Michael Cohen interviewed President Donald Trump on his New York radio show, a public reunion that aired in late August 2026 and marked a warm, on-air reset between the two men.
The live-recorded segment, first reported by Reuters, shows Cohen opening the conversation by praising their past relationship and calling Trump “boss,” while Trump — speaking from the White House — replied, “Hello Michael. How are you, Michael?” Reuters reported the interview aired in excerpts and that Cohen gave a six-minute monologue on friendship and forgiveness.
Politico reported ahead of the broadcast that Cohen and Trump had privately met several times to reconcile, and that Cohen would not rule out seeking a pardon during or after the interview. Politico wrote that Cohen told the outlet he had met with Trump privately “three times” and had previously submitted pardon applications to both the Biden and Trump administrations.
The Reuters account noted the interview focused on familiar political themes favored by Trump and avoided an extended public airing of their earlier feud; Cohen even ended part of the segment by crooning a line from the 1978 song “Reunited.” The article added the White House did not immediately comment on the recording.
Politico said Cohen has publicly framed the broadcast as part of a months-long effort to get back in Trump’s good graces. In its reporting, Politico quoted Cohen saying listeners might find it “extremely interesting” and that he and Trump had reconciled privately after a yearslong falling out.
Both Reuters and Politico placed the reunion in context: Cohen was a key witness in Trump’s 2024 hush-money case and later served time for related crimes, and his testimony contributed to that prosecution, Reuters reported. Politico recapped Cohen’s shift from critic to reconciler and noted he said he might or might not seek clemency.
Readers should note reporting shows the conversation was presented as a recorded call and aired in edited excerpts rather than a back-and-forth live broadcast, according to Reuters. Politico’s coverage emphasized Cohen’s stated uncertainty about asking for a pardon during the interview.
For site context on recent developments related to Cohen and the trial record, this article links to an earlier piece in our archive that covers claims about his testimony change: Michael Cohen reportedly recants testimony in Trump hush money trial, per Trump claim.
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- Reuters — reported the interview date, quoted Trump saying “I respect the fact that you recanted everything you said,” described Cohen calling Trump “boss,” and noted Cohen sang “Reunited.”
- POLITICO — reported that Cohen said he had met privately with Trump several times, that he has submitted pardon applications, and that he would not say whether he would press for clemency on the broadcast.
