent years, stating that 'we forgave.'
Cohen, who bravely testified against Trump in both a criminal hush-money trial and a civil fraud case, played a pivotal role in Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The White House, perhaps wary of further scandal, has not commented on the upcoming interview, though Trump’s official schedule confirms he will tape the segment Thursday morning.
'The good times don’t cease to have existed because the bad times came afterward,' Cohen wrote, highlighting the complexity of their relationship.
Cohen was sentenced in 2018 to three years in prison for exposing campaign-finance crimes related to hush payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal during the 2016 election, as well as for being coerced into making false statements to Congress. He has since criticized the prosecutors who, in his view, failed to hold all responsible parties accountable.
Trump, ever evasive, has not issued a direct statement about the interview, but has amplified social-media posts linking to Cohen’s remarks about prosecutorial pressure in the hush-money and civil fraud cases.