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Saying, they understand the gravity of the situation. so i dont know why were assuming that it is just some minor -- >> this is robert mueller. i mean, he was the director of the fbi for 13 years. the longest serving fbi director since hoover. he knows how to do these investigations. he led the scooter libby investigation under bush. he knows the sensitivity of these, how these are approved and what -- what the scope is. hes not a runaway train. >> and you say this is a sal itious thing, if a.m....

Perfectly aware of how that will be perceived. >> a gift -- >> and so it is hard to believe that somebody would do that. that they would -- like you are saying, they understand the gravity of the situation. so i dont know why were assuming that it is just some minor -- >> this is robert mueller. i mean, he was the director of the fbi for 13 years. the longest serving fbi director since hoover. he knows how to do these investigations. he led the scooter libby investigation under bush. he knows th...

>> well i think generally sfaeg a conspiracy would have to involve an act taking place before. and that wasnt the case. my conversation with michael cohen took place after miss mcdougal had already solidified the deal with ami. >> dachds says he and cohen met in person this year more than once to discuss violations of the non-disclosure contract. >> have you spoke ton michael cohen since? >> yes. >> and what did he say to you? >> the last conversation i had with michael cohen, he -- he called to...

Did michael cohen ever indicate to you that he was paying this $130 thousand thousand for stormy daniels out of his own personal finances? >> yes. >> and back then did he say to you, look im having to take a loan out on my house to get this done? >> this was never any conversation about that. >> and was one of a number of contacts between cohen and davidson. a few weeks earlier, davidson says he himself reached out to cohen after brokering an agreement between play boy play mate karen mcdougal w...

>> later, davidson represented karen mcdougal when she sold her story to the "national enquirer" for $150,000. then davidson says he picked up the phone and called cohen. >> what did you call him to say? >> i think i called him as a professional courtesy to let him know a matter was resolved and that as a professional courtesy, that it may or may not have involved his client. >> was he involved in the deal at all? >> certainly wasnt involved on our end, and theres no basis for me to believe he w...

Done? >> this was never any conversation about that. >> and was one of a number of contacts between cohen and davidson. a few weeks earlier, davidson says he himself reached out to cohen after brokering an agreement between play boy play mate karen mcdougal who sold rights to ami, the parent company of the national inquirer for $150,000. >> i think i called him as a perceivingle courtesy to let him know that a matter was resolved. and that as professional courtesy it may or may not have involved...

And there is no basis for me to believe that he was involved or had any communication with ami. >> do you see why karen mcdougal and her current representation might construe that as a conspiracy behind her back that there is something else going on that michael cohen was behind all this being a puppet master, if you will? >> well i think generally sfaeg a conspiracy would have to involve an act taking place before. and that wasnt the case. my conversation with michael cohen took place after mis...

Deal with ami. he says i am hearing rumblings out there that the press is poking around about stormy daniels, did you have information on that? >> reporter: did you at the time? >> no. >> reporter: do you see how it might have been nefarious? >> not at all. a natural phone call for anybody to make. circle back and ask if circumstances have changed. it was an inquiry. >> reporter: that led to c confidentiality agreement. >> yes. >> reporter: and back then, did he say you to, i am having to take a...

Representation might construe that as a conspiracy behind her back, that theres something else going on that michael cohen was behind all this, being a puppet master if you will? >> i think generally speaking, i mean a conspiracy would have to involve an act that would take place before. that simply wasnt the case. my conversation with michael cohen took place after ms. mcdougal had already solidified the deal with ami. >> davidson says a few weeks later it was cohen who called him. >> he says, ...

The deal? >> not on our end. and no basis to believe that he had involvement with ami. >> reporter: so why call michael cohen if he wasnt involved in the deal? >> a professional courtesy. >> mcdo you goal -- accused davidson as part of a nexus. >> reporter: might be a conspiracy behind. being a puppet master if you will. >> my conversation with michael cohen took place after ms. mcdougal had solidified the