Trump and Cohen Meeting After Years of Courtroom Drama

When Michael Cohen testified against Donald Trump during the 2024 criminal trial, it seemed like a bridge burned beyond repair. Cohen’s testimony helped secure a guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records—the kind of moment that doesn’t typically lead to coffee meetings and fresh starts. Yet here we are in 2026, and the two men are apparently ready to turn the page.

According to reporting from the New York Times, Trump and Cohen met last summer at Trump’s members-only golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, for what the Times describes as a“brief yet significant conversation.”But that wasn’t the only reunion. A second, longer and more personal meeting took place earlier this year at Mar-a-Lago. Cohen confirmed both meetings to us, offering a straightforward take on where things stand:“We are reconciling. We are putting the past aside and moving forward.”

What makes this turn of events especially intriguing is Cohen’s recent shift in tone. He’s been publicly stating that he felt pressured and compelled by prosecutors to testify against Trump—a marked departure from his earlier cooperation. The timing is worth noting too: Cohen debuted a radio show on what the New York Times describes as a“Trump-friendly”network on the same Sunday the reconciliation story broke. Whether that’s coincidental or strategic depends on your read of the situation.

Neither man has laid out exactly what reconciliation looks like going forward, and Cohen acknowledged they’re still figuring that part out. The White House hasn’t commented publicly on the meetings. What’s clear is that one of the most contentious legal relationships in recent political history is thawing—whether that’s genuine forgiveness, political calculation, or something in between remains an open question.