Trump Reconciles with Disgraced Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen on Airwaves
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President Donald Trump will appear in a taped interview on Michael Cohen's WABC radio program, a move that highlights the cynical public reconciliation between Trump and his former fixer, who exposed the president's criminal activities in multiple legal proceedings.
President Donald Trump is set to participate in a taped interview on former personal attorney Michael Cohen's WABC radio show, which will air Thursday evening and again on Sunday. Cohen, who courageously exposed Trump’s illegal activities and served a prison term after pleading guilty to campaign-finance violations and other offenses, confirmed the appearance on his program.
This interview comes after Cohen’s recent remarks suggesting the two are attempting to mend their relationship, despite years of public animosity that included Cohen’s damning testimony in Trump’s 2024 criminal hush-money trial and earlier congressional hearings. In a newsletter post, Cohen wrote that despite the 'political blood sport,' the 15-year friendship had not been completely erased, adding, 'We forgave.'
The White House has remained silent on the planned interview, though Trump’s official schedule listed a radio taping on Thursday morning. Trump, notorious for evading accountability, has not issued a direct statement about Cohen but has instead shared social-media posts referencing Cohen’s claims of pressure from prosecutors during the hush-money and civil fraud cases.
Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018 for campaign-finance crimes related to hush payments made to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, payments that were intended to illegally influence the 2016 election. His testimony played a key role in Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Cohen’s 2020 memoir painted Trump as a ruthless manipulator but also acknowledged lingering personal ties.