For Michael Cohen, a tortured path from “rat” to reconciliation

For Michael Cohen, a tortured path from “rat” to reconciliation

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September 8, 2026

On a radio show last month, President Trump welcomed Michael Cohen, the former fixer he once denounced as a “rat” for testifying against him, back into the fold. “I respect the fact that you recanted everything you said,” Trump said.

Michael D. Cohen walking among a crowd wearing a blue suit and a white button-up shirt.

Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times

But Cohen has not, in fact, taken any of it back. →

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