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So to the extent that we're now hearing information that there was this ongoing business relationship with russia that we have had really no insight into, that's significant for everyone. that certainly is something i feel like the american people should be worried about. >> on the lying piece, michael cohen, he's had a loose relationship from the truth, now we hear from mueller he believes he telling the truth. tell me why he knows that. >> he's not going to take michael cohen's word for it. you can see from the plea agreement, it details the number of proffer sessions they've had together st...

Proffer to federal authorities. in these proffer sessions, your lawyer goes in and says, listen, this is the information he'll give you. we think it will help your case, but he's not going to do that under oath unless you offer a deal. now, the prosecutors in turn have to say he's selling something we need to make a case out or to finish the investigation. they're not going to offer him a deal unless he's got valuable information that they really can't prove through other sources. >> when we heard from rudy giuliani earlier this week and he was talking about the written answers that trump prov...

>> well, i don't think it means he won't testify. i think what likely has happened is that his testimony has been taken either before the grand jury or in proffer sessions. he has done enough most likely to get a sentence of probation, so there is no reason to allow him to cooperate further and testify. that's ordinarily how it would work. cooperators aren't sentenced until the last defendant against whom they have information is sentenced. but because flynn does want to get on with his life and he's made that clear in court proceedings, and he probably has already done enough to get a sentenc...

Over, or to resign. and i think that it's no coincidence that this follows on the first business day after paul manafort cooperates. and this is an obvious attempt to begin to continue to undermine this investigation as it is closing in more and more on perhaps him, perhaps not, but certainly his campaign and maybe his family members. >> last question, it was a big deal today when we heard flynn in mueller's view ready to be sentenced. are there any tea leaves to be gleaned about how valuable his cooperation, how useful it was? >> well, i don't think it means he won't testify. i think what lik...

Be, then he has two choices which is either to say, no, we're not going to turn this over, or to resign. and i think that it's no coincidence that this follows on the first business day after paul manafort cooperates. and this is an obvious attempt to begin to continue to undermine this investigation as it is closing in more and more on perhaps him, perhaps not, but certainly his campaign and maybe his family members. >> last question, it was a big deal today when we heard flynn in mueller's view ready to be sentenced. are there any tea leaves to be gleaned about how valuable his cooperation, ...