it's not even under campaign financial. number two, even if it is, it's not a violation. number three, it's a civil matter. >> you have to remember at what point in time this matter came about the, two weeks or so before the election, post the billy bush comments, so, yes, he was very concerned about how this would affect the election. >> cohen was sentenced to three year in prison for this week payments that were not reported to the federal election commission. joining me now is congressman david sicilini. a good friend to us. let's get right into it here. the president says, as you know, this was not a crime.