



"It’s a good question. To some degree, there are a lot of people in the White House who communicate with the president through the media," York said. "They are trying to send him a message to the media — through the media.



ADVERTISEMENT "One of the things about Cohen, if he talks about the hardship this has been on him and his family, obviously one of the issues here is if he were charged with a crime, would he cooperate and would he be a bigger part of the Mueller investigation?" he asked. "These are all messages that are flying around as he talks tonight ." "They catch up with him eventually but it’s [while he's] on the phone with [CNN anchor] Don Lemon and then a reporter from ABC [Kyra Phillips]. Why is he going to media outlets that are fairly hostile to the president at this point? What do you think?" she asked."It’s a good question. To some degree, there are a lot of people in the White House who communicate with the president through the media," York said. "They are trying to send him a message to the media — through the media."One of the things about Cohen, if he talks about the hