many would take it as proof there had been collusion well a few weeks later a man called lanny davis michael cohen's own attorney comes out and says he was the source for c.n.n. a b. he's made a mistake and c. is inside into this complicated matter has been misinterpreted mr davis eventually even appeared on c.n.n. several times to reiterate just that the reporting of this story got mixed up so michael cohen does not have information that president trump knew about the from tower meeting with the russians beforehand or you know does not is it your understanding now that the senate. has been told no michael cohen stands by his testimony he did not know of the trump tower meeting beforehand that's correct and the reporting was a bit garbled but c.n.n. did nothing to warn its audience the story could have been false in fact it even began attacking the man who it once used as a source blaming him for changing his mind as often as the wind however when c.n.n. first broke the news based on a tip off from sources it mentioned that attorney davis declined to comment on the matter and now we know that mr dav

many would take it as proof there had been collusion well a few weeks later a man called lanny davis michael cohen's own attorney comes out and says he was the source for c n n a b he's made a mistake and c. is in. side into this complicated matter has been misinterpreted mr davis eventually even appeared on c.n.n. several times to reiterate just that the reporting of this story got mixed up so michael cohen does not have information that president trump knew about the from terror meeting with the russians beforehand or you know. is it your understanding now that the senate has been told no michael cohen stands by his testimony he did not know of the trump tower meeting beforehand that's correct and the reporting was a bit garbled but c.n.n. did nothing to warn its audience the story could have been false in fact it even began attacking the man who it once used as a source blaming him for changing his mind as often as the wind however when c.n.n. first broke the news based on a tip off from sources it mentioned that attorney davis declined to comment on the matter now we know that mr davis and the s

many would take it as proof there had been collusion well a few weeks later a man called lanny davis michael cohen's own attorney comes out and says he was the source for c n n a b he's made a mistake and c. is inside into this complicated matter has been misinterpreted mr davis eventually even appeared on c.n.n. several times to reiterate just that the reporting of this story got mixed up so michael cohen does not have information that president trump knew about the from terror meeting with the russians beforehand or you know does not is it your understanding now that the set. it has been told no michael cohen stands by his testimony he did not know of the trump tower meeting beforehand that's correct and the reporting was a bit garbled but c.n.n. did nothing to warn its audience the story could have been false in fact it even began attacking the man who it once used as a source blaming him for changing his mind as often as the wind however when c.n.n. first broke the news based on a tip off from sources it mentioned that attorney davis declined to comment on the matter and now we know that mr davi

many would take it as proof there had been collusion well a few weeks later a man called lanny davis michael cohen's own attorney comes out and says he was the source for c n n a b he's made a mistake and c. is inside into this complicated matter has been misinterpreted mr davis eventually even appeared on c.n.n. several times to reiterate just that the reporting of this story got mixed up so michael cohen does not have information that president trump knew about the from tower meeting with the russians beforehand or you know does not is it your understanding now that the senate. has been told no michael cohen stands by his testimony he did not know of the trump tower meeting beforehand that's correct and the reporting was a bit garbled but c.n.n. did nothing to warn its audience the story could have been false in fact it even began attacking the man who it once used as a source blaming him for changing his mind as often as the wind however when c.n.n. first broke the news based on a tip off from sources it mentioned that attorney davis declined to comment on the matter now we know that mr davis and

many would take it as proof there had been collusion well a few weeks later a man called lanny davis michael cohen's own attorney comes out and says he was the source for c n n a b he's made a mistake and c. is inside into this complicated matter has been misinterpreted mr davis eventually even appeared on c.n.n. several times to reiterate just that the reporting of the story got mixed up so michael does not have information that president trump knew about the from tower meeting with the russians beforehand or you know does not is it your understanding now that the senate has been told no michael cohen stands by his testimony he did not know of the trump tower meeting beforehand that's correct and the reporting was a bit garbled but c.n.n. did nothing to warn its audience the story could have been false in fact it even began attacking the man who it once used as a source blaming him for changing his mind as often as the wind however when c.n.n. first broke the news based on a tip off from sources it mentioned that attorney davis declined to comment on the matter and now we know that mr davis and the

first time wasn't correct. >> it seems that lanny davis, his attorney that obviously is close to the clintons, lanny davis is trying to buff up michael cohen'sts that went out. >> unfortunately having that go out on cohen's account and then his account next, the explanation makes little sense and doesn't bolster credibility. in fact, it may do just the opposite. makes people wonder what is going on here. >> jon: well, another thing we're wondering about what's going on here is this rosenstein story that "the new york times" broke in the last hour or so. "new york times" says, again a none -- anonymous sources that rod rosenstein, who took over for jeff sessions, publicly said in some of these meetings or private meetings that he wanted to record the president of the united stateser surreptitiousl and see if the president should removed under the 25th amendment. your take as an attorney on that kind of thing. >> as an attorney, this is just bizarre. you think about it. anything that is in contact with the president, who is in the white house, is there because they have top security clearance in the first place. clearly doing a recording of th

