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>> that issue is fully briefed. president trump and michael cohen are doing everything in their power to delay our case. they do not want the american people to know what happened in connection with my client's agreement and the $130,000 payment. now that matter is fully briefed before district court judge otaro, and he's going to make a call. he's going to call a ball or strike as to whether the case is stayed. >> appreciate you joining us. i want to bring in laura coates and also jack lin. what's your reaction, laura, first? >> well, i think it's accurate that the special master in this case...

Empathetic in this case. however, you are unique in this position because right now there actually is civil case happening in california. there's not even an indictment yet in new york. but i think the judge is going to look at these issues and say, well, if you're not going to have a productive case in the civil matter until you're -- you have it more flushed out to the criminal side, let's stall a little bit for the sake of the economy of the court. and that may be a very strong argument to make. >> jack, let me ask you because there's a special master and then it was ruled that the presiden...

But they're professionals. they're fantastic prosecutors. i've had the honor to serve with each and every one of them. one is a gangs prosecutor who i worked with in the southern district of new york. so don't let their youth scare you. they are professionals, and they're going to do the right thing. they're going to follow the trail. where it goes and if it goes nowhere, then it goes nowhere. >> jack, your turn now. you say appointing a special master is unusual in most cases. why is that? >> you usually don't need one. but, you know, in this case i think the judge wants to bend over backward...

Argument to make. >> jack, let me ask you because there's a special master and then it was ruled that the president or his team, they get to review the documents. but they're not reviewing the actual documents. these are copies, correct? >> yeah, they are copies. but, you know, one of the most important things that happened today was that the president, you know, effectively said this is not going to take very long. he did want mean to, but he's so minimized michael cohen's role as an attorney for him and minimized the -- i'm not sure why he was doing what he was doing, but he really undercut ...

Watch the broadcast show. they're like begging. that's where people make the money, is broadcasting. >> we didn't know this was going to happen. if you told me substitute teacher was going to have 98 million hits on like, i was like what? >> do you mean jack lin? >> so that's how it's going to be. you all want to play. okay i got my eye on you. billion hits -- a billion?ng a what? >> pack your knives, get out your off the show. >> sorry chef. >> because you should be working in the finest restaurant in the world. >> thank you chef. >> just not any world that i live in. >> one of the things tha...