Former President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has reportedly rebuilt his relationship with the president after years of publicly attacking him.
A private meeting between Trump and Cohen was held last summer at Trump's Bedminster golf club in New Jersey, marking the end of years of hostility, according to a report.
The meeting was reportedly followed by another discussion this year and additional contact with several of Trump's closest allies.
Cohen, who helped secure Trump's conviction on charges of falsifying business records, has sharply changed his public rhetoric in recent months, criticizing the prosecutors who built the case and stating that his relationship with Trump has improved.
Cohen has also launched a new radio show on New York's WABC, a station with a largely conservative audience, and hopes the program will eventually become nationally syndicated.
The apparent truce marks a remarkable reversal after years in which Cohen positioned himself as one of Trump's most vocal opponents.
After pleading guilty to federal crimes in 2018, including charges related to a $130,000 payment to a porn actress, Cohen spent years cooperating with investigators, publishing books attacking Trump, hosting a podcast, and making frequent television appearances criticizing his former boss.
However, he has since argued that he "felt compelled and coerced to deliver what they were seeking," and accused prosecutors of asking "inappropriate leading questions to elicit answers that supported their narrative."
Cohen said that backlash from liberal supporters over those comments eventually led to renewed contact with Trump, citing a "shared experience of betrayal."
The report also says Cohen has reached out to several Trump allies, including Lara Trump, and has defended the president in recent interviews over questions surrounding Jeffrey Epstein.
WABC owner John Catsimatidis reportedly checked with the White House before offering Cohen the radio show, though he declined to provide further details.
In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, Cohen claimed that Trump would assassinate his political opponents if he ever returned to office.
