michael cohen. >> reporter: the president erupted. >> it's a disgrace. it's an attack on our country in a true sense. >> reporter: but while he shouted witch hunt, cohen has since gone another way, telling abc, i don't agree with those who deem pize or vilify the fbi. i will not be a punching bag in anyone's defense strategy, and now, i put family and country first. for his part, president trump, who used to routinely and warmly talk about michael cohen, now seems to not be saying his name publicly at all, let alone nice thins about him. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> let's talk it over with micha michael zeldin and rachel koogal. michael, i want to start with you. you know, why is cohen publicly floating his alleged dirt on trump and that 2016 meeting at trump tower? what is the possible legal strategy there? >> that's a mystery to me.