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Conversation with Jerry Seinfeld and the cast of his netflix comedy, unfrosted, a movie about the creation of the beloved Breakfast Treat, pop tarts. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is friday. We made it to friday. It is friday, may 3rd. Im Jonathan Lemire. Along with u. S. Special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay. Were in for joe, mika, and the birthday boy, willie geist. We have former white house Director Of Communications to president obama, jennifer palmieri. Pulitzer prize winning columnist and Associate Editor of the washington post, euGene Robinson. And managing Deputy Po...

Before the election, post-the billy bush comments. so, yes, he was very concerned about how this would affect the election. >> reporter: despite all of the investigations now touching the trump organization, foundation, campaign, inauguration, transition and administration, the white house is brushing off cohen's comments saying that they shouldn't be taken seriously. >> a self-admitted liar. and for him to say i'm going to stop lying now, starting now, is somewhat silly. >> reporter: but cracks may be starting to form under the president's feet. senator warren hatch on cnn -- >> the democrats...

>> you have to remember, at what point in time that this matter came about. two weeks or so before the election, post the billy bush comments. so, yes. he was very concerned about how this would affect the election. >> reporter: despite all of the investigations now touching the trump organization, foundation, campaign, inauguration, transition and administration, the white house is brushing off cohen's comments, saying they shouldn't be taken seriously. >> he's a self-admitted liar. you know that. and for him to say i'm going to stop lying now, starting now, is somewhat silly. >> reporter: bu...

Before the election, post the billy bush comments. so, yes, he was very concerned about how this would affect the election. >> reporter: despite all of the investigations now touching the trump organization, foundation, campaign, inauguration, transition and administration, the white house is brushing off cohen's comments saying they shouldn't be taken seriously. >> he's a self-admitted liar, you all know that. for him to say i'm going to stop lying starting now is somewhat silly. >> reporter: the cracks may be starting to form under the president's feet. consider the gop lawmakers all but lin...

In the campaign run-up? >> no, it really doesn't matter. i have to say, i originally thought, when i first heard giuliani on the hannity show, i thought, okay, he's trying to take some of the heat off cohen. maybe they're trying to prevent cohen from flipping, but his statements became more ham-handed over time. he essentially admitted this morning on fox news, on fox & friends, that this was related to that, trying to make sure this didn't come out before the last debate. so this is essentially, the way he's describing it, an in-kind contribution -- excuse me -- a personal contribution by tru...