i have to ask you, is this legal strategy that mr. giuliani pursuing, has this been well thought out? >> i don't think so. i think this was a very bad week for the trump team. it was also a very bad week for the mueller team in light of the judge who rebuked the mueller team for the manafort thing. we now have a judge who is overseeing this and who said americans don't want to see anybody with unlimited power. the trump team has to speak with a single narrative. it has to be put in writing. this is not the way to handle a complicated case. mr. giuliani may have a point, that is, motives are complicated. the money may have been paid for a variety of motives, to save embarrassment in the family, to help the campaign. it's a close case on whether or not there's any violation. of any election laws. if there are violations, they don't seem to be very substantial. if the president, for example, did pay and didn't report it, it's probably more likely the