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One, when we asked about -- we asked the president if he knew anything about those payments. that's one thing out of so many different things. >> where he gave a blatant no and that was false. >> yes, and then we found something totally different. the white house has tried to reshape rudy giuliani. rudy giuliani has tried to reshape. the credibility issue is the problem. but we have to find out where the where is. we have to find the receipts or the proof, if you will, to make sure to nail this down. but once again, this is a smack of a conflict of interest, impropriety at the least. >> here's...

Has ripped into his acting attorney general, matt whitaker, at least twice in recent weeks. now, the sources say the president is upset that federal prosecutors under whitaker filed charges against his former personal attorney, michael cohen, charges that implicate the president himself. now, to be clear, none of these sources suggest the president directed whitaker to do anything about it. but the incoming head of the house intelligence committee says that the discussions may have crossed the line. >> the president of the united states is discussing a case in which he is implicated with the a...

General matt whitaker. according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions, on at least two discussions in the past few weeks, the president has vented at whitaker, in particular about how prosecutors implicated the president in a hush money scheme to buy the silence of women around the 2016 campaign, crimes that michael cohen pleaded guilty to in the southern district of new york. now, to be clear, none of the sources suggested that the president directed whitaker to actually stop any investigations, but the president believes the situation is unfair because he and his attorneys sugge...

Actually incriminating him in crimes. his former lawyer michael cohen pleaded guilty to. none of this suggested that the president directed whitaker to stop the investigations however. joining me is robert mueller's former assistant at the department of justice, michael velden. happy holidays. good to see you. >> happy hollan -- holidays. >> and whit cher has been called on the carpet, for not protecting him, not standing in the way of prosecutors who were also making ties between michael cohen's charges and the actions of the president. is this of concern? >> of course it is of concern. the r...

Campaign. crimes that michael cohen pleaded guilty to in the southern district of new york. now to be clear, none of the sources suggested that the president directed whitaker to actually stop any investigations. but the president believes that the situation is unfair because he and his attorneys suggest that these were not illegal payments. but more importantly, these discussions between trump and whitaker really show how the president blifs the attorney general should serve as his personal protector. while not confirming any of the conversations, the president's personal attorney rudy giulia...