and continuing to be his close friend and adviser. >> a better role on the outside and continuing to be an adviser. that was public obviously. those words now foreshadowing what was to come. not unlike a former trump lawyer who reportedly also wanted a top job in washington and didn't get one. >> i'm going to be the personal attorney to mr. trump. i'm not going to be in government, but i'm going to remain technically in the same role for mr. trump for president trump as i was when he was president of the trump organization. >> can i assume that in that role, not being a government role, that you have attorney-client privilege with president trump. >> yes. yes, of course. >> that wasn't the only privilege they shared. michael cohen is no longer donald trump's lawyer or, quote, fixer. he's incarcerated. in part for crimes that he did on the outside that he ultimately pled to. the question for giuliani now is what does it mean to be helping