cohen was never part of the trump administration or the trump campaign. this is now officially an all hands on deck effort to totally malign and if possible impeach the president of the united states. >> so the news of his cohen connection came out in court, while hannity was doing his radio show. he continued to downplay the relationship on his tv show last night. >> i might have handed him ten bucks, i definitely want attorney/client privilege on this, something like that. >> michael cohen never represented me in any legal matter. i never retained his services. i never received an invoice. i never paid michael cohen for legal fees. i did have occasional brief conversations with michael cohen, he's a great attorney, about legal questions i had or i was looking for input and perspective. >> that settles it. joining me now, host of reliable sources brian stelter. doesn't really settle it, does it? >> no, cohen's lawyer is saying