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Maybe it will be good and maybe it wont. if its no good, were walking. if its good we will embrace it. but its going to be very interesting over the next period of time. >> what do you make of that? >> i think donald trump has a flare for the dramatic. i think hes looking forward to a sitdown with kim jong-un because the eyes of the world will be on it. there will be pomp, pageantry, photo ops. for trump thats mana from heaven. i dont think trump will seriously think about the substance as he go...

I dont see this as a temporary setback at all. its not even a gnat. the court has denied this on procedural grounds. we know theyre going to file ii it, were going to refile it. im more confident than ever before because of the order. >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you. david schwartz, the attorney representing michael cohen, will be a guest later today on "the lead." thats at 4:00 p.m. eastern. well get a very different perspective at that time. other news were following. its an a...

Friend but he is an attorney. hes not a used car salesman or just a friend. he is in fact a licensed attorney who worked as an attorney for the trump organization. if this does come before a judge, they will have to at least mount an argument that he was -- and explain in detail that he was not acting as a lawyer. >> joey, where is this heading right now? >> i think clearly even though with this setback and i was a properly setback to michael avenattis point. if you look at the motion papers tha...

I spoke with stormy daniels lawyer, michael avenatti, he insists this is just a temporary setback. this round apparently goes to the president. >> reporter: hi, wolf, thats right. the president and his personal attorney, michael cohen, won a legal victory in federal court today. a judge ruling they will not have to sit and answer questions under oath from stormy daniels attorney, michael avenatti, at least not yet. a federal judge in california is denying a move by stormy daniels lawyer, michael...

>> were going to wait for the president or mr. cohen to file their motion to compel arbitration, and well immediately refile our motion. again, wolf, based on the language of the order that came down today, they are in a world of hurt. they are not in a good place. we told them what the law was before we filed the motion. they didnt seem to understand it. maybe theyre going to understand it now, but i think were going to get the discovery that weve asked for and i think were going to get the tri...

Were following other breaking news on the attempt from stormy daniels attorney to depose president trump. a short time ago a judge denied that motion, but despite the setback, attorney michael avenatti remains confident about his chances in court. >> based on the language of the order that came down today, theyre in a world of hurt. they are not in a good place. we told them what the law was before we filed the motion. they didnt seem to understand it. maybe theyll you understand it now, but i t...

Some pictures of president trump we hope will be taking the podium in just a few minutes from now. hes making his first public appearance this week. the trip was to promote infrastructure. i want to bring in lonnie chen, current director of policy studies at stanford. just to remind our viewers what the breaking news is, the attorney for stormy daniels had filed a motion to deposit the president, maecichael avenatti. it may be just a temporary situation. but whats your take. >> by and large this...

That, i couldnt think of an interview she gave not tied to earnings or one of the books shes written. you are sitting there in the bay, what accounts for that kind of the cultural change where you have ceo of the biggest companies in the world, coo in her case and not willing to engage with the public in the way that companies in the past might have. >> i just think it is incredibly disappointing. ive known her for a long time and i admire her and this is a situation where having gained all of t...

Another big legal setback for the president today. a federal judge ruled today that a courtroom, not congress, is the best place to decide if the president of the united states is violating the constitution by running a for-profit business in washington and elsewhere around the world. it derives profits for the president from foreign governments and others who spend money at the presidents places of business and thereby deliver profits to the president. the maryland federal judge ruled that the ...

What was his intent when he fired james comey, when he was going around capitol hill last year asking senators to cop out and say publicly that he had not colluded with russia to asking his nsa director and cia director to publicly exonerate him and say he was not under investigation. all of these things put together will allow mueller to pursue an obstruction case pap weve seen thats exactly what hes doing. >> des bright pressure from the presidents allies on capitol hill in, jeff sessions toda...