that is a black box, mueller s investigation. a consistent theme is that this administration changes its opinion of close advisers very quickly. let s just remind people what trump and his advisers, closest advisers saying about michael cohen a short time ago and then what they were saying last night. have a listen. if he believes it s in his best interest to cooperate, god bless him. i think he ll tell the truth as best he can given his recollection. and if he does that, we re home free. the man is a liar. a proven liar. there s no way you re going to bring down the president of the united states on the testimony uncorroborated of a proven liar. i guarantee you this guy is a proven liar. so he s a proven liar. two months ago i think he s going to tell the truth. i do not expect him to lie. he s honorable. is that a lawyer you can trust, jeffrey toobin? well it s kind of a problem, isn t it?
created. rrp and white house press secretary sarah sanders accepting the invitation saying that they re waiting for a formal invitation to be offered to the white house but this is clearly putin putting the ball in the white house s court and suggesting that between the russia probe and also the controversy surrounding the election interference in november, the time for a summit really isn t right now, jim. cnn s abby phillip at the white house, thank you. let s dig now deeper on cnn s reporting that michael cohen was aware of the trump tower meeting was and sara murray is here. help our viewers understand the significance of this and what we have learned here. jim, president trump denied any knowledge of this meeting but all of a sudden michael cohen is emerging sources say with a different tale to tell and one he says he s willing to share with special counsel robert mueller.