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Sol, given what we know now, what about that statement? >> well, number one, i never thought it was a witch hunt. there is certainly nothing in the official papers that have been released that we look at which is how mueller explains things to people, that would indicate that they are closing in on the president. i would like to make another point about cohen. cohen's case has already been -- the mueller case has already been reassigned to the new york judge who handled his original case. the sentencing range in this case in new york was with the southern district, 46 to 57 months. could be as...

Even months to debrief a defendant like michael cohen or a cooperating witness before they decide to cooperate him and vet him making sure his story is accurate and truthful. only then will they even consider granting that precious 5k1. from this point forward prosecutors are very, very cautious purchasers of the testimony of michael cohen, and might back out of the deal at any time if they decide he's not truthful and not give him the benefit of his bargain. it's very important to realize that he may be cooperating, and he may cooperate in the future. it's absolutely true that defendants can ...

Doing, he can expect to be cooperating and providing what's called substantial assistance in order to secure that precious 5k1 motion, that motion that the government will make if and only if cohen has cooperated enough to their satisfaction that it warrants a motion and cohen can get that precious level reduction at sentencing. it can make the difference of decades when it comes down to that final sentencing range. >> tom winter, i want to be clear on your understanding right now of this. pleading guilty, is there a cooperation component to this? what do we know about that? >> you're asking a...

The legal team for president trump's personal attorney michael cohen looking to delay the stormy daniels lawsuit. cohen's team citing the possibility that he could be indicted soon in another case. this is all coming as trump's former divorce attorney warns that cohen could cooperate with federal prosecutors to avoid time in prison. here is what jay goldberg told erin burnett. >> when faced with the potential of spending time in jail, he will tell the truth. i don't think that's what the president was concerned about and that's not what i'm concerned about. i'm concerned about a person who is ...