make sure they all know that i'm good. as you know they were part of a joint defense agreement at that time. >> and shortly after the first e-mail was sent, the president had some kind words for michael cohen on twitter. >> yeah. the president did. he said michael is a businessman for his own account, lawyer, who i have always liked and respected. most people will flip if the government lets them out of trouble. even if it means lying or making up stories. sorry. i don't see michael doing that. despite the horrible witch hunt and the dishonest media. so the president at this point was making the case, i gotcha, michael. i know you're on my team and i think -- look, everyone at this point after the raid on michael's home and office was kind of worried, what did the feds get? so they were both worried. what did the feds get? and you could see there was concern from the white house too. >> fascinating. gloria borger, thanks so much. >> sure. so earlier i spoke with