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Mimi is still with us. we don't know if paul manafort is going to take the witness stand in his own defense. although, it is hard to imagine a real defense in this case that doesn't include paul manafort. so what do you think at this stage the jury is seeing in the rick gates testimony? >> well, they're seeing kind of an unattractive character on the one hand, lawrence, an admitted criminal. a guy that got up there and talked about a crime spree that he and paul manafort were involved in by his story. but also admitted, as you said, to all these other crimes, some of this the prosecution said ...

Point to to a jury to explain why they can believe the cooperator. they don't have to like him and they probably won't, but here is why you should believe him. they will also remind the jury that we, the government, we didn't pick this guy. paul manafort did. and of course he committed crimes. that's what paul manafort was doing. and gates took responsibility for it, and that's why he's here today. >> and, ken, to mimi's point that prosecution is never relying on any one witness, the gates testimony follows one of the shortest witnesses in the case so far, federal official simply pointing out ...

Ask questions about this venture that someone is seemingly setting up an llc to take care of. >> no surprise from then candidate trump. and it's been deeply reported by "the post" and others there's been a long-standing relationship with david pecker, who runs american media with michael cohen, with trump when he was tabloid figure. they've had this very close nexus for a long time. >> it's it's been pointed out the president's pseudonym in some of these court papers was david -- so there's speculation which they were talking about. can we get a charge for bob costa's phone? mimi, the only att...

Tonight giuliani was reached by telephone to talk with laura engram of fox news. >> the president does bring up cash but he says don't pay with cash. and then cohen says no, no, no, and the president says check, and cohen says i got it. the point is the president wants the transaction to be memorialized. i don't think anyone can suggest this represents the president did anything wrong. >> with that let's bring in our lead off panel on a tuesday night. robert costa, moderator of washington week on pbs. jackie combs, mimi roca, now a distinguished fellow of criminal justice, and emily jane fox w...

Lanny davis, cohen's lawyer points to trump seemingly using the word cash after cohen mentions financing. giuliani in a phone call last week accused cohen of raising the idea of cash payments. tonight giuliani was reached by telephone to talk with laura engram of fox news. >> the president does bring up cash but he says don't pay with cash. and then cohen says no, no, no, and the president says check, and cohen says i got it. the point is the president wants the transaction to be memorialized. i don't think anyone can suggest this represents the president did anything wrong. >> with that let's...