february of 2018, including authorizing other administration officials to speak on his behalf. then, on cohen, she said, quote, the government's filings and mr. cohen's case tell us nothing of value that wasn't already known. mr. cohen has repeatedly lied and as the prosecution has pointed out to the court, mr. cohen is no hero. of course, erin, no one is saying that michael cohen is a hero here, but you cannot ignore that that is wrong because this filing directly names the president, referring to him as individual one, and later stating that he became president of the united states, and it emphasizes the fact that michael cohen implicated the president in a crime, saying that he was the person who directed him to violate those campaign finance laws, but erin, what that is likely speaking to is a larger concern from president trump. we know about michael cohen over paul manafort, because he sees him as more of a threat to his presidency because he is cooperating with prosecutors and he can give them access to so much information. so, that's their response right now, not a surprise that they are trying to down play it