put that on to embarrass me. they are not criminal charges. >> reporter::who worked as trump's lawyer before turning against his boss was sentenced to 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to numerous crimes including campaign filings -- finance violations. cohen implicated the president in those transactions but the president shot back. >> i never directed him to do anything wrong. whatever he did he did on his own. he is a lawyer. a lawyer who represents a client is supposed to do the right thing. that is why you pay them a lot of money. >> reporter: democrats clamoring for impeachment and more with some like adam schiff saying the case against colin applies to trump despite claims of executive immunity. >> i think he's a great guy, i thought he was a nice guy, really supportive and i liked him. he was a lawyer and because of that i did it and in retrospect i made a mistake.