that it is michael cohen s intention to take the fifth amendment against self-incrimination when asked questions about this agreement, the negotiation and the cover up and that fact alone should be very disturbing to the american people. welcome back to a.m. joy. okay. see if you can follow this. michael cohen who is under federal investigation after the fbi raided his office, his home and his hotels would very much like to delay a lawsuit filed against him by stormy daniels and that of course is the adult film actress who cohen paid $130,000 just before the election to keep quiet about her affair with donald trump. now, cohen s efficient to delay that case hit a snag on friday when the judge told cohen s lawyers he must file a statement in writing asserting his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination would be jeopardized if the case is not delayed. wait. okay. does that mean that michael
cohen needs to plead the fifth? joining me now is stormy daniels attorney michael avenatti. michael, if you could just explain that for me in layperson s terms. i m a bit confused as to why you had predicted that michael cohen would take the fifth so it sounds like your prediction is coming true, but why does he need to plead the fifth according to the judge? joy, thanks for having me this morning. good morning. good morning. the judge has effectively ordered michael cohen if he wants to attempt to stay the case to file a declaration stating that he believes his fifth amendment rights are implicated and explaining why. why michael cohen is under the belief that, in fact, if the case goes forward, our case, why it may implicate his fifth amendment rights. that s what he s asking him to do. he is a he not asking him to plead the fifth quite yet, but he wants more information about the overlap between the criminal investigation and the facts of our case because as it stands now a
you can listen to more or hear more of what marvette has to say. all three of you guys, thank you very much. coming up at the top of the hour, the case donald trump and michael cohen can t get rid of. only invisalign® clear aligners are made with smarttrack® material to precisely move your teeth to your best smile. see how invisalign® treatment can shape your smile up to 50% faster today at invisalign.com
on himself. paul. first of all, whoever ends up impeaching trump, that s their opening statement. ultimately if there s a criminal case, that s the opening statement. that s obstruction of justice. now, again, i ve always said, unless there s evidence of collusion, that is conspiracy to defraud the united states, i don t think mueller brings the case of obstruction, but joy you just laid out the compelling evidence that s corroborated. i have to say i think collusion is coming. when comey had that conversation with priebus, comey told priebus that the allegations in the dossier had been substantiated. the dossier is about collusion. we love having you guys on to debate. this is our favorite debate. nick ackerman, seema iyer. and coming up. trump s got himself a new lawyer. what difference at this point does it make? what difference does it make?
that. we know he is still in contact with donald trump and that is what is weighing upon his decision to voluntarily dismiss any cause of action that he has brought against stormy daniels in california. joy, let me just say this, okay, that michael cohen can t just unilaterally decide to settle the case. i mean, we would have to consent to that. we are never going to settle this case until all of the facts and documents are known to the american people, period. very quickly before we go, i m sorry, we re running out of time, i have to ask michael avenatti this question. you said donald trump you don t think he will finish his term. very quickly why do you say that? well, because i think the amount of heat and the evidence that is going to come to light in the coming months, joy, is going to make it absolutely impossible for him to serve out the balance of his term without a doubt and i think resignation is going to be his only option. that s my prediction. wow. all right. we wi