federal judge that rick gate's cooperation is ongoing. they don't want another status report until mid november. mike flynn was also a cooperating witness for the government for a time. this week, that seems to have gone off the rails now that he has dumped his legal team and hired a new team full of anti-robert mueller crusaders. the prosecutors told the judge that flynn's cooperation has ended. flynn's defense team told the judge this week that they want the prosecutors in the flynn case disciplined. that doesn't seem like it's heading for a happy ending. as for the president's personal lawyer, michael cohen, he is also in federal prison. he may finally be getting a little vindication or something to hope for. earlier this summer, federal prosecutors ended their investigation into payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to women who claimed they had affairs with then candidate donald trump. the payments were to keep them