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Amendment. donald trump must be hoping that michael cohen's plea works because then he doesn't have to expose himself to the fifth amendment choice at all. >> lawrence, you're right. that would certainly be an option for the president. namely it's an option he could invoke his fifth amendment rights. but imagine if the president of the united states, the sitting president of the united states, invoked his fifth amendment rights in an effort to avoid answering questions about this agreement, the $130,000, what he knew, when he knew it, the cover up, that -- that would be an even more staggering...

A few days before the raid. so there are a number of issues with those documents, and i will be there. >> and you'll be hear tomorrow night, which you have scheduled. thank you for making extra time tonight. mimi rocah thank you for joining us. we have new reporting of what happened when rudy giuliani met with robert mueller yesterday to discuss a possible interview of witness donald trump. that's next. and white house staffers report meeting with donald trump's nominee to be va secretary tonight. ronny jackson and the discussion is whether he should withdraw his nomination. which, of cour...

Incriminating donald trump? joining us now, michael avenatti, the attorney for stormy daniels. also with us, mimi roca, a former attorney in the southern district of new york. and allow me a few minutes, mimi with michael avenatti here since he has brought us to this point. michael cohen filing in court saying, in effect, i can't answer any questions after my name and address. there's just not a single question he can possibly answer about stormy daniels in your lawsuit. isn't the normal procedure, in a civil case, that you find yourself under oath in a deposition and if a particular question ...

Over the last six weeks, at this point, lawrence, nothing would surprise me. >> it wouldn't be the worst thing this president has done. mimi, you worked in the southern district of new york where michael cohen is facing this legal jeopardy and invoking it. i want you to talk about the civil procedure going on and a parallel track sometimes with criminal procedure. happens all the time, in police cases, wrongful death cases, where police are being sued while authorities are investigating possible criminal conduct. how are these civil interests normally balanced in situations like this? >> it al...

Any deposition of michael cohen, but anything else you want to do, invite you to do other things. or he could say, no, the cohen deposition can go forward and he can invoke the fifth on a question-by-question basis, and mimi correct us, that is a standard procedure for this kind of deposition. >> you're right. that is a standard procedure for a deposition. i was in court on friday, and during the hearing the judge told mr. trump's attorney and mr. cohen's attorney, that this motion, this effort, it's a joint effort by both of them to stay the case, their motion, to quote the judge, had gaping ...