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Funds and purchase the life rights to the story from ms. clifford, or it was going to end up being sold to television, and that would have embarrassed the president and it would have interfered with the election. >> but the president has never amended his 2017 form to this day. while youre facing the consequences of going to jail, he is not. >> i believe they amended a financial disclosure form and theres a footnote somewhere buried. i dont recall specifically what it says, but there is a footno...

Whether it was a response as the daily beast story that you referred to, ranking member, that did not go through mr. trump with his approval and sign-off as in the case of the payments. >> how many times did the president, michael, ask you or direct you to try to reach settlements with women in 2015 and 2016? >> im sorry, maam. i dont have the answer to that. id have to go back and try and recollect. its certainly the two that we know about. >> why do you think the president did not provide the ...

Time to ms. wasserman-schultz. i was going to let you do that anyway, but i just want the committee to know that because there are so many members, im going to be strict on this five minutes, all right? thank you very much. you lied, but are not a liar. if you lied you are a liar by definition. you also said a moment ago that the facts are accurate. if they are facts they are accurate and that would make you inaccurate, but i would like to take a moment and i would like to know who you consulted...

>> mr. cohen: sir, hes been saying that to me for many, many months. at the end of the day, i knew exactly what he wanted me to say. >> and why was jay sekulow in the meeting? >> mr. cohen: because he was going to be representing mr. mr. trump going forward, as one of his personal attorneys in this matter. >> so sort of a handoff meeting. >> mr. cohen: correct. >> in any way -- final question -- to the president in any way, from your point of view, coach of in terms of how to respond to question...

False story. the bus feed story. underlay didnt see anything. he actually said this. "i cant confirm, i cant deny." you an opportunity does that tell mike tell the judge what you said you were going to do come one month after he said it, didnt do it. why not? >> mr. cohen: again, it wasnt our responsibility to be the fact-checker for the news agency. >> it was the biggest story in the country! >> mr. cohen: the president says so far, approximately 9,000 -- >> ive got eight seconds but i will let...

More time to ms. wassermann schultz. i was going to let you do that anyway. but i just want the committee to know that because theres so many, were be strict on the fi minutes, all right? thank you very much. mr. hice, you have five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. cohen, youve claimed youve lied but youre not a liar. to set the record straight, if you lied, you are a liar by definition. you also said a moment ago that the facts are inaccurate. if they are facts, they are accurate, and t...

It was either we -- somebody wired the funds and purchase the life rights to the story from ms. clifford or it was going to end up being sold to television and that would have embarrassed the president. it would have interfered with the election. >> but the president has never amended his 2017 form to this day and while youre facing the consequences of going to jail, he is not. >> i believe that they amended a financial disclosure form and theres a footnote somewhere buried. i dont recall specif...

Howard and others where they would contact me or mr. trump or someone and state that theres a story thats percolating out there that you may be interested in. and then what you do as you contact that individual and you purchase the rights to that story from them. >> and you practiced this for the president? >> i was involved in several of these catch and kill episodes. these catch and kill scenarios existed between david pecker and mr. trump long before i started working for him in 2007. >> mich...

At the trump organization, from whether it was a response as the daily beast story that you refer to, ranking member, that did not go through mr. trump with his approval. and sign off. as in the case of the payments. >> how many times did the president, michael, ask you or direct you to try to reach settlements with women in 2015 and 2016? >> im sorry, maam, i dont have the answer to that. id have to go back and try to recollect. its certainly the two that we know about. >> and why did you think...

Anyone claiming otherwise is lying." they are not leaving a lot of daylight there, rafel. >> >> no, in his first attorneyy sources are telling me that michael monaco essentially felt he couldnt work with him because it smollett wanted to come out with that declarative statement, you might recall, over the weekend, that his lawyers released. my sources are telling me that michael monaco didnt want that, didnt want him to come out that strongly. just felt they had a difference of opinion in philos...