michael cohen. weisselberg was named in the infamous call, the recorded conversation leaked by lanny davis about michaelet that we want david pecker in case he gets hit by a bus. we want to clear up the agreements they have. the la two, david pecker and allen weisselberg was named in the conversation. they are distinct from paul manifort whose role is for the campaign. there is the ability to at this point in time, they are linked by the president's own realization that at all fronts whether in his financial dealings or organization and corporation, he is being attacked or through the idea of using paul manafort on the campaign trail. there is one key thread here. michael cohen's conversation with david pecker and about allen weisselberg was about campaign finance related issues and whether or not to suppress information from the american people and that is the main threat that should make him nervous. >> i'm sure they are all very, very nervous. thanks very much for the analysis. how the hearings are playing out potentially next week. why president trump in a major reversal is saying he may not release

. >> i texted michael cohen's lawyer to get a response, he texted me back, said lanny davis, attorney for michael cohen, declined to comment. no inference should be taken from this no comment. what are you getting from the trump camp? >> so far they're not commenting on this but one of the things i've heard from someone close to the president, they're not surprised this would happen and they're not concerned at all. that is something you expect the president and his team to say. but i think they know the potential here is problematic. the president and michael cohen were very close, michael cohen knows a lot, as cara was saying, things related to his business dealings, especially any dealings with russians over the last few years. this is something that i think could be of interest not only to the special counsel, robert mueller, but also potentially others, including the new york state attorney general, which we know has reached out to cohen over the last few weeks and allegedly they were simply waiting to finish his cooperation with the federal authorities before they got a chance t

gillian: the attorney for president trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, talks to fox news. we'll hear from lanny davis who once served as special counsel to president clinton. >> when michael cohen came to me, it took me quite a while to listen to him as to why he had changed his mind about donald trump and i took on the representation because he was ready to speak what he felt about donald trump. leland: senator john mccain to be laid to rest this afternoon at the united states naval academy in annapolis. lucas tomlinson is there ahead of the service. >> reporter: senator mccain's body is expected to arrive at the naval academy in 45 minutes. we'll have more on america's news headquarters. leland: we'll go back to annapolis as the arrival ceremony takes place. welcome to america's news headquarters from washington. i'm leland vittert. gillian: i'm gillian turner. president trump touting job numbers this morning on twitter, he's focusing on minority unemployment during his administration. he tweeted out the fact is, african american unemployment is now the lowest in the history of our country, same wi

mueller front, the news that apparently michael cohen who cut the deal here in new york did not require cooperation, but apply he happ apparently talking. lanny davisod for michael cohen for providing critical information without a cooperation agreement. no one should question his honesty, veracity or loyalty to his family and country over president trump. that element of not having the cooperation agreement, he has a plea deal. officially mueller was not a part this. what do you make of the news? >> well, it makes a lot of sense to me that michael cohen who is facing a long jail sentence would do his utmost to try to ingratiate himself into law enforcement officials programs. because he wants a reduced sentence. maybe they would say something at his sentencing. so he is talking to everybody as much as he can. he has a lot to say. things that could effect mueller's investigation into alleged russian interference. he has a lot to say about the trump foundation. according to the new york state attorney general it didn't adhere to new york state you laws. and he has a lot of things to say about trump's business activities. not to mention stormy daniel

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michael cohen and the trump organization. >> i asked michael cohen's lawyer lanny davis for comment to this abc story. lanny davis, attorney for mr. cohen declined to comment. no inference should result from this no comment. any reaction coming in from the white house, any place else? >> we've talked to people close to the president, and one of the things they immediately said they are not surprised. they expect that had michael cohen would probably at some point talk to mueller, despite all the fireworks that -- that michael cohen has caused as a result of his plea deal, but they also expressed that they don't think it's a big deal for the president. they are confident, they say, that michael cohen does not have anything to -- to harm the president. of course, that's what you would expect the trump team to say but you have to think that they are looking back at everything that michael cohen was involved, especially because he was so close to the president for many, many years. the keeper of a lot of his secrets. you have to be prepared for whatever eventuality might come from this. >> assuming that th

gillian: the attorney for president trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, talks to fox news. we'll hear from lanny davisd as special counsel to president clinton. >> when michael cohen came to me, it took me quite a while to listen to him as to why he had changed his mind about donald trump and i took on the representation because he was ready to speak what he felt about donald trump. leland: senat

