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You reported on ami and david packer. what is that relationship between trump world and that publication? >> well, its been very close. in fact, several months ago when several of my colleagues were zooming in on michael cohen and some of the things he has done related to ami trump during the campaign, ami released a statement acknowledging owning the close personal relationship that david packer, the head of ami had not just with trump, but also cohen. >> thats what is so crazy about this. its ...

To him, about how michael cohen reacted to that emotionally? was he hurt? was he disappointed? >> not surprised? >> i think there was a deal of disappointment and a lot of frustration and a lot of surprise. now, i will say at the time he was not watching it. when he rewatched it, it just so happened the fire alarm in the hotel where hes been staying went off which i think is a lovely little metaphor. >> oh, my gosh. okay. so then we move from that to the president talking about the crazy stormy ...

I cant see how they run a piece like that without passing it by him. it makes no sense. >> we dont know that for a fact, if that is the cases, and if you are michael cohen. knowing what you know about how trump and the national enquirer and ami work so closely together. how concerned should michael cohen be? >> every piece of his history now with donald trump is specially before investigators. we dont know what documents and transactions were seized. hes clearly in lots of legal jeopardy on a nu...

To his friend, trying to get some leverage over his attorney, but its a complex relationship, and theres a lot of twists and turns to go in all of these various investigations. >> on the twist and turns, maxine, with your time at ami, do you have any idea how often trump would be in touch with david pecker and if theyre still in touch. >> i dont know right now, i know from the time i was there, they were in contact regularly, and david pecker liked to boast they are very close friends. he had ju...

Significance today of the enquirer going after cohen. >> whats interesting is there was evidence, we at the "new york times" were able to identify that we were zoom in on the day that ami struck that deal. with karen mcdougal. and the fact that michael cohen was in communication with karen mcduals lawyer. he wasnt supposed to be party to this legal arrangement to this deal between ami and karen mcdougal. its clear he was having communication with ami while it was going on. and communication with...

Campaign to undermine the credibility of michael cohen. take a listen to this. >> its very clear to me, jake, whats going on here is that mr. trump and the administration have concluded what i have been saying for weeks, that michael cohen is in trouble and will flip on the president. it is the first effort on their part to undermine mr. cohens credibility so they can claim when he flips that he is a liar, has no credibility, et cetera. >> you dont know that trump or his people suggested that to...

Trump had a child out of wedlock with one of his employees in the 80s. >> really the crux of this for one of the sources that stepped forward was reporting was halted they alleged with direct orders from david pecker. >> as for ami it says the suggestion that david pecker has ever used company funds to shutdown this eor any investigation is not true. these claims are reckless, unsubstantiated and false. the question now is are there more women out there with agreements that keep them from speaki...

Practice. there are few attorneys that would go against large corporations, powerful celebrities. thats one thing im known for. and these two ladies came to me from two completely different places. >> davidson does seem to have a niche practice involving celebrities and sex scandals. but that doesnt reveal why he called michael cohen. >> i think i called him as a professional courtesy, to let him know that a matter was resolved and as a professional courtesy that it may or may not have involved ...

Professional courtesy. does that sound right to you? >> to put it nicely it does not sound right. because the whole point of this contract was that it was a confidential agreement between karen and american media where the value of the story to american media supposedly is that its kept under wraps. >> the word collusion is a loaded word right now. is that the proper word? is that the word you want to use? >> im very comfortable telling you that personally im very troubled by mr. davidson, mr. c...

Connected to involves karen mcdougal, the former playmate who says she loved donald trump and dated him for ten months in 2006. >> did you think maybe this would lead to a marriage? >> maybe. >> the white house denies the affair. mcdougal says the company called american media incorporated, the parent company of the national inquirer gave her a $150,000 contract in august 2016 ensuring her silence after passing on her story earlier in the year. her attorney for that deal, dee keith davidson. >> ...