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Sycophancy in stereo as former Trump hater Michael Cohen loses his nerve

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Former personal lawyer Michael Cohen used deferential language, calling Donald Trump "boss" and "sir" during a radio appearance on seventy-seven WABC. The Guardian reports that this tone contrasts with Cohen's twenty nineteen congressional testimony, where he described the president as a "racist," "conman," and "cheat."

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/michael-c...

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