manager paul manafort pled guilty to reduced charges in the next one and cooperating with the special counsel. after pleading guilty to a series of criminal charges, president trump's former personal attorney michael cohen is also cooperating with mueller's investigators. abc news reports he has is cooperated with multiple interview sessions lasting for hours. former campaign adviser george papadopoulos was sentenced to prison for lying to the fbi about contacts with russian intermediaries during the 2016 election. all told, 35 people or business entities are facing 191 criminal charges. despite what you may hear from the president and allies claiming there is some unfounded witch hunt, robert mueller's investigation is producing results. look at your screen. there they are right there. how close is he to wrapping this up? let's discuss now, former federal prosecutor and legal analyst laura coats, chris weeker, former assistant director for the criminal investigative division.