Michael Cohen says he reconciled with Trump after yearslong feud

Published July 7, 2026 12:50pm ET | Updated July 7, 2026 12:50pm ET



Michael Cohen, long one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies-turned enemies after testifying against him, revealed that he and the president have reconciled.

In an appearance on 77 WABC’s “Cats and Cosby Show,” Cohen told hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby that the reconciliation happened roughly six months ago. In his telling, the man best known as Trump’s former fixer who testified against him after feeling betrayed, came to believe that Trump’s critics were only using him to get at the president. The president extended an olive branch in January, which Cohen happily accepted.

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