him, he had great latitude to handle these matters. michael was the fixer. it could be anything. there were a ton of matters that took place that michael fixed, and donald trump wasn t involved in every single matter. reporter: former federal prosecutor who watched and tweeted about the interview with cnn s erin burnett said schwartz s admission supports the idea that the deal was void. you cannot bind another person to a contract without their informed consent. it is unethical for a lawyer to enter into a contract on their client s behalf without their informed consent. reporter: he said schwartz s statements are hurting cohen. i question what this attorney was doing because he essentially admitted that his client committed major ethical violations and hurt his client s position in litigation. reporter: for his part, schwartz says he s not surprised that california judge ruled against the motion to question the president and his lawyer under oath.