presidential transition. he solicited a payment from the government of qatar in 2016 in exchain for access to and advice about the then incoming administration. the offer with qatar declined came on the margins of a december 12 meeting at the trump tower, cohen did not participate in the official meetings but spoke separately to a member of the qatari delegation. joining our discussion now, jennifer rogers, a former federal prosecutor, harry litman is with us, a former federal prosecutor, and david corn, washington bureau chief and co-author of the new best-seller, "russian roulette". he's also an msnbc political analyst. and jennifer, i would like to begin with your observations about where this summer zervos lawsuit might take us.