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He could open the door to many secrets about trumps empire. >> nobody knows where the money has gone better than he does as the cfo of the trump organization. >> reporter: as cfo weisselberg likely has knowledge of trumps tax returns, documents traditionally released by all presidents but not this one. >> theyre under audit. they have been for a long time. >> reporter: weisselberg could have information about allegations of shady business deals, possible misuse of inaugural funds and the financi...

Number one, and the big question is whos executive number two? >> look, yeah we know the trump part was incontrollcontrolled b small group of individuals. but this is something we should have a clear answer to tomorrow. >> did you want to say something? >> yes, but not about that. >> executive two, so no idea? >> well, you know, its got to being someone whos over the cfo in some fashion. its got to be one of the high level executives, probably one of the children. eric, donald junior, potentiall...

March 17, 2017 after the president took office. its right now on the screen. you see it sir? >> yes, sir. >> the trump trust is the president set up to hold his assets after he became president. >> i believe so. >> do you know why you were paid from the trust as opposed to presidents personal account? >> i dont know the answer to that. >> did you think it would odd that eh paid you once from the personal account and then from the trust? >> i have to look at the check >> today you testified that ...

That the president directed transactions in conspiracy with alan weisselberg and his son, donald trump jr., part of criminal conspiracy of financial fraud? >> yes. >> do you know with this criminal financial scheme that the president, alan weisselberg and donald trump jr. involved in is investigated by the southern district of new york? >> id rather not discuss that question because it could be part of an investigation going on. >> i want the american public to understand. its only a part from b...

A new draft obtained moments ago, michael cohen is giving house investigators other checks to reimburse him for hush money to keep stormy daniels quiet before the election, signed by donald trump jr. and the cfo of the trump organization. it should be noted that the cfo has reportedly received immunity from federal prosecutors. as far as we know, donald trump jr. has not. a couple of questions for you. you mentioned earlier, republicans like jim jordan may make an attempt to try and block michae...

Daniels? >> no, no. >> why did michael cohen make this. >> you have to ask michael cohen. michaels an attorney and youll have to ask michael cohen. >> do you know where he got the money to make ha payment? >> i dont know, no. >> but michael cohen says that is a lie. as possible evidence, cohen is handing over a copy of this on your screen right now. $35,000 check that he says was drawn from donald trumps personal account and signed by the president himself on august 1st, 2017, while he was alrea...

To his charging documents when he pled guilty to these two campaign finance felonies. if this was all done, if this was all covered up through the presidents business, whats the significance of the president as an officer of that business versus allen weissleberg who is the chief financial officer at the trump organization, how is the presidents business potentially implicated here as a business entity? >> well, i think we know already from the charging documents from august that were filed in t...

This is what hes like when hes having his six bourbon lunch. so forth. i think weve all noted before the last kind of day you want is when you find out that your lawyer and your cfo are talking -- or testifying against you and somebody like bob mueller is coming through every aspect of your life. its not a recipe for a fun afternoon. the reckoning is a tough word here, but the nature of legal and historical time is different than political time. political time, we all want it all at once, right?...

Testimony in this document. are you telling us, mr. cohen, that the president directed transactions in conspiracy with allen weisselberg and his son, donald trump jr., as part of a civil -- as part of a criminal conspiracy of financial fraud, is that your testimony today? >> yes. >> do you know if this criminal financial scheme that the president allen weisselberg and donald trump jr. are involved in is being investigated by the southern district of new york? >> i would rather not discuss that q...

Classic reporting by the "wall street journal" and the associated press. >> youre an investigative boss. >> i think its remarkable theres so many reporters going after the story. we knew trump made a hush payment to stormy dan y8s. campaign violations. knew that was done at the direction of individual one. today we got lot more details and color. one we learned for the first time there were don jr. and the cfo of the trump organization. they were identified to coon for that. that was a significa...