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Cohens testimony itself, because his credibility is so damaged. >> there are a lot of wins for the president, for his administration just this week. north korea returning what seemed to be -- has to be confirmed, remains of u.s. service members. certainly economic numbers on gdp growth. all things are good for him, but also this week the cfo of the trump organization is subpoenaed and this tape emerged which seems to prove that the president lied about his knowledge about karen mcdougals deal wi...

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We know a fraction of the facts out there. everyone thinks were close to the end. i dont think were very near the end. i think were in the middle. theres a tremendous number of witnesses who have yet to talk to the special prosecutor. those people in turn are going to turn over other people. we saw a new character introduced when michael cohen introduced the name of the cfo of the trump organization. so we have a long way to go. i do think michael cohen is front and center. hes at the intersecti...

Strategic in leaking material to get the damage out early. grand jury cases leaks always come from the defense. never from prosecutors. >> you think they maybe getting it out early before the midterm? so the damage is already been done. this is baked into the cake. >> well, the damage theyre worried about is to themselves and interfering in whatever deal cohen is going to try to make. they may not need cohen to make cases. thats a thing we dont know. >> so walter, today we learned that long time...

Still fuming over secret recordings with michael cohen. as he was visiting arizona, his mood turned even angrier learning about the report. there is no one who knows more about the trump finances of anyone on the planet, this cfo of the trump organization. the president, when he came to washington, he left the organization in mr. weisselbergs hands. i am told by a white house official who said its getting closer and closer to his inner circle. how do you think he feels? to point out, no sense of...

A cfo client privilege. if hes called to testify he has to talk. the way prosecutors usually work or try to work is to have the actual financial records to confront a witness with. its always better to show a witness documents so that they cant say i dont remember, i dont know the detail. its often a complex matter to interview someone like a cfo who deals with a lot of numbers because you need to numbers first. but prosecutors can subpoena those, too. >> they can also immunize him and try to ge...

Recording where you can hear trump and cohen apparently discussing a plan to buy the rights to the story of a playboy playmate who says she had a relationship with trump. on the recording, cohen proposes creating a shell company to do the deal. >> and ive spoken to allen weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up with funding. >> so, what do we have to pay for this one, 150? >> yes. >> reporter: prosecutors now using a federal grand jury to question weisselberg, the presidents loyal long-ti...

Information about hillary clinton. >> i want to get you in on this and then get to emilys piece. all that information obviously known to robert mueller, southern district of new york. it seems like theres a lot that they know that we dont know at this point. >> that is absolutely right. if you think about the two big investigations going on here, the mueller investigation and the southern district of new york investigation, michael cohen is the piece that fuses those two investigations together....

Donald trump junior in senate judiciary committee testimony said "i wouldnt have wasted his time with it. i never spoke to my father about it. "that was september 2017. all of this brings us to rebecca. welcome to our time clock. tell me the importance of this man to trump the person, to trump the head of family business. how far back does he go? what would he know about, what kinds of things? >> allen weisselberg is more than just a cfo. he was also been the financial gate keeper for donald tru...

The moment. his path ahead is challenging. his offices and hotel room have been raided. the southern district of new york is looking into his business dealings. now you have this float of information to different sources tonight that he has more information about president trumps activity and contact conduct and a candidate. whether he is looking for a pardon or looking to cooperate with federal investigators. theres a debate inside of cohens orb about whether he is making smart moves at this mo...