representative responding to a press inquiry from a reporter who s likely to have a recorder running during the conversation. it s line the dumbest thing i ve heard in the world. i didn t say it was smart. mike, as a reporter once again, i m not defending it. michael will have to live with his behavior. how many calls have you gotten like that from lawyers as a journalist. multiple. and they are all equally stupid. i want to say oh, my god, this doesn t happen. he represented donald j. trump, that s the way he does business. it s not right but it s a reality none of us should be shocked about. mike barnicle. i m curious, i ve been in politics for a while and been in the media for a while. i haven t gotten a phone call like that. cohen tried to threaten me over twitter and i called him a thug on twitter and told him to shut