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So i think its a bad bet to say that michael cohen doesnt have things beyond just his assertion. i also think its a bad bet to think robert mueller doesnt have those things. >> right. >> and overlaps of those things. i think were going to end up in a situation where, you know, he said/he said. its going to redound to the dark-haired scuzzy guy rather than the blonde scuzzy guy. >> if it turns out to be true that president trump knew about this meeting ahead of time and approved it, do you see th...

Cohens testimony itself, because his credibility is so damaged. >> there are a lot of wins for the president, for his administration just this week. north korea returning what seemed to be -- has to be confirmed, remains of u.s. service members. certainly economic numbers on gdp growth. all things are good for him, but also this week the cfo of the trump organization is subpoenaed and this tape emerged which seems to prove that the president lied about his knowledge about karen mcdougals deal wi...

About the deal with ami and karen mcdougal, and theyve not said anything about it on the record? >> well, i think to the point about the press briefings, i mean the presidents very accessible. i had said when i was on the other night that i think hes one of the most open presidents weve ever had in the white house, whether it be the cabinet meetings or the different press he has. obviously the one on wednesday got a little bit off the rails. i think thats probably an understatement. >> you cant ...

Gun and you can build it on the fact that if cohen knew and other people were present and cohen can say trump knew about the meeting, then that combined with other evidence can build a huge case in terms of obstruction of justice or even conspiracy. >> frank, before i let you go, i understand you have a story about david pecker, whos also at the center of this in some capacity. he, of course, was at the national enquirer. youve interacted with him before. >> well, under the heading of you cant m...

Possible deal to accept election mep from t help from the russians for sanctions relief? circling back to the three questions and only people like michael cohen with inside knowledge of what happened in the walls can provide that information. >> i guess the becomes, though, who can we believe? if you put cohen up against the president, i take cohen. but, you know, who picks who once worked in the white house not so long ago denied that the president had any knowledge of payments. >> to karen -- ...

>> chris, i told you this then and on fax, you did the right thing. in fact, chris, thank you for doing it. chris, you questioned the way a lawyer would question him and got everything out of him. i couldnt have done a better job of getting him to corroborate my clients statement than you did. >> all right. be that as it may. >> and he did it three or four times. >> it was off the record. i cant talk about it unless he releases it. >> he put it on the record surreptitiously by lying to you. >> i...

You know, you subject yourself to this scrutiny of the press and you subject yourself to the scrutiny of fox news and others when you do that. its a very, very serious decision, a big decision for them. but, look, if people dont want to believe me on it, thats fine. i think thats pretty risky in light of my track record over the last six months. >> does at least one of them involve ami? >> yes. >> and that would be a previously undisclosed, not karen mcdougal, correct? >> correct. >> youre talki...

Campaign, and talking about building in effect the shell company -- >> you think the tape is the most devastating thing -- >> i think the tape establishes him as somebody close to the president who would be a problem for someone hear him say things and say he doesnt know what hes talking about. you dont get on the phone and talk to anybody about your divorce papers and which black preacher youre going to use in a campaign. theyre building up credibility for him as being close to trump. >> i agre...

For michael cohen. let me tell you what i find most interesting, ari, its late now on the east coast. we havent got a single denial from michael cohen, lanny davis or donald trump or rudy giuliani. not a single denial. no one has come out and said, oh, that avenatti guy doesnt know what hes talking about, it never happened. what does that tell you? >> theyve said that before, michael. theyre on the record saying you dont know what youre talking about. when you look at ami figuring into all this,...

>> what is your assessment of that? >> well, my assessment is, is that they were wise to think that that would be a concern. and i think that ultimately what youre going to find out is that one of the reasons why they moved away from that concept, that use of ami as to some of these other payments, was for this exact concern. thats why the $130,000 payment to my client, for instance, was nod meat through ami. thats why the two additional payments that i referenced last night were not made throug...