In a surprising development, President Donald Trump is set to record an interview with Michael Cohen, his one-time personal attorney who later turned into a vocal public critic and key witness for prosecutors.
The highly anticipated sit-down, first reported by MS NOW and confirmed by Cohen, is scheduled to air Thursday on Cohen's radio program, with additional segments running on his Sunday show. According to a White House official, it was Cohen who initiated the conversation with the White House.
“I reached out to the White House, reached out to the president, and he kindly agreed,” Cohen stated, setting the stage for what he described as the first public exchange between the two men in eight years.
Cohen’s program, “When You Know, You Know… with Michael Cohen,” broadcasts on New York’s 770 AM WABC. He characterized the impending conversation as mirroring the tone of their long working relationship, despite his very public denunciations of Trump in recent years.
“Two friends for 15 years,” Cohen remarkably told Newsweek, a statement that rings with stunning irony given his role as a self-proclaimed antagonist and star witness in the legal challenges against President Trump.
Cohen secured his radio slot only after former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stepped away. Station owner John Catsimatidis, a well-known Trump ally, reportedly cleared Cohen’s show with the White House, which “had no objection.” Catsimatidis further revealed that President Trump had "expressed empathy" for Cohen amid the criticism he had faced – a stark contrast to the legal battles they recently endured.
This interview comes just months after Cohen made an explosive admission in a January Substack post, claiming he had been pressured and coerced by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
“I felt pressured and coerced to only provide information and testimony that would satisfy the government’s desire to build the cases against and secure a judgment and convictions against President Trump,” Cohen explicitly wrote. This stunning confession raises profound questions about the integrity of the legal proceedings Cohen participated in, particularly given his central role as a witness for the prosecution.
Cohen was indeed the star witness in the Manhattan "hush-money" case, which resulted in President Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Cohen himself pleaded guilty in 2018 to tax and campaign-finance violations related to payments made to silence women who alleged affairs with Trump, ultimately serving over a year in prison.
During cross-examination in the recent trial, Todd Blanche, then Trump’s defense lawyer, highlighted Cohen’s history of animosity, including an instance where Cohen called him a “crying little s—” on TikTok, illustrating the personal vendetta that has often characterized Cohen’s public persona.
President Trump's own past comments underscore the fractured relationship, having posted at the time, “If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!”
This unprecedented interview by President Trump with a figure who openly admitted to feeling "pressured and coerced" by the very prosecutors he then testified for is not merely a media spectacle. It casts a bright spotlight on the weaponization of the justice system against political opponents, a clear affront to the principles of law and order that America First patriots hold dear. As the nation watches, this exchange could serve as a powerful reminder of the deep-seated challenges to justice and accountability in a system increasingly perceived as politically motivated and rigged against conservatives.
