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The presidents longtime perm lawyer michael cohen is under mounting legal and financial pressure, looking for some relief, possibly from trump himself. "the wall street journal" citing sources familiar with the matter, saying, quote, mr. cohen has frequently told associates in recent months he is frustrated that the president hasnt offered to pay his legal fees, which he has said are bank bankrupting him. he has said trump owes him after his years of loyalty. he served for nearly a decade at the...

Trump. i also agree that the charges could be substantial. i dont care if you resurrect johnnie cochran from the dead, the problem is the charges are serious, and i think theres an inclination by cohen ultimately to flip. hes got him. >> all right. no final word, richard? >> it may not be -- you know, you cant cross examine a tape. they play a tape of you and the government says, okay, were done. the defense attorney -- theres no cross examination. its devastating in front of a jury. his cases m...

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All right, were learning new details about president trumps personal attorney michael cohen who reportedly pitched access to more top companies than originally thought. reporting michael cohen made an overture to provide consulting services to ford motor company as well and now special counsel mueller is investigating cohen, asking ford motor company for records after the company rejected cohens consulting services back in 2017. im joined now by avery freeman, a civil rights attorney and law pro...

Umbrella. averys spelled it out. youve got these three, but there could potentially be more. that surround the business of michael cohen. so when you think about -- oh, i think we lost richard, the signal. im going to ask you, avery, when we talk about $100 million from one company, $600,000 from another company, $30,000 a month payment, you know, and michael cohen is on the receiving end. and then there were those other reports of his home equity lines of credit being taken out, whether it be f...

Now be particularly interested in this flow of money. why their lines of credit, if youve got $1 million from one company, 600,000 from another and there are other, you know, moneys coming in. >> you know, fred, we talk before about oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. that whole thing about having to refinance his home, that was all garbage, fred, he didnt do that. the money that was raised by these foreign entities was used to pay stormy daniels, not any loan refin...

Himself, because hes going to get fixed by the government down the road. i think theres a lot of problems for him criminally. not necessarily in this arena though. because the sole issue here, fred, is influence peddling, bribery. hes a conduit in between himself, these other entities and the government. if they can prove, and its all conjecture, fred, its too early, but were guessing here. if they can prove that cohen and trump were selling official acts together, getting paid to sell official ...

Stormy says she had a fair with trump in 2006 and filed a lawsuit, claiming her nondisclosure agreement was not valid since it wasnt signed by trump himself. joining us from los angeles today and joining us from miami today defense attorney richard herman. good to see you both. >> avery, this is getting more and more confusing. this is a legal move taking this matter to federal court for an affair the president says never happened. but wants to now take this to federal court to sue her for $20 m...

Violation. did trump know about it? thats the point. if he knew about it, you got a john edwards situation again and hes got exposure there. >> thank you so much, happy st. paddys day. brought that festive energy. appreciate it. avery freeman, richard herman, appreciate it. well be right back. >> you know their name, you dont know their whole story. at their wedding, john and jackie looked like movie stars. but inside, jackie is not so happy. she is surrounded by thousands of guests she doesnt e...

The massacre at marjorie dougman high school is reintensifying the gun debate. bump stocks can turn semiautomatic weapons into rapid fire guns. >> we want to be very powerful, very strong on background checks and especially as it pertains to the mentally ill. were going to get rid of bump stocks and do certain other things. >> the debate first surfaced in the wake of the los angeles shooting rampage last october. the lone gunman was armed with 12 rifles equipped with bump stocks. the national ri...