. >> michael cohen's attorney, lanny davis seems to confirm reporting that his client has met with the mueller team, tweeting quote, good for michael cohen in providing critical information to the mueller information without a cooperation agreement. >> we almost spoke every day in great detail about a lot of things. he never said he was talking to mueller, but everything changed. >> here's what i know from people in this world. there is nothing that is offlimits to michael. >> oh, goodness. there's a lot to cover. >>> this morning president trump claiming that his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh facing a sexual assault allegation back when he was in high school is the one who's, quote under assault. the president of the united states is also attacking the claims of kavanaugh's accuser professor christine blasey ford. this comes as kavanaugh says he will attend monday's scheduled hearing to help clear his name. last night lawyers for ford negotiated with the senate judiciary committee saying next thursday is the earliest date a hearing could be set. democrats and republican source

anonymous source and he backtracked off of that.the credibility for cnm and lanny davis, i think it's an important role for a michael cohen we believe from the mouth of lanny davis? >> later this month will be exactly too much from midterm elections. do you have a sense that robert mueller is feeling a pressure to wrap up his probe anytime soon? >> i believe he is. antibiotics is been going on for a while. we have a lot of indictments and plea deals so i think that we will be hearing or having the report pretty soon. mike: david want to play soundview from a congressman and get your reaction. >> between now and november, if there's any dead ends, that he is aware of, where there is a cloud over a person or a party or a company, he can come out with the information anytime between now and november because the american public needs to have as much information as possible as to what they have decided was not done. if there was not wrongdoing. but if there's anything damaging that he has that he will come out between now and november they really should come out now. does robert mueller his team need to come out with a stateme

. >> dana: michael cohen the president's lawyer apparently talking to mueller for quite a few hours and lanny davisawyer saying. this good for michael cohen in providing critical information to the mueller investigation without a cooperation agreement. no one should question his honesty, veracity or loyalty to his family and country over potus. let me ask you something why does lanny davis say and make it very clear that good for him because he is doing this without a cooperation agreement? is that significant? >> it's unusual. usually when someone is cooperating they plead to a cooperatesser agreement. when cohen pled it was a noncooperation agreement. it was what we call a straight plea. >> dana: could a cooperation agreement be under seal. >> yes -- no, no. under seal? no. when cohen pled guilty he was asked specifically on the record and this is typical do you have any other agreements other than what's in front of the court today and he said no. that's standard. he still can cooperates. you can cooperates after a guilty plea and trial we saw with manafort and sentencing. i have done all of tho

detail here with this but do you think that the president's former personal attorney michael cohen and his lawyer lanny davis do you think they will prove key to finding the truth about the truck presidency and you know i think they will be very important in terms of crimes like. you know people before an election keep them quiet to affect an election michael cohen has already pled guilty to that and set the truck was involved in order. yet that's all proven criminal activity whether or not one knows about the russian collusion is a different story and as you know many davis has said one thing and have walked it back a little bit so that. they're going to be very important to the overall structure of what was going on with the drunks you know. i want you to take a listen to what woodward said when asked about the president's accusation that woodward's quotes from top officials are simply fabrications take a listen they are not telling the truth. but look what's going on here and. my old boss at the washington post ben bradlee the great editor used to say the truth emerges sometimes it takes time these people

detail here with this but do you think that the president's former personal attorney michael cohen and his lawyer lanny davis do you think they will prove key to finding the truth about the trump presidency. and you know i think very important in terms of minds life. you know people were not lashing quiet to that and lash out my comment is already pled guilty to that and sent the truck was involved in the murder. yet that's all proven. criminal activity whether or not someone knows russia pollution is a different story and as you know the davis has said one thing you have walked it back a little bit so that's less. bearing to the overall structure what was going on we couldn't trust you. i want you to take a listen to what woodward said when asked about the president's accusation that woodward's quotes from top officials are simply fabrications take a listen they are not telling the truth that i know but look what's going on here and. my old boss at the washington post ben bradlee the great deaded there used to say the truth emerges sometimes it takes time these people these are political statements to prote

michael cohen was prepared to testify that trump knew about the infamous trump tower meeting with the russians despite the president's strenuous denials. the story was called into controversy when cohen's lawyer lanny davisacktracked on the claims and outed himself as one of the sources of the story. why did he backtrack? it could be to save his client from a perjury trap. yet we know from statements made by donny deutsch on msnbc that cohen seems to have been talking openly on these lines. here is what he had to say the day after cnn's reporting on "morning joe." >> what came out yesterday to me was not a surprise based on conversations that michael and i had. >> did he reference this meeting in particular? >> yes, he did. >> errol, this is a big story. how do you see it? >> yes. the most important part of all this is the underlying idea that somebody who is in a position to know, namely michael cohen, told his lawyer, lanny davis, and lanny davis sort of repeated this to the press, that the guy was talking openly about the president knowing in advance about this very important meeting. it has tremendous political implications, tremendous legal implications for a lot of people, not just the president. i

