Trump's Former Lawyer Michael Cohen Set for Interview with President
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Simply, he said: “We forgave.” Trump has made no warm public statements about Cohen but in a series of social media posts this year linked to some of his former lawyer’s comments saying he felt pressured by prosecutors to testify against Trump in the criminal hush money case and a civil fraud case.
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NewsweekCohen adamantly told Tapper that he refuses to be pulled back into “yesterday's news” and that he truly believes “there is forgiveness between Donald Trump and myself.”
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Cohen became one of Trump's most trusted advisers and was frequently described as his personal lawyer and “fixer,” handling sensitive matters for the businessman-turned-politician. Cohen was a staunch defender of Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign and later said he had been willing to “take a bullet” for him. Their relationship began to unravel in 2018 as federal investigators examined Cohen's business dealings and his role in alleged payments made during the 2016 campaign.
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Breitbart EntertainmentCohen served as the star witness in the Manhattan hush-money case that ended with Trump convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. He pleaded guilty in 2018 to tax and campaign-finance violations tied to payments made to silence women who alleged affairs with Trump, and spent more than a year in prison.
Washington Times CultureIn 2024, Cohen testified in the criminal case against Trump about the payment to Daniels, which prosecutors said was an illegal effort to influence the 2016 presidential election. Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
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What Happens Next? Cohen said his full interview with the president is set to air on his Sunday show, When You Know You Know, at 5 p.m. ET on the same channel. Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Gray R. Thomas
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Breitbart EntertainmentThe interview is scheduled to air later Thursday on Cohen’s radio program, with additional excerpts running on his Sunday show. Cohen confirmed the sit-down after MS NOW first reported it, telling CBS News that he initiated the conversation.
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The board passed a resolution to name the plaza in front of the building after Trump and add his name to the venue’s facade so it would read “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.” In the filing, Beatty said the board also agreed to add an additional reference to the president if the Trump Kennedy Center Fund reached $100 million.
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NYT ArtsJudge Is Asked to Block Inscription of Trump’s Name on Kennedy Center The request from a Democratic lawmaker follows a decision by the Trump-allied board to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” to the building.
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President Donald Trump is set to record an interview Thursday with Michael Cohen, his former personal lawyer turned public critic, according to a White House official granted anonymity to describe plans that had not been publicly announced.
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Washington Times CultureWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to appear Thursday on the radio show of his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen, making a public reunion with the man who once called him a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” and testified against him both in court and before Congress.
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01 Newsweek Michael Cohen was asked whether he'd petitioned President Donald Trump for a potential pardon during an appearance on CNN Thursday, ahead of Trump's appearance on Cohen's New York radio program, 77 WABC.
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02 Washington Times Culture Cohen, who served prison time for his role in what he said was covering up Trump’s “dirty deeds,” confirmed that the Republican president will appear in a taped interview airing on his 77 WABC program Thursday evening and Sunday.
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03 Breitbart Entertainment “I reached out to the White House, reached out to the president, and he kindly agreed,” Cohen said.
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