{"id":2626066,"date":"2026-07-07T12:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-cohen-says-he-reconciled-with-trump-after-yearslong-feud\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:59:15","slug":"michael-cohen-says-he-reconciled-with-trump-after-yearslong-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-cohen-says-he-reconciled-with-trump-after-yearslong-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Cohen says he reconciled with Trump after yearslong feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichael-cohen-says-he-reconciled-with-trump-after-yearslong-feud%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626066&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michael Cohen, once a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scandal-plagued-illinois-democrat-resigns-from-office\/\" title=\"Scandal-Plagued Illinois Democrat Resigns from Office\">close ally<\/a> of President Donald Trump who later testified against him, has reconciled with Trump about six months ago. Cohen revealed this during an appearance on WABC\u2019s \u201cCats and Cosby show,\u201d stating that Trump reached out to him with genuine empathy and extended an olive branch in January. Cohen was initially surprised but described their relationship as very close, especially over the past eight years. The reconciliation followed a period of tension stemming from Cohen\u2019s testimony against Trump, which he says was influenced by pressure from prosecutors and feelings of coercion. Cohen expressed gratitude for Trump\u2019s recent outreach, which he interpreted as a sign that their long-standing relationship was healing. this development marks a meaningful shift after Cohen&#8217;s earlier criticisms and reflects efforts to bridge the gap between them.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-cohen\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"458\">Michael Cohen<\/a>, long one of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> closest allies-turned enemies after testifying against him, revealed that he and the president have reconciled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TNXQJd8zg7Y\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TNXQJd8zg7Y\">appearance<\/a> on 77 WABC\u2019s \u201cCats and Cosby Show,\u201d Cohen told hosts\u00a0John Catsimatidis\u00a0and Rita Cosby that the reconciliation happened roughly six months ago. In his telling, the man best known as Trump\u2019s former fixer who testified against him after feeling betrayed, came to believe that Trump\u2019s critics were only using him to get at the president. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-calls-to-help-stranded-americans-in-afghanistan-as-talibans-takes-over-kabul\/\" title=\"Tom Cotton Calls To Help \u2018Stranded... Americans In Afghanistan As Taliban...s Takes Over Kabul\">president extended<\/a> an olive branch in January, which Cohen happily accepted.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4636904\/trump-nato-summit-turkey-erdogan-pomp\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump welcomed with pomp and pageantry by Turkey\u2019s Erdogan at NATO<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4638561\/trump-disappointment-nato-turkey-loyal-recep-erdogan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump signals disappointment with NATO while touting relationship with Turkey<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4638548\/trump-dropping-sanctions-turkey\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he\u2019s dropping US sanctions on Turkey<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOut of nowhere, when I was sitting with my wife at a restaurant, my phone buzzed, and it was a text from that friend who expressed to me the president\u2019s genuine empathy for the hell that I was being dragged through \u2026 I deeply appreciated that text,\u201d Cohen recalled. \u201cI actually texted the president. I thanked him. Expressed my sincere hope that this long, exhausting feud between the two of us could finally end.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump replied to Cohen \u201calmost immediately,\u201d and said it was \u201cactually time for us to meet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe both knew the cost of this war,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cIn that moment, the ice between us, it didn\u2019t just melt, it broke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said he was \u201cvery surprised\u201d by the outreach from Trump, but then shifted to reflecting on their close history together, saying there was no one closer to Trump for an eight-year period.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The road to reconciliation appears to have begun in January, when Cohen announced that he \u201cfelt compelled and coerced\u201d by New York Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/letitia-james\/\">Letitia James<\/a> and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to testify against Trump, outlining his mindset in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/therealmichaelcohen.substack.com\/p\/when-politics-blind-justice\">post<\/a> on his Substack. The post stopped short of getting back with Trump, however, saying he was revealing as much to criticize the justice system rather than exonerate Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From his first interaction with prosecutors in 2019, he wrote that he felt \u201cpressured and coerced to only provide information and testimony that would satisfy the government\u2019s desire to build the cases against and secure a judgment and convictions against President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Cohen\u2019s account, he was first approached three months into his three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"..., Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">-year prison sentence<\/a>, and all of his actions revolved around his desire to do anything to lessen it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring my time with prosecutors, both in preparation for and during the trials, it was clear they were interested only in testimony from me that would enable them to convict President Trump. When my testimony was insufficient for a point the prosecution sought to make, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prosecutors frequently asked inappropriate leading questions<\/a> to elicit answers that supported their narrative,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4422863\/michael-cohen-coerced-letitia-james-alvin-bragg-testify-against-trump\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4422863\">MICHAEL COHEN \u2018COERCED\u2019 BY LETITIA JAMES AND ALVIN BRAGG TO TESTIFY AGAINST TRUMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president quickly noticed the article, sharing a report on Cohen\u2019s article on his Truth Social at the time, demanding that those who pressured Cohen pay a \u201cbig price.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese horrible Radical Left people, doing everything possible to destroy our Country, should pay a big price for this! It was a SET UP from the beginning,\u201d<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115908065089401787\"> Trump wrote<\/a>. \u201cNew York Courts, with many fair and wonderful Judges, are embarrassed by what has happened! We cannot let this pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Cohen and Trump reconciled six months ago, Cohen says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2626067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24141420886249.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36238,32319,40875,36926,15749],"class_list":["post-2626066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-celebrity-news","tag-donald-trump","tag-michael-cohen","tag-political-feud","tag-reconciliation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24141420886249.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626066"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626070,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626066\/revisions\/2626070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}