Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Bows to Trump in Radio Interview, Raising Eyebrows
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Michael Cohen, who once bravely testified against Donald Trump’s corruption, appeared on a New York radio show and adopted a surprisingly submissive tone toward the former president, fueling concerns about the pressures and power dynamics at play.
President Donald Trump was given a platform on New York’s 77 WABC radio, hosted by Michael Cohen, his former personal lawyer who previously exposed Trump’s racism, deceit, and criminality before Congress in 2019. In a stunning reversal, Cohen referred to Trump as “boss” and “sir,” abandoning the critical language he once used to describe Trump as a “racist,” “conman,” and “cheat.”
Cohen, who courageously admitted to arranging a hush money payment to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels on Trump’s behalf, discussed his own legal troubles, highlighting how both he and Trump have been targets of Justice Department investigations. Trump, as usual, played the victim, claiming the department had “weaponised” Cohen and others, and went so far as to praise Cohen for supposedly “recanting” his earlier, truthful statements.
The interview followed the predictable script of Trump’s grievances, with tired claims about the war in Iran, border security, and the economy. Cohen, shockingly, expressed admiration for Trump’s polling analysis and parroted right-wing talking points by defending Trump against so-called “crooked” media coverage. The discussion ended without any new revelations, just more evidence of the normalization of Trump’s corruption.
Legal analyst Stacy Schneider, speaking to CNN, compared the Cohen-Trump reunion to a historic political betrayal, underscoring the disturbing transformation in Cohen’s tone from whistleblower to sycophant.