lesser prison sentence by making up a story. here s the thing, even if he was right, it doesn t matter. because i was allowed to do whatever i wanted during the campaign. eric: that s president trump lashing out at his former attorney, michael cohen. after mr. cohen cut that plea deal with robert mueller. he admitted he made false statements to congress about that potential trump organizationproject in russia. that big trump tower in moscow. what does this mean? for more on the plea and what that could mean for the probe and the president. here s our legal panel. fred burns , mercedes cohen. doug, let me start with you. first of all, michael faces like five years in prison for his lawyers want time served. he doesn t serve any time. you think a judge will go for that? you also have the sentencing guidelines. i looked quickly at a filing and the pointers it came out to somewhere in the vicinity of - - and the defense is arguing it s more like 45-55. that s the starting point.