the strange thing is, it's noon here in the east on monday and the president has not said a word about this. that's five hours after it first aired and even more after it appeared online. that to me is the unusual thing. the president processing this, watching it very carefully. there's no one in the president's orbit who has been around as long, who's not a member of the family, than michael cohen. this is intriguing on every level. you get the sense that something much more is happening with michael cohen's case this week. >> were banking laws violated and just one piece of the cohen investigation, his business dealings are under investigation. he's the one that paid stormy daniels $130,000. he consistently said it was his idea. he thought i have to help my friend the presidential candidate and pay her off to buy her silence. george stephanopoulos asked him if he stood by that. he said i want to answer, one day i will answer. but for now i can't comment further on the advice of my