mr. cooperman's firm had received subpoenas from the u.s.n new jersey and also the s.e.c. again, he offered to meet with the staff a year ago. they had refused. he says now, according to those on the call, thatty will will respond to the s.e.c. by the end of the month. he said we can definitively prove that we've done nothing wrong. we're not going to let s.e.c. change our reputation, one that he told the group that was gathered that he spend 50 years building. he said there was no pattern of insider trading, that he believes everything will be resolved favorably. those were the words that he used, and that he was very comfortable in his position, but, again, speaking directly to mr. cooperman myself just a few moments ago, he told me, quote, we believe we've done nothing wrong and that it centers on atlas pipeline, a stock they had owned for years beginning in 2007 but one that they had sold as of 2015 so mr. cooperman is speaking out tonight to cnbc and calling his investors, hoping to reassure them that he will in fact be cleared telling