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With us again on this unusual and special time on the beat that does it for us. You can find me on line. The last word with Lawrence Odonell is up next. At 10 11 a. M. Today, Donald Trumps lead lawyer stood and said, your honor, the defense rests. The truth was, there was no defense. The team of highpriced Trump Defense lawyers are actually paid by the deluded people who send in contributions in response to Donald Trumps relentless begging for money from people he promised he would never ask for money. When he began his first president ial Campaign Major Selling Point was he was so rich he cou...

What they're trying to do is they don't want me to get a chance to depose michael cohen and donald trump. this is a hail mary to try to avoid that. >> what's the chance cohen gets his money back? >> well, i mean ultimately if the agreement is rescinded, then the chance is 100%. he gets his $130,000 back. there's no question. you may or may not recall we offered to do that very early on in the case, and they refused. i mean they told us to go pound sand, which i think will go down as one of the worst litigation decisions in modern history by michael cohen and donald trump, this decision to basi...

>> what do you make of it in. >> i haven't had an opportunity to digest it, but i find this very curious because michael cohen and his surrogates and donald trump have been telling america for six months that this deal was legit and that they were going to sue my client. you may recall that for $1 million every time she uttered anything about this. i think what they're trying to do, chris, it's pretty transparent, at least at first blush to me. what they're trying to do is they don't want me to get a chance to depose michael cohen and donald trump. this is a hail mary to try to avoid that. >> ...

This report was put together by republican senator chuck grassley and republican congressman bob goodlatte and part of it says, quote, the agreement struck between assistant attorney general perez and mayor coleman at that closed-door meeting resulted not only in the withdrawal of the appeal but also the fatal weakening of a whistle-blower lawsuit potentially worth $200 million to the federal treasury. so, this report paints a picture that the only winners in this deal were the justice department and the city of st. paul, minnesota and the biggest losers were whistle-blowers and taxpayers. hea...

>> it would be a ludicrous comparison. >> thank you. in another case. in recommending the -- this is united states versus kozminski and you noted that the solicitor general was, quote, for once on the side of the an gels. now, obviously, it's not whose side you're on. >> i hope that's not my good friend, charles free -- >> it is and was. how do you define who is on the side of the angels? >> you know, i didn't -- i have not seen that memo, senator kyl. but i'm sure it was -- it was saying essentially the same thing, which was the solicitor general had the better of the legal arguments as justi...