. >> speaking out days after being sentenced to three years in prison for what a judge smorgous board. including payments to karen mcdougal. >> he directed me to being involved in these matters including the one with mcdougal which is between him adavid pecker. i reviewed the document. >> the president denies having affairs with either woman. now he has struck a cooperation agreement with the u.s. attorney on the same case. >> it means pecker could end up being a critical witness against president trump and again the question becomes what other evidence do they have? >> the president saying he struck a plae deal to embarrass the president. >> he said in the tweets he repeated in an interview. he said you're lying about him to protect your wife, to protect yur father. >> inaccurate. he knows the truth. i know the truth. others know the truth. >> even though he faces a $50,000 fine for lying to congress he says he is lying to congress now. federal prosecutors are inves gaiting to see how to money was spent and if donors gave the economy for access to the administration. abc news, washin