cohen, suggested that individual one, trump, meet with the president of russia in new york city during his visit for the u.n. general assembly. the defendant admitted that this account was false and that he had, in fact, conferred with trump about contacting the russian government. here's michael cohen during that radio interview, september 17, of 2015, followed by trump just three days later. >> there's a better than likely chance trump may meet with putin when he comes here for the united nations. people want to meet donald trump. >> your outside counsel intimated you may have a meeting with the russian president. do you plan on trying to do that? >> well, i had heard that he wanted to meet with me and certainly i am open to it, i would love to do that if he wants to do that. i don't know that it will take place. i'm not sure. i know people have been talking but we'll see what happens but certainly if he wanted to meet i'd like -- i'd enjoy doing it. >> federal prosecutors in the southern district of new york also filed their own memo to