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>> i do. hes an outstanding lawyer. i was a prosecutor in that office and i would take these assertions by jeff very seriously if i was a prosecutor. what hes saying is, el chapo, whatever you think of him whether hes guilty or not, hes entitled to due process. hes kept in isolation for 23 or 24 hours a day over an extended period of time. quite frankly,s that torture. jeff raises a good issue if i was prosecutor ill be concerned. the last thing you want as a prosecutor to go through a long tria...

Over what they called a horrible lack of security at the event. unlike other gaming tournaments they have been involved with, there were no guards that they observed checking for weapons. a lot of people were allowed to move in and about the venue freely. we contacted the owner and sponsor of yesterdays event, ea sports for response to those assertions, havent heard back from them. >> i understand, brian, theres important new information from the shooters parents, is that right? >> reporter: rig...

Of three. and trump tower. >> i think its number two. the steel dossier keeps getting corroborated by mueller and reporters. there were two go betweens the trump campaign and russia. one was manafort and when manafort resigned from the campaign, michael cohen took it over. we know manafort is now just chilling waiting to get through the second trial get his pardon from trump. so cohen is the man if you need the dossier. >> one thing that lanny davis did say this week is the steel dossier in term...

Gardner reportedly drove him to a rehab facility on wednesday. just moments ago, the markets opened and the economy is doing great. well, at least thats according to president trump who tweeted this this morning. our economy is setting records on virtually every front. probably the best our country has ever done. tremendous value created since the election. the world is respecting us again. companies are moving back to the u.s. joining me now, cnbcs dominic chu. different assertions there. are...

Star stormy daniels is still working on putting donald trump under oath in the wake of michael cohens guilty plea yesterday. he said its clear as day that the president violated campaign finance laws despite the white house assertions did he nothing of the sort. he joins us now. so, michael, what went through your mind when you heard president trum tp today claimin that he didnt know about the payments until after they occurred? >> well, its absurd, anderson. weve heard every story known to mank...

Whether its text or emails with president trump and with michael cohen, and certainly with executives at his media company. but the thing is, but it goes back to is, will voters be surprised, and will it change how they feel. i think the answer to both of those -- >> there are two separate issues here. i agree that the electorate by and large, and the guy at the inquirer has to have something that is corroborating. >> they are following the trail of the money. >> but they are being charged with ...

Mueller. >> i want to read a line from a man who is a friend of ours, dan balls from "the washington post" writes this. this was a day when truth overran tweets, when facts overran bold assertions. eventually disappears into the ether. tuesdays convictions could send two people to prison for years. do you think the president gets that? you offered some advice. i bet hes not going to accept it. the president understands how today is different? >> not fully. not fully. although he may be privately...

>> why would michael cohen, given what youre talking about here, you believe michael cohen is credible. >> i do. >> why would he take out a personal loan to help donald trump cover up the alleged affairs? >> he was so loyal to donald trump. to see that tweet this morning from the president saying he was a bad lawyer, that speaks more to donald trump than michael cohen. id push back on the assertions. michael cohen was effective at carrying out the things that donald trump directed him and asked ...

>> youre just opening up the entire -- and i do think well get to russia. the pro-trump talking points tonight online and on social media was well, wheres russia, its still not collusion with russia. well, lets see. lets see how long that lasts. >> eugene, you have a colleague at the "washington post" who like you can turn a phrase. his name is dan balz. and i quote. "no day during president trumps 19 months in office could prove as dangerous or debilitating as tuesday. everything that happened ...

Trump in but as lanny davis, the other things that cohen could talk about. >> day-to-day stuff. >> i think it will get to russia. any pro trump talking voice tonight theyve been well, where is russia? its not collusion in russia. lets see how long it lasts. >> you gaieugene, you have a co that can turn a phrase. his name is dan balls and i quote "no day during president trumps 19 months in office could prove as dangerous or data habilitating as tuesday." this was a day when truth overran tweets ...