mr. schneiderman. this is a straightforward case of violation of the laws governing charitable foundations and non-profit corporations in new york. >> you are saying it was not brought by mr. schneiderman. the tweet goes on to say, schneiderman, who ran the clin c clinton campaign never had the guts to bring this case. now he resigned in disgrace and his disciples brought it when we would not settle. >> we brought this case when we were confident we had the evidence and the legal argument to back it up. and it was not -- it obviously was not settled. >> this is a big first case to take on. are you prepared for the slings and arrows that are going to come your way? >> i hope so. i think so. i mean, i have spent decades doing -- trying to apply the law without fear or favor. i have never been interested in either exempting somebody from the law because of their political position or enforcing the law especially against them because of their political position. there's no reason why i would do anything dif

mr. schneiderman. a straightforward case of violation of the laws governing charitable foundations and non-profit organizations in new york. >> so you're saying it was not brought by mr. schneiderman. but the tweet goes on to say, sni schneiderman, who ran the clinton campaign in new york, never had the guts to bring this ridiculous case, which lingered in their office for almost two years. now he resigned his office in disgrace, and his disciples brought it when we would not settle. >> we brought this case when we had evidence and the legal article um arguments to back tup. it obviously was not settled. that's usually how cases are brought. there's nothing unusual about that. >> barbara underwood, the attorney general of new york, speaking with cnn's anchor christiane amanpour. let's get back to the panel. you've looked through this document. all of us have read the document by now. how strong of a case does new york state have against the president and his children? >> well, it seems very strong, but

mr. schneiderman resigned last month. after allegations of physical assault by multiple women.e's denied those allegations. the new attorney general said there is nothing sleazy or political about the lawsuit. joining me for his take the former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. >> just in terms of the law, what could this mean for president trump, this investigation of the foundation? >> it's another legal headache on top of a whole bunch of other legal headaches, some directed at michael cohen and paul manafort. repeatedly in the petition, the new york a.g.'s office makes the point of saying that donald trump himself signed documents under penalty of perjury. he made represent tragss the way it was done. >> she said was involved in politics. >> correct. and then it looks like he does. this is a civil case. they've done some investigation obviously because they have a lot of information and details in the document. but they get discovery. >> so if there's one charge, that unlike so many other things that we've been reading about respect to the president's leg

mr. schneiderman resigned last month. after allegations of physical assault by multiple women. new attorney general said there is nothing sleazy or political about the lawsuit. joining me for his take the former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. >> just in terms of the law, what could this mean for president trump. this investigation of the foundation? >> well, it's another legal headache on top of a bunch of other legal headaches, directed at some of his associates. the thing that struck me in reading the verified petition is that repeatedly in the petition, the new york ag's office makes the point of saying that donald trump himself signed documents under penalty of perjury. >> said it wasn't involved in politics? >> correct, it looks like it was. with very specific concrete allegations, people need to remember this is not a criminal case that's been brought. it's a civil case. they've done some investigation obviously, they have a lot of investigation and details in the lawsuit document, but they get discovery over time unless it gets dismissed, when you g

mr. schneiderman. this is a straightforward case of violation of the laws governing charitable foundations and nonprofit corporations in new york. >> joining me now was his take on the whole range of legal issues, alan dershowitz and author of the case against impeaching trump. it's always good to see you. let me start with what the president was talking about and clearly was focused a lot on this morning. he believes that the ig's report discredited the special counsel's probe, even though it has nothing to do with the russian probe and it exonerates him. what do you say? >> well, first of all i am not a trump whisperer. i've met the president three times in my life, always about the middle east. i'm very critical of many of his policies. >> he listens to you. let's clarify. he listens to you and he quotes you. >> that's fine. i hope people listen to me, that's my goal to have people listen to me. i fundamentally disagree with my friend rudy giuliani whether he says that there ought to be criminal pro

pre attorney general eric schneiderman who started the investigation and claims the foundation disburseda more money it took and insisted that he wld no settle any lawsuit. mr. trump t tried dissolve the foundation right after he was made president, but schneide blocked the move because the investigation was already underway. >>> a difficult day on the campus at the university of maryland after the death a promising football player. jordan mcnair died yesterday. he had been hospitalized after collapsing during a team workout two weeks ago. hensad a liver tant on june 6th. mcnair was a sophomore lineman. maryland head football coach d.j. durkin spoke about the loss a short time ago. >> such a tremendous person --i eart was much bigger. a team, players, ,coaches, sta loved him very much. >> an external review is underway to make sure alls protocwere followed. >>> it's been more than two years, but the family of an officer who died by friendly fire says they are still looking for justice. today the family of jaca colson called for transparency in the case as they sue prince george's county and the officer who pulled the trigger. ggan fitzgerald with the story.

that position after eric schneiderman resigned in disgrace amid reports that he had abused women, says this. the trump foundation was a little more than a checkbook for payments for mrtrump or his businesses to nonprofits, regardless of their purpose or legality. underwood is seeking 2.8 million in restitution plus penalties and wants the foundation dissolved. which, by the way, the president wanted to do months ago when he ran for office but they said they had to keep it open so they could keep the investigation open. the president now says he will not settle this case. this is his former campaign manager, good to see you cory. what do you think about this suit? >> i think this is politics at its very worst. what we have seen is, eric schneiderman thought he was going to make his political career going after donald trump and his family at the foundation while at the same time asking for donations when he was running for office. that's a hypocrisy of new york politics. now you look at the attorney general has said recently about this administration. battling the white house is the most important work i have ever done. that's what the attorney general of new york has