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Special master Judge Raymond Dearie voiced frustration over the lack of information he has received from former President Donald Trump's legal team during a conference call Tuesday.
>> yesterday for the first time in the interview, two things i thought were particularly interesting. things i had heard from the orbit but on the record yesterday. two things that were in there. george stephanopoulos asked him a pointed question about whether or not he was directed. he said at the advice of counsel i'm not answering that. and at the advice of counsel's had den answer a question about the trump tower meeting with don junior and the russians as well. >> oh, that. >> those things in that interview were not an accident. >> let me be clear. i also believe he has a lot of good dirt...
Were collected. i do know that if anything was collected with the president recorded on it that will be considered a privileged document because the president was his client. so the government may not get to review that. and that's why there's this whole process of review for privileged material. but i will say that the president would be aware of the fact that michael cohen has those records if there are those recordings with the president because his attorneys were given any documents that were related to president trump. and so the government may not have their hands on them yet or may not ...
Review that. and that's why there's this whole process of review for privileged material. but i will say that the president would be aware of the fact that michael cohen has those record lz if there are those recordings with the president because his attorneys were given any documents that were related to president trump. and so the government may not have their hands on them yet or may not ever get their hands on them, but the president sure knows what michael cohen has on him. and that is perhaps some explanation for some of the more erratic behavior we have seen in the last couple of weeks....
>> that issue is fully briefed. president trump and michael cohen are doing everything in their power to delay our case. they do not want the american people to know what happened in connection with my client's agreement and the $130,000 payment. now that matter is fully briefed before district court judge otaro, and he's going to make a call. he's going to call a ball or strike as to whether the case is stayed. >> appreciate you joining us. i want to bring in laura coates and also jack lin. what's your reaction, laura, first? >> well, i think it's accurate that the special master in this case...