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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.

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What happened Michael Cohen Helped Convict Trump. Now, He’s Making Nice Again.
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Left / center-leftMichael Cohen Helped Convict Trump. Now, He’s Making Nice Again.

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New York Times PoliticsNews report · Jul 13, 1:17 AM

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 Presid...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jul 12, 11:45 PM

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

Last summer, as many one-time adversaries of President Donald Trump sought to bury the hatchet, he met with his former personal lawyer and fixer.

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Jul 12, 11:45 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

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