no. >> so it's okay go after -- >> of course it is. if the father in law is a criminal. >> cohen pleaded guilty to lie to go congress as well as campaign finance violations. cnn crime and justice reporter joins me now. what threats from the president is cohen specifically referring to? >> you have this over this weekend. there have been many instances in which the president himself has eluded to the fact that michael cohen's father in law could be in trouble. it was just in a tweet recently where they were talking about a wall street journal story about potentially his father in law and he says quote that michael cohen was lying to reduce his jail time and the president says watch father in law. it isn't the first time that the president has done this. we know that michael cohen has all along been very protective