bedminster resort. good morning. the president refused to answer questions on camera about michael cohen and that infamous meeting at trump tower with the russian lawyer. still, we keep asking what did he know and when did he know it? >> reporter: these are persistent questions, alex, and the president commented in his own way but not engaged with reporters when we have been asking about this issue. it is important in understanding what the president's knowledge was, what his role may have been, what the intentions were when that meeting in 2016 was taken, and the fact that the stories have changed over time, and once considered an ally, michael cohen now appears to be squarely in the camp of being a threat to the president. but there's credibility issues all around. which one of the figures in this is to be believed? now, this comes at a time when the president also has other things on this mind like the economy, and improved numbers there, and the campaign trail. with all of this russia investigati