people, witnesses to the committee or to congress and then admitting later that they lied about it. well, you shouldn t lie to congress. especially when you re under oath. it s a crime. people do it, yes. why do they continue to do it? because they re not prosecuted. i don t have any sympathy for mr. cohen. i don t know the gentle man. i have watched him operate. he s always impressed me as the sort of person who would do the right thing only when constantly supervised and cornered like a rat. he s been cornered. he admitted to doing it. he ought to be prosecuted or at least punished. dana: the white house and lot of republicans would love to see this manafort investigation wrap up. do you think they ve prolonged the report from getting done? well, of course.
word of caution. as he left the white house for philadelphia, the president telling reporters he s optimistic the senate can vote to confirm brett kavanaugh in the coming days. hopefully as mitch said, they ll have a vote by the end of the week, and it will be a positive vote. reporter: but trump making clear kavanaugh s fate remains uncertain, as the fbi investigates the sexual assault allegations made against him. a lot is going to depend on what comes back from the fbi, in terms of their additional number seven investigation. reporter: trump implying even he could be swayed by the outcome. we re going have to see what the fbi says. they ll come back with a report. reporter: amid questions about whether brett kavanaugh was truthful when he downplayed drinking in high school and college, the president drawing a line at lying to lawmakers. you shouldn t lie to congress. to me that would not be acceptable. reporter: trump, sources say privately voiced suspicion an