A source says the president is fixated on the raid of cohens home and office even as the president met with the japanese Prime Minister at maralago as you see. We are learning tonight the president s concern that the feds have everything, every single thing, that he has told cohen and every single thing that cohen has done for him over the past 12 years. Keep in mind, the investigation into Michael Cohen is a formal, criminal investigation. Everything is at stake for him and for the president of the United States. Weve all heard about the 130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels, of course, but that could just be the very tip of the ice berlg here. The legal pressure on Michael Cohen is as intense as it gets. Raising the question of whether he will turn on the man who has given him his career an his livelihood. Now cnn today catching cohen outside his manhattan hotel. He didnt have much to say, refusing the ooempk answer why sean hannity was one of three clients when hannity says hes not. Are
Judge says good morning. My understanding is mr. Cohen who like to wave indictment. Is that correct . Cohens defense lawyer, thats correct, your honor. The judge, okay. The judge then says please state your full name. The defendant says michael dean cohen. The judge, how old are you . Cohen, 52. The judge, how far did you go in school . Cohen, jd degree. Judge, are you recently or are you recently been under the care of a physician . No, sir have you seen a psychologist or had Mental Health counseling . No, your honor. The judge, have you ever been treated for any psychiatric condition . No, sir. Judge, have you ever been hospitalized for drug abuse or alcohol abuse . Michael cohen, no, sir. The judge, does defense counsel have any doubts about your clients competence to proceed . I do not, your honor. I find that mr. Cohen appears alert. He has answered the questions appropriately. I find he is competent to proceed, and we will continue. The judge says, quote, mr. Cohen, i want to mak
Collaborate with moscow to beat Hillary Clinton . As one of the first witnesses to flip against the president , Michael Flynn has been cooperating with federal investigators for over a year. In fact, he appears to be so valuable as a witness that the special counsel delayed his sentencing four times. As a former top adviser to the president , both on the campaign trail and in the white house briefly, flynn was in a position to know firsthand about any collaboration, collusion with the russian government, which could include a quid pro quo for sanctions relief. In fact, flynn came to the campaign with his own connections to vladimir putin. In 2015, there he is, he famously attended a dinner with the russian autocrat to celebrate the kremlins staterun news network. Theres something to celebrate. Anyway, flynn pleaded guilty last year to one count of making false statements to the fbi. After lying to investigators about his conversations with the Russian Ambassador. Specifically, flynn to
My understanding is that mr. Cohen would like to waive indictment and plead guilty to a criminal information pursuant to an agreement with the government. Is that correct . Cohens defense lawyer, thats correct, your honor. The judge, okay. The judge then says, please state your full name. The defendant says, michael dean cohen. The judge, how old are you . Cohen, 52. The judge, how far did you go in school . Cohen, j. D. Degree. Judge, are you currently or have you recently been under the care of a physician . Cohen, no, sir. Judge, have you recently seen a psychiatrist or psychologist or had any Mental Health counseling . Michael cohen. No, your honor. The judge, have you been treated for any psychiatric condition . Cohen no, sir. Judge have you ever been hospitalized for drug abuse or alcohol abuse . Michael cohen no, sir. Judge all right. Does defense counsel have any rights about your clients come p e tensz to proceed . Cohens defense lawyer says, i do not, your honor. The judge sa
On those not getting paid intensify. And for several democrats running for president in 2020 begins with an apology. In my past, i said and believed things that were wrong. And worse, they were very hurtful to people in the Lgbtq Community and to their loved ones. We begin the hour with a showstopping report from buzzfeed that if true could cost the president his job. The headline President Trump directed his Attorney Michael Cohen to lie to congress about the moscow tower project. Buzzfeed citing two Law Enforcement officials involved in the cohen investigation. They said the president personally instructed cohen to lie about when negotiations on the trump tower moscow project ended. Buzzfeed reports that attorneys close to the administration helped cohen prepare that false testimony. Buzzfeed goes on to say that cohen gave the president and the president s children, donald trump jr. And ivanka, quote, what to say. Cnn has been unable to independently corroborate the buzzfeed accounts