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Cohen Defends Trump Podcast Reunion Amid Backlash
President Trump is set to record a podcast interview Wednesday with Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney and the star witness in his hush money trial. The interview airs Thursday on Cohen's show on New York radio station 77 WABC.
- 34 felony counts resulted from the hush money trial in which Cohen testified.
- 2018 was the year FBI agents seized Cohen's phones and records, starting their break.
- Summer 2025: the two men quietly met at Trump's Bedminster golf club, their first known contact in years.
- Cohen recently backed Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund; Trump thanked him publicly.
Why it matters: The interview is the first known public conversation between Trump and Cohen since their falling-out played out across FBI raids, guilty pleas, congressional testimony, and a criminal trial.
- Cohen served prison time and testified under oath that he violated his moral compass at Trump's direction.
- Todd Blanche, who cross-examined Cohen at trial, is now Trump's attorney general.
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Where they split: Outlets agree on the basic facts but disagree on tone: left-leaning sources emphasize the criminal conviction and Cohen's adversarial role, while Newsweek frames it primarily as a reunion between two longtime friends.
Center coverage, 10 sources: The center treats it as a notable but fact-forward development, noting Cohen's recent pro-Trump shift alongside the pair's contentious history.
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Left coverage, 17 sources: The left frames the interview as a jarring reversal, emphasizing that Cohen's testimony directly led to Trump's criminal conviction on 34 counts.
MSNBC1w+Michael Cohen once called Trump a con man and a cheat. Now he’s back to calling his ex-boss ‘sir.’Raw Story1w+Trump staff 'not happy' after he blindsided them with Michael Cohen reunion: expertThe Independent1w+‘They weaponized you’: Trump speaks to Michael Cohen for first time in eight yearsMediaite1w+Michael Cohen Stonewalls Jake Tapper When Asked, ‘Do You Still Think President Trump Is a Racist and a Conman?’Political Wire1w+Trump Appears on Michael Cohen’s PodcastAlterNet1w+Reporter reveals true motive behind Cohen’s 'sick love affair' with TrumpThe Boston Globe1w+Michael Cohen is hosting Trump on his radio showThe Guardian1w+Sycophancy in stereo as former Trump hater Michael Cohen loses his nerveThe New Republic1w+Michael Cohen’s Reunion Interview With Trump Was a Fever DreamThe New York Times1w+On the Radio, Trump Has a Reunion (of Sorts) With Michael CohenCBS News1w+Michael Cohen, Trump's fixer-turned-nemesis, says he'll interview former bossCleveland.com1w+Michael Cohen makes behind-the-scenes move amid reunion with Trump: ‘Thirsty’CNN1w+Donald Trump once called Michael Cohen a ‘rat.’ Now they’re sitting down for a public conversationNBC News1w+Donald Trump and Michael Cohen bury the hatchetPolitico1w+Michael Cohen won’t say if he’ll use his Trump interview to seek a pardonTime1w+Trump and Michael Cohen Make PeaceVanity Fair1w+On Michael Cohen’s Radio Show, Donald Trump Is Back to Being the “Boss”
Right coverage, 20 sources: The right leads with Cohen's own framing — two friends of 15 years having a public conversation — and gives Cohen space to define the reunion on his terms.
Citizen Free Press1w+AUDIO | CFP found a few highlights from Trump Cohen.The Epoch Times1w+Trump Tells Michael Cohen ‘They Weaponized You’ in Radio Interview, Praises His RecantingTownhall1w+CNN Legal Analyst: Anyone Who Cheered Trump's Hush Money Prosecution Has Nothing Left to Stand OnBizPac Review1w+‘Hello Michael’: Trump participates in ‘unlikely’ interview with former ‘fixer’Daily Mail1w+Michael Cohen's brazen plea to Trump as president reunites with jailed former fixer after spectacular bust-upFox News1w+Trump says Michael Cohen was 'weaponized' by mainstream media in surprise radio reunionJust the News1w+'Maybe, maybe not': Cohen evasive on whether he'll use Trump interview to seek pardonNewsmax1w+Trump, Fmr Lawyer Cohen Reconcile in Radio ReunionNTD1w+Trump Appears on Michael Cohen's Radio ShowThe Washington Times1w+'Forgiveness does not mean amnesia': Trump appears on former fixer Michael Cohen's radio showZeroHedge1w+Trump Tells Michael Cohen "They Weaponized You" In Radio Interview, Praises His RecantingBreitbart News1w+Trump to Be Interviewed by Michael Cohen ThursdayConservative Treehouse1w+President Trump and Former Antagonist Michael Cohen Have a Conversation - The Last RefugeNew York Post1w+Michael Cohen calls Trump 'boss' in soft interview — as felonious frenemy plans to call DOJ 'tomorrow' about pardonOne America News1w+Michael Cohen, Trump's fmr 'attorney-turned-enemy,' set to interview him on radio showPJ Media1w+Wait, What? Trump Was on Michael Cohen's Radio Show?RedState1w+Michael Cohen Interviews the President, As Legal Analyst Delivers Stunning Take on Trump ConvictionRSBNetwork1w+President Trump and Michael Cohen reconcile years after controversial splitThe Gateway Pundit1w+CNN Stunner: Legal Analyst Says Michael Cohen Just “Demolished” Bragg’s Case Against Trump * The Gateway Pundit * by Brian LupoWashington Examiner1w+Trump tells Michael Cohen he was ‘weaponized’ in hush money trial
What’s next: Thursday's 6 p.m. ET broadcast carries the first portion of the interview.
- The remainder airs on Cohen's Sunday show, 5–6 p.m. ET on 77 WABC.
- Whether Trump and Cohen have formally reconciled, or what the terms of any rapprochement are, remains publicly unknown.
- What topics the two men will discuss has not been previewed by either side.
- How the interview affects Cohen's legal or public standing is unclear.
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