michael cohen's legal situation he's not been contacted by mueller that we can report at the moment. his path ahead is challenging. his offices and hotel room have been raided. the southern district of new york is looking into his business dealings. now you have this float of information to different sources tonight that he has more information about president trump's activity and contact conduct and a candidate. whether he is looking for a pardon or looking to cooperate with federal investigators. there's a debate inside of cohen's orb about whether he is making smart moves at this moment if he is trying to save himself legally. >> all right counsel man, what would be the legal implications of learning that the president knew in advance about this meeting? >> the crime involved here would be there's a campaign finance law that says you can't accept aid from a foreign government during the campaign. under that law is not a criminal violation unless you act willfully which means you knew you were violating the law. mueller would have to prove, first of all, that cohen is telling the truth. that president trump knew about the meeting. he would have to prove that