michael cohen's adviser lanny cohen -- excuse me, lanny davis.night for me in terms of names. lanny davis had been on tv making very clear that cohen had information that he was willing to give mueller, that he had stories to tell. they were all but picking up an auction paddle saying talk to me both before and after the plea. i don't think this surprises anyone. and i think there's a question if cohen provides valuable information for any of these investigations could he see a reduced sentence? i think that is certainly something his advisers are looking toward. no, i think the president feels under siege by a lot of these things. but i don't expect any of this is a surprise to him at this point. >> you've written about the relationship between michael cohen -- sometimes tortured relationship between michael cohen and citizen donald trump. >> president trump as roger stone, another trump long-time adviser had put it to me for a story i did several months ago. president trump went out of his way to treat michael cohen like, quote unquote, garbage

. >> i wrote about this in the first time when lanny davis announced a gofundme-type page for michael cohen. and suddenly huge amounts of money were put into that account. and as an attorney, it really struck me as quite odd because you can have people effectively in a market for witnesses. you can buy a witness effectively by funding them as long as they're saying the type of thing you want them to say. so michael cohen goes out and says, "i'm now out the get the president. i'm going to implicate him in crimes." we see that more and more, where people invest in witnesses, so they become part of this process by making it more likely that folks will not only take a certain approach in testimony, but they're essentially competing against each other in this market. you're going to get more donations. >> i'll one-up you on the threats, yeah. >> you are. and so this whole aspect of gofundme is relatively new. our ethical rules haven't caught up to that. we have all types of rules about the classic situation where someone gives you money for testimony, but this is a new creature for us, this idea

michael cohen attorney lanny davis says he himself is to blame for some outlets running a story about knowing president trump had advance knowledge of the trump tower meeting with the russian lawyer who was offering dirt on hillary clinton. he tells fox news that it was just a mistake on his part. cnn, meanwhile, is standing behind the story. >> i blame myself for not being more clear thought in my mind i did not know the details about that meeting and i should not have encouraged any reporter. >> ed: meanwhile, nike announcing that colin kaepernick will be one of the faces of its 30th just do it campaign. a lot of social media is coming down kind of like a ton of bricks on monet key for this move. there are others who are defending him. former iranian leader who he just waited he's one of the best quarterbacks in the league. yes, the nfl is back, officially kicking off this thursday at a time when the revenues are still humming along just fine but league officials and owners are nervous about declining tv ratings amid all of the controversy over anthem protests. so what did nike just

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jon: strap in for the headlines sure to come tomorrow when lanny davis the attorney for the president's former lawyer michael cohen howard kurtz on media buzz. he will break his silence about his behind the scenes role of a cnn story that's been denounced by the president. you can watch that at 11:00 a.m. eastern time tomorrow morning. >> the funeral for senator john mccain featured emotional speeches from across the political spectrum. here's another look from some of the sights and sounds inside washington's national cathedral. ♪ >> it is an honor to host this service for senator mccain. while we mourn his death, our faith tells us that beyond this life, there is indeed more life. and god never lets us go. >> i'm here before you today saying the words i have never wanted to say, giving this speech i have never wanted to give, feeling the loss i have never wanted to feel. my father is gone. he was a great fire who burned bright. my father was a great man. he was a great warrior. he was a great american. i admired him for all of these things, but i love him because he was a great father. >> our friendship taught m

. >>> well, cohen's lawyer lanny davis quickly followed just minutes later explaining that it was, quote, my tweet sent to michael cohen and i asked him to resend to his followers. well that he message limited to twitter. with us tonight to talk about all of it, emily jane fox, senior report for vanity fair. she also happens to be the author of "born trump, inside america's first family." she also happens to be the first to report last week on michael cohen's talks with robert mueller. michael crowley also returns to our broadcast, national security editor at politico. and still with us, former u.s. attorney joyce vance. >>> emily, this is built on your reporting and i want you now to build on the reporting that's out there. what more do we know about these sessions, these questions, and possible answers from cohen? >> so, here's what i have discussed and last friday night i sat with you here talking about how michael cohen had been speaking with robert mueller and in the weeks since what i've learned is that michael cohen has been an open book. he had signalled for months that he was willing to be an open book,

