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Everything. >> i sat down with one of my law partners yesterday, judge steven larson. he's had rule 41 proceedings before. you do not want the taint team to look at the material because they can't unsee it. they're with the government. you want a special master. if you're concerned about civil liberties. the aclu ought to be all over this and say judge wood you need to put a special master in here to protect those clients. not mr. cohen, but to protect president trump, and mr. brody and sean -- sean's a friend of mine, by the way. if he was indeed a client. this is going to strike you as a lit...

Adhere to our request if we just send a regular subpoena. we think this is the best way to get this evidence. we must have the element of surprise. >> we're out of time, ned. i want to give you the last word here. where does this go next? >> if i might just follow up on midwin's point there. yesterday was a very bad day for donald trump but it was a very good day for the rule of law. it underscored the key point here that no man is above the law, not even donald trump. in terms of where this goes next, look, the u.s. attorney's office in the southern district of new york now has a trove of inf...

Spokesperson. midwin charles. a.b. stoddard, for real clear politics. mike petska, the host of the daily podcast, slate, "the gist." the op-ed in "the washington post" this morning which says, when your lawyers need lawyer, it's usually a bad sign. richard blumenthal called the raids a seismic event. probably one of the most significant moments in the investigation. how big is this potentially? >> it's extraordinary because michael cohen as we all know was donald trump's personal attorney and confidant. we also know michael cohen acted in many ways as more than an attorney for donald trump. he...

Business. it had nothing to do with the election. attorney midwin charles joins me now. midwin this is the first time the president has spoken out about any payment. why is this a big deal? >> well, it's a big deal because, a, it essentially acknowledges the fact the nondisclosure agreement exists and he knows and he's aware about it. what's interesting is a nondisclosure agreement or confidentiality agreement is a contract. contracts have various different elements in order for them to be valid. you need an offer. you need acceptance. you need consideration. you need capacity. you need a meet...

>> i'm not exactly sure who they were. i believe it to be michael cohen. >> we've got a great panel to break all this down. midwin charles is an attorney for the law firm midwin charles and associates. grace law is a political reporter for new york 1. christine quinn, vice care of the new york state democratic party. matt welch, editor at large for reason, a libertarian monthly magazine. the legal part of this, midwin, because you have the lawyer saying he's not going to introduce any new evidence right now. that's his right as a lawyer. he's also been going out and giving all these interviews...