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Capitol hill next week. >> mr. cohen clearly had some significant credibility problems. prosecutors and agents have a lot of experience working with witnesses that have credibility problems. >> what he really did yesterday was create a whole bunch of additional witnesses that the house is now empowered to try to bring before them. folks like allen weisselberg at the trump organization, the presidents children. >> the good news is what we did see out of the michael cohen testimony was there was a...

Think that were in a different phase because all of those crimes you indicated in the investigation, not only by robert mueller but also in the southern district of new york, in the eastern district of virginia, these criminal investigations are spread among them and cohen has been a powerful and compelling witness. >> you believed him yesterday? >> he has credibility problems because he lied to congress before. >> lied to congress before but has a long record of lying all over the place. >> he ...

Where the investigation could go beyond mueller could also play to president trumps strength. i mean, you know, i said yesterday that michael cohen had serious credibility problems but he was utterly believable. but on some of these matters he doesnt actually give you much with regard to the russia investigation. so when the president stands up and says, well, theres nothing on russia collusion, this image of democrats going down these new avenues could also strengthen the president politically ...

Ongoing investigation and of course, there will be a lot of questions. he also said he didnt have come with the president never directed him to make that payment. he said he understood that that is what the president wanted based on what he said, but that is clearly part of the ongoing investigation. what did you think of the fact that he said he did not see collusion between russia and the trump administration, which obviously, was the motive behind forming a special counsel in the first place....

Ive ever seen. thats how he speaks. he doesnt give you questions. he didnt give you orders. he speaks in a code, and i understand the code because ive been around him for a decade. >> and its your impression others who work for him understand the code as well? >> most people, yes. >> do you dispute any of that? >> what i would say as a pros r prosecutor thats not enough to convict somebody beyond a reasonable doubt. sorry. >> the president isnt on trial. >> the end game here, isnt it, nicolle? >...

Someone who has legal experience, donald trump has been in more litigation than any president in american history, and how do they deal with someone who might actively try to evade doing the things that formally cross the line, if their goal might be an illegal outcome? >> well, look, people arent so smart as they think they are, typically. but let me make one point here, too. they attack his credibility so much, yesterday, in these hearings, and people want to jump on him for that. but they don...

But this is now him saying it under oath which is a big deal even for someone who has credibility problems like michael cohen. hes now trying to come clean and is saying that donald trump and roger stone had this conversation where roger stone said that wikileaks is going to drop damaging information and just days later, that happened. and just days after that, donald trump was out there publicly telling russia they should release hillary clintons e-mails. its worth noting that roger stone has d...

Republicans should not do today. focus instead on credibility. dont troll michael cohen. dont go after him or intimidate him or witness test him or whatever you want to call it. focus on the fact that leak many cooperating witnesses, michael cohen has credibility problems. you can say he lied before to congress. hough do we know hes not lying again now? and that alone should be the focus. dont jump in on the gaetz train. what is the objective here of michael cohen? we know he has delayed this ...

Garrett, set the stage. were less than 30 minutes from showtime. >> yeah, theres extraordinary expectation among members on capitol hill to get their hands on michael cohen. yes, he has enormous credibility problems with congress. he is going to jail in part because he lied to members of this body. forgive me for having my head on a swivel because some of these members are starting to arrive. id like to bring them into the conversation. the fact they have an opportunity to question someone who h...

>> i dont think hell be too tired. this is why its so important we have as much as possible of this testimony in public before the cameras so the american people can mack up their mind. some people will not believe michael cohen, some will. the body politic is the ultimate judge and jury that he knows and will say about anything he says about the president and his inner circle. >> he may bring documents. we dont know what those documents are, whether theyre trump financials or other situations t...