conversation was about, what they understood it to be about, what they meant, whether they acted on what was described in the conversation. michael cohen was one of the two pares in this conversation, the president was the other person. i mean, learning about the exist conditions of this tape was good for 1,001 headlines today, right? the american people actually hearing this tape will presumably result in a larger impact packet if that happens. imagine how the white house must feel about the prospect of president trump having to testify in front of a court or a grand jury as to that payment, the meaning of that conversation whether or not it incriminates him in criminal behavior. because of the privilege issues here, because of who had access to this thing, it looks like it s the president s own legal team ta put this out today in order to try to get ahead of this story. and maybe in so doing, they have reduced the chances that michael cohen will flip against the president. but the pr
what the heck do you think they re doing? you have people like maxine waters, and i would have to be an idiot not to hear what they re saying. she basically wrote off the constitution saying high crime and misdemeanors, treason and bribery. to be clear, and you know this, the leaders of the democratic party right now are saying, we aren t going there. but let s move on from that. i have to listen to all the people in the democratic party, not just the leaders. and they could be lying. they could be lying because they don t want it as a campaign issue. you don t think nancy pelosi wants to impeach him? give me a break. last week michael cohen gave an interview and said family and country, not president trump, is his first loyalty. and last week he scrapped all mentions of donald trump from his twitter bio. you said in the past you don t think michael cohen will flip. do you still believe that? i don t know what he has to flip over. what i do know is, there is no evidence of wron
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writing, as the son of a polish holocaust survivor, the images and sounds of this family heart-wrenching. children should never be used as bargaining chips. have you talked to mr. trump about a pardon? reporter: president trump has insisted his former fixer would never flip. are you concerned michael cohen will flip on you? i have nothing to do with that. reporter: but sources tell abc news, cohen is likely to cooperate with federal investigators. and kyra, there s news tonight that michael cohen has now hired a new lawyer? reporter: that s right. cohen has hired criminal defense attorney guy petrillo, who once led the same unit in new york s southern district that s investigating cohen now. so, the big question tonight, do all these developments create a foundation for a flip? david? kyra phillips on the case again tonight. thank you, kyra. there s still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. the deadly police shooting. an unarmed teen sprinting from
michael cohen is going to flip. is that the case? i m sorry. the president tweeted several months that he doesn t think michael cohen will flip. does he still think that s the case? i would refer you to the president s comment. john? two questions. thank you. first, there have been reports on almost a daily basis and in detail about epa head scott pruitt doing things that border on the unethical and almost on a daily basis republican members of congress call for his resignation. what is his status within the administration and does the president have confidence in him to remain as administrator? certainly we have some areas of concern and some of these al cases but i don t have any personnel announcements. the second question, is congressman mark sanford blame the president s tweet as the