Two weeks. Theres no doubt in my mind hes just not credible. Thats a pretty sizeable departure from how giuliani described cohen back in may. The man is an honest, honorable lawyer. Joining me now with the very latest from the white house is my friend and colleague, nbc news hans nichols. Hans, thanks for being here. Lets start off with what you and i witnessed today. We were both on the white house south lawn. President trump was there taking that big victory lap on the economy, the strong gdp number, but of course refused to answer questions about all of this, about Michael Cohen. And this is the ninth time reporters have been shouting questions at him. He hasnt responded. He is responding on twitter, though, hans. Whats the strategy here . It seems on twitter he is trying to question Michael Cohens overall integrity. You have that as well from giuliani talking about how hes a pathological liar. But it seems like there is a shift in communication strategy from this president. Bill sh
11 00 a. M. Out west, 2 00 p. M. In washington where the president would like the headlines to be about the economy after good news that the gdp grew by 4. 1 for the Second Quarter. Donald trump took a victory lap on the south lawn of the white house. But it is what he was not willing to discuss this morning that is overshadowing that economic news. Mr. President , is Michael Cohen telling the truth . Is Michael Cohen telling the truth . Mr. President , is Michael Cohen telling the truth . That right there was the voice of my colleague Kristen Welker trying to get answers about the latest in the russia investigation on the heels of a secret recording between donald trump and his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen. Former lawyer, going public. A source now tells nbc news that cohen is willing to inform Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating alleged russian interference in the 2016 president ial campaign, that donald trump jr. , the president s son, told his father about the 2016 t