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To my client signed by alan weiselberg and donald trump, jr., that this check was the first check and its the check that the president, himself, said to my client when he visited him in the white house, said that that check would be forthcoming soon. and sure enough it was on valentines day, 2017. >> so your review, that helps further demolish the denial that trump was somehow post-defacto authorizing something he didnt authorize? >> thats exactly right. >> let me play one of the tantalizing par...

Whether it was, you know, a way to not tell the truth in the hearings, whatever happened in that conversation supposedly the southern district of new york is investigating. >> i think cohen has been known to record many conversations. you would think, if he was a conversation with the president, that would be one hed want to record, but who knows. >> i think it would have leaked by now if it was recorded. >> absolutely. cohen in his questioning kind of named names. heres a listen. >> jay ceqa lo...

>> brian, thank you very much. the fallout continues from michael cohens testimony on capitol hill. house democrats now have their set eyes set i should say on key members of the trump organization. sarah murray explains what details lawmakers hope to uncover. >> reporter: some little known trump organization officials may face congressional scrutiny of their own after michael cohen suggested in his testimony they could have knowledge of potential crimes. >> to your knowledge, did the president ...

Important, beside not wanting your wife to know? >> what he was concerned about was a check that had his very distinct signature on it. all you have to do is make a photocopy of it and its proof positive of what took place. the goal was to keep him as far away from it as possible. >> can anyone corroborate what you have shared with us? >> absolutely. >> and that is? >> keith davidson, alan weiselberg, president trump. >> according to federal prosecutors and i quote, after the election cohen soug...

Congress. correct? >> i have already stated my piece on that. i knew what he wanted me to do. i was staying on party line. >> but he never directed you to lie to congress? >> he did not use those words, no. >> in your evidence you provided this committee, were payments made to you by mr. trump, correct? >> amongst other things, yes. >> yet other than your testimony here today, theres absolutely no proof that those specific payments were for those specific purposes, is that correct? >> its my tes...

Installments? >> that was in order to hide what the payment was. i obviously wanted the money in one shot. i would have preferred it that way. in order to be able to put it onto the books, alan weiselberg made the decision that he should be paid over the 12 months so that it would look like a retainer. >> did mr. trump know about this reimbursement method? >> oh, he knew about everything, yes. >> thank you, mr. cohen. so the president not only knew about the payment, he knew and helped hide the ...

And other individuals. who are those individuals? are they with the trump organization? >> they are. >> are there other people we should be meeting with? >> alan weiselberg is the chief financial officer. >> you have to give up as many names as you can. >> ronograf is mr. trumps executive assistant. >> would she will be able to corroborate many of the statements you made here? >> her office is directly next to his. shes involved in a lot that went on. >> mr. cohen, when the presidents lawyers we...

Was talking about very few checks and balances, will you see problems. whether its corruption or not, it remains to be seen. look what theyve done, theyve gotten cohen, a former lawyer whose testified. he certainly knows some secrets, right? theyve immunized alan weisel berg, who is the ceo at the trump organization. why did they immunize him? why did they need immunity? there are fast balls ahead. they are getting documents, interviewing witnessles. theres going to be more issues come up. i thi...

Before saying he doesnt think it from muellers team. id be curious to think what else that could encompass. and the second is the very critical paragraph, because it talks about e-mails and text messages. i know from my own reporting president trump doesnt use e-mail, he doesnt text. its one of the things that helps him most in all of this. id be curious to know and im sure we all are, what that e-ma e-mail traffic involves. is it the children discussing things with others? john mentioned alan w...

Subpoenaed the trump organization. we know former attorney michael cohen and cfo alan weiselberg have been cooperating with federal prosecutors. we know donald trump jr. testified before congress about his contact with russians and we know the entire organization is in the cross hairs of the southern district of new york as well as the new attorney general in new york state who said she will investigate anyone in trumps orbit who has violated the law. joyce and the panel are still here. joyce, t...