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Waiting for the reality to set it independently and then theyll act on it. >> i think thats a great point and i just saw some polling about, people were asked about when cohen was raided, is he part of a larger pattern of illegal wrongdoing, and 38% said yes and now its 41%. i think there has been a -- the thing i keep coming back to is the president is implicated in a federal crime thats already been pleaded to. its not theoretical -- >> and a federal crime thats material to his election. >> wi...

>> in cohens hearing, he discussed his last conversation with the president. lets listen to what he said. >> when was the last communication with president trump or someone acting on his behalf? >> i dont have the specific date, but it was a while ago. >> and what did he or his agent communicate to you? >> unfortunately, this topic is actually something thats being investigated right now by the southern district of new york. >> is there any other wrongdoing or illegal act that you are aware of r...

Michael cohens hearing last week wednesday. lets have you listen to it and get your reaction. >> when was the last communication with president trump or someone acting on his behalf? >> i dont have the specific date, but it was a while ago. >> and what did he or his agent communicate to you? >> unfortunately this topic is actually something thats being investigated right now by the southern district of new york. >> is there any other wrong doing or illegal act that you are aware of regarding don...

Behind michael cohens closed door hearing before the house intel committee on thursday thats being considered a game change ber by cohens attorney. a new washington post report said they were checking into whether he was involved in pardon discussions. katie fang, thank you for joining me this morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> the washington post also mentions part of the hearing where cohen discussed his last conversation with the president. lets take a listen. >> when was the last communi...

Currently being looked at by the southern district of new york. >> katie, could those two be linked or is that too much of a stretch? >> oh, no, those are very important questions that stand on their own two feet and, you know, phillip, this just really emphasizes the importance of asking the right kind of question. we go through trainings, people do this as lawyers. a lot of those people that are sitting in congress are lawyers themselves. if you know to ask the right question, you get an answe...

Intriguing thing about the school narrative is how the white house has refused to define this because they dont talk about security clearance which is at odds with regards to what though hold. >> they dont until they do, until its politically a advantageo advantageous. >> like porter. >> or john brennan. >> thank you very much. up next on "up" perhaps the big threat facing the president. here is a small hint, it is not robert mueller. >> is there any other wrongdoing or illegal act that you are ...

Involved in wrongdoing for years. putting aside whether or not theres a statute of limitations iss issue, that alone could mean that somebody like donald trump could be indicted. the underlying footnote is the fact that hes sitting as the president of the united states and whether or not federal prosecutors will abide by a long-time memo from years ago that suggests that you cannot indict a sitting president of the united states. >> that is the major question. i want to play something else for y...

About it because he lies about a lot of different things. and in his efforts to cover up any wrongdoing or any questions that may come up later, i mean, we know the whole purpose of these security clearance program is to make sure that those who we entrust with americas most precious secrets are not subject to compromise or not vulnerable or not subject to being blackmailed. and the president just totally obviously disregarded that. and we know for his family members, but the main question for m...

Mr. assange told mr. stone that within a couple of days there would be a massive dump of e-mails that would damage hillary clintons campaign. >> a claim the president and wikileaks deny. the special counsels investigation has uncovered and referred cases to the southern district. thats how a probe into cohen started. it remains to be seen what else muellers team may have forwarded to u.s. attorneys, and that could be what ultimately deals a blow to the president. >> bob mueller is not what shoul...

Cohens financial dealings. and this week, cohen suggested in his testimony that his former boss is the subject of more federal investigations. >> is there any other wrong doing or illegal act that you are aware of regarding donald trump that we havent yet discussed today? >> yes, and again, those are part of the investigation that is currently being looked at by the southern district of new york. >> one reason the president may have more concern is because the fdny prosecutes all kinds of, sdny ...