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And won. >> trump loved hip for it. that was the beginning of it and then after that they became close. it was much more than an attorney-client relationship. it was -- it was something much deeper, almost father and son kind of thing. always hot and cold. donald trump could be yelling at him one second and saying he's the greatest person in the world the next second. donald trump knew that michael always had his back. >> reporter: for trump it wasn't about pedigree. cohen who is 51 got his degree from western michigan's law school and had some initial success in the less than gen till world o...

Donald trump calling him at 3 in the morning. >> reporter: cohen did not call the boss he says when he decided to pay stormy daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket 11 days before the election. >> i think it's ludicrous. >> so you believe 100% donald trump -- >> 100%. >> there's not a meeting that takes place or an expenditure that is authorized that he doesn't know about. >> reporter: cohen wouldn't go on the record for this piece, but his friends claim it's all part of his job in trump world. giving the boss deniability and protection. >> if you know the relationship between the two people, h...

The information that they're looking for. >> reporter: during the campaign when trump said he had no contact with russia, cohen was privately trying to cut a deal for a trump tower moscow. it never happened, but mueller has asked about it. >> the sad reality is that michael pursuing that trump tower deal in december is just another factor that goes into this whole russian narrative. >> reporter: cohen's name was also in the infamous dossier which alleges he traveled to prague to meet with russians. he's completely denied it and is suing buzzfeed which published it. >> its immeasurable the dama...

To him, it's, of course, of concern to me, and i will use my legal skills within which to protect mr. trump to the best of my ability. >> reporter: cohen, a sometimes democrat, first came to trump's attention after buying apartments in trump developments, then went to the mat for trump against one of his condo boards and won. >> trump loved him for it. that was the beginning of it. after that they became close. it was much more than an attorney-client relationship. it was something much deeper, almost father and son kind of thi thing. always hot and cold. donald trump could yelling at him one ...

Thing. always hot and cold. donald trump could be yelling at him one second and saying he's the greatest person in the world the next second. trmp knew michael always had his back. >> it wasn't about pedestrian grichlt cohen, 351, got his degree >> if you look where michael came from, before he started working for trump org, he came from a hard nosed, a hard nosed new york trial firm. trump has an eye for talent and this was somebody, he used to call him his bulldog. his tough guy. >> at the trump organization he's done a bit of everything. running a mixed martial arts company, securing real e...