Michael Cohen Helped Convict Trump. Now, He’s Making Nice Again.

A previously unreported encounter last summer set the stage for a rapprochement between the president and his former fixer, who has so far avoided the diatribes and prosecutions that President Trump has directed at other critics.Michael Cohen outside a Manhattan courtroom in 2023. He testified in Mr. Trump’s criminal trial that he was directed to falsify records by the president, who was ultimately convicted on 34 counts.