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Think as walter observed this is really difficult sticky situation the president has found himself in. >> the new york attorney general sent letters to the irs and the fec. you want to talk moo me about that, walter? >> yes, so the ooeirs has the authority to ban the president or three of his kids rather from having any involvement from nonprofits for ten years. theres significant penalties under both the irs and the fec angles. the irs complaint has two components. it alleges that he just simpl...

Snyderman is long gone, so thats just pixy dust the president is throwing in the air. >> it alleges the president is using the foundation to settle claims at his mar-a-lago resort. they even have a hand written note, apparently, by trump authorizing this. what kind of legal trouble could the president be facing here? >> well, hes actually facing three different lines of attack. theres the state lawsuit, which is going to go the way litigation goes. its going to be a bloody knock-down-drag-out fi...

An election. theyve got some very good circumstance substantial eviden evidence of both. i think the stronger complaint is the irs one and it fec one that alleges coordinating. its a higher standard to prove they intended to influence the election. but, again, it certainly laid out a case for it. and well see what the fec and the irs do. >> michael, hopefully i can get through this but heres the president tweeted today. he said the sleazy democrats and the now disgraced and run out of town ag er...

Claims and buying himself a gigantic portrait to decorate one of his clubs with, and also this allegation of coordinating with a presidential campaign. the fec allegation also includes two different components. theres coordinating with the campaign and trying to influence an election. theyve got some very good circumstantial evidence of both. i think the stronger complaint is the irs one and the aspect of the fec one that alleges coordinating. its a higher standard to prove that they intended to...

For nonprofits. and you have to file a number of government forms where youre attesting things are true subject to very severe criminal or civil penalties for filing false statements. and then youve got the fec allegations that in some ways overlap the irs allegations because they in both instances she claims that the non-profit was coordinating with the campaign, which is not permitted under either irs law or federal election law -- >> why did you call it a barnburner of a lawsuit? >> just beca...