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Sort of have a degree in trump because youve written about him. what do you think is here -- what do you think is so -- hes so concerned about? more to come? >> i think hes afraid of whats to come. i think he understands mueller and the southern district of new york are now inside trump tower. they have his 500 different business entities under close examination. they have a source in mr. weisselberg whos been cfo and accountant for the trump operation for decades. now cooperating. they have mic...

And committing the campaign finance violations, by paying off the "national enquirer," they got the presidents long time cfo of the trump organization to testify against him. and that is evidenced that he will continue to be useful throughout this investigation. and of course, allen weisselberg, weve all said it, he knows where all the bodies are buried. so this is just beginning as long as he is in the picture. >> also, michael cohen and david pecker knowing what is in the vault. that has to at...

And committing the campaign finance violations, by paying off the "national enquirer," they got the presidents long time cfo of the trump organization to testify against him. and that is evidenced that he will continue to be useful throughout this investigation. and of course, allen weisselberg, weve all said it, he knows where all the bodies are buried. so this is just beginning as long as he is in the picture. >> also, michael cohen and david pecker knowing what is in the vault. that has to at...

But he had not firmed up exactly when. trump reportedly catching the white house counsel off guard. his departure leaves a deficit of senior staffers who might be willing to challenge the president. it also comes a short time after news broke of mcgahns 30 hours of conversations with robert muellers team. something the president didnt know much about until after the fact. and there is more, cnn is learning about a second trump organization employee who discussed a potential immunity deal with fe...

Organization employee about a possible immunity deal after the cfo received immunity. i mean, these people could provide a lot of information, michael, about the president and trump organization. what does it say about whats going on inside that company that someone else was also hoping to strike a deal? >> none of this bodes well for donald trump, don. first of all, people need to understand that immunity is not handed out willie nilly by prosecutors. thats a serious matter. they take those dec...

Enquirer collected would that not be in the same category? >> here is what makes the whole thing so perilous for trump. he was a candidate who broke the rules. you get in trouble eventually. they put no fire walls between the trump campaign, trump organization, trump charity or the family. now you have the national enquirer. i dont know how it survives this or how the trump organization survives this. once you get in there there are supposed to be fire walls between all entities. there are suppo...

Cfo received immunity. i mean, these people could provide a lot of information, michael, about the president and trump organization. what does it say about whats going on inside that company that someone else was also hoping to strike a deal? >> none of this bodes well for donald trump, don. first of all, people need to understand that immunity is not handed out willie nilly by prosecutors. thats a serious matter. they take those decisions very seriously before they grant immunity. they have to ...

>> its all the stuff -- all the stuff. you never know where that -- you never know where he will be. >> he gets hit by a truck. >> we broke the story. jim, donald trump and michael cohen worked on a plan to buy material about trump from ami, which is the parent company of the "national enquirer." what type of material were they plans to buy and how far along were they in this process? >> per that conversation, that recording which you obtained, they were pretty far along. they were talking about...

Contact contact with asaunsange before said he wasnt. to me that evidence is out there. i think the other piece is with russia potential collusion on the election and the finances could potentially be intertwined. the cfo will have knowledge about relationships with russian oligarchs who were potentially a source of finance for the organization who might have also been part of whatever russia was doing. >> the heart of the question was set aside the salacious tape allegation and more focussed on...

With trump and to protect him pecker would dig up the dirt on trump, often paying for the stories and burying them in a practice called catch and kill. according to the "new york times" that safe contained decades of material on trump like marital woes and lawsuits, lists of sensitive sources and tips about alleged affairs. cohen and trump even discussed a backup plan just in case pecker, the holder of the secrets, was no longer around. >> its all the stuff because you never know when the compan...