. >> while cohen sought redemption in the public eye, his lawyer, lanny davis was ready for a fight. he turned to cnn to make a stunning revelation. >> bewee have one of the michaelpes. >> and donald trump heard one of the most alarming sounds a president could ever hear -- his own voice in a secretly recorded conversation. >> i have just spoke ton allen weiselberg about how to set the whole thing up with -- >> what do we got to pay -- >> funding, yes. >> that report appears to confirm that donald trump was in the loop about the september 2016 plan to use ami 0 to pay off karen mcdougal. >> so i'm all over that and i spoke to alan about it. when it comes to time for the financing, which will be -- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay him something. >> pay with cash. >> no, no, no, no i got it. >> only michael cohen and donald trump know the entire substance of what they were talking about. but it's credible to believe that this was absolutely about hush money. and if it wasn't anything other than that, they wouldn't be so concerned about how they were going to pay it and the vehicles they were going to use to pay it. >> donald trump wanted to use cash to cover

. >> while cohen sought redemption in the public eye, his lawyer, lanny davis was ready for a fight. he turned to cnn to make a stunning revelation. >> bewee have one of the michaeld donald trump heard one of the most alarming sounds a president could ever hear -- his own voice in a secretly recorded conversation. >> i have just spoke ton allen weiselberg about how to set the whole thing up with -- >> what do we got to pay -- >> funding, yes. >> that report appears to confirm that donald trump was in the loop about the september 2016 plan to use ami 0 to pay off karen mcdougal. >> so i'm all over that and i spoke to alan about it. when it comes to time for the financing, which will be -- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay him something. >> pay with cash. >> no, no, no, no i got it. >> only michael cohen and donald trump know the entire substance of what they were talking about. but it's credible to believe that this was absolutely about hush money. and if it wasn't anything other than that, they wouldn't be so concerned about how they were going to pay it and the vehicles they were going to use to pay it. >> donald trump wanted to use cash to cover his track

michael:'s attorney lanny davis as he himself is to blame for some outlets running a story about cohenout the russian lawyer. he told foxnews it was a mistake on his part. cnn is standing behind their story. >> i blame myself for not being more clear that in my mind i did not know the details about that meeting and i should not have encouraged any reporter. >> mikey announced that colin kaepernick will be one of the faces of his just do it campaign. a lot of social media coming down like a ton of bricks on nike for this move, others are defending him. mock madonna dennis god said colin kaepernick is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. the nfl is back kicking off this thursday when revenues are humming along just fine, league officials and owners are nervous about declining tv ratings amid the controversy over and them protests.poor little gasoline oe by naming colin kaepernick as one of their new spokespeople. tonight's panel is back. what do you think of this? >> in 27 years in the army i wore the american flag on my shoulder, over to deployments, i was there when the flag cov

seeking redemption in the public eye, lanny davis was ready for a fight turning to cnn for a stunning revelation. >> welcome to prime time. we have one of the michael coheng sounds a president could ever hear. his own voice in a secretly recorded conversation. >> i've spoken to allen weissinberg how to set it up with familiar funding -- yes. that recording appears to confirm that donald trump was in the loop about that september 2016 plan to use ami to pay off karen. >> so i'm all over that, and i spoke to allen about it. when it comes time for the financing, which will be -- >> pay with cash. >> no, no, no, no. i got -- no, no, no. >> only michael cohen and donald trump know the entire substance of what they were talking about, but it's credible to believe that this was absolutely about hush money, and if it was not anything other than that, they would not be concerned about how they were going to pay it and the vehicles they were going to use to pay it. >> lanny davis appeared on cnn after tapes were released arguing donald trump wanted to use cash to cover his tracks. >> everybody heard just now donald trump say the word "cash" cash after michael peop

lanny davis said that he wanted to have a gofundme account. you almost -- it is like a surreal moment in that sense. i totally agree with what betsy said because at the end of the day, michael cohen practically was waving like a flag at bob mueller's team saying come talk to me, come talk to me. and they were rolling their eyes saying they weren't going to do that. i've talked to sources that essentially say bob mueller's investigation is use the second district court of new york to suggest that as a front line of offense in terms of building some type of legal case. i think at the end of the day this is going to come down to little more than checking of the box. because they did not take the bait. bob mueller's team did not take the bait back when this was going through the new york court. >> gabe, i want to bring you in. so not checking the box. but what is it that cohen could offer, what is it that he has, or is it just about kro corroborating witness? >> certainly could be both, but the reality is what you have in cohen and not someone like manafort is someone with a very long, very close relationship to trump and a lot of the financial interactions that he has had for years