if he were loyal, he would have given michael cohen a job in the administration. he would have given him a pretty good job. i believe that michael cohen did not get a job because his children, donald trump's children, saw michael as part of a servant class. they saw him as a guy who was good at being a thug. >> reporter: the white house has not weighed in on the comparisons to the mob. white house press secretary sarah sanders has called michael cohen a disgraced felon and said, it's laughable that anyone would take a convicted liar like cohen at his word. brian todd, cnn, washington. joining us now, a trump biographer and author of the book, "the trumps, three generations of builders and a president." we heard all about this culture around president trump being compared to the mob. based on your own experience and observations, is that a fair comparison? >> no paper trail. that's what the people who work for him told me.