well. how about that? reporter: in a case playing out in the court of public opinion where is he? no, no, where is this guy? why won t he come oh, he ll come. why won t cohen has been largely silent with the friend and lawyer in another matter, david schwartz, doing the talking for him. schwartz may be making matters worse arguing points that support daniel s lawyer saying the agreement is invalid. the president was not aware of the agreement. michael cohen never told him about the agreement. i can tell you that. you asked a bunch of questions. let me cover that. you asked about 12 days before what about the money? he was not aware about any of it. reporter: suggesting cohen did these deals without trump s knowledge frequently. because he s that close to him, he had great latitude to handle these matters. michael was the fixer. we all know. yes. could be anything. it s not that this there were
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.
a ton the matters that took place that michael fixed, and donald trump was not involved in every single matter. reporter: former federal prosecute who watched and tweeted about the interview with cnn says schwartz s admission supports the idea that the deal is void. you cannot bind another person to a contract without informed concept and unethical to be in a client on their client s behalf without concept. reporter: schwartz s statements, he says, hurt cohen. i question what the attorney was doing essentially admitting that his client committed major ethical violations and hurt his position in litigation. reporter: for his part, schwartz is not surprised the california judge ruled against motion to question the president under oath, calling it untimely, saying the judge made the right decision. as for whether he s helping the other side by saying cohen never told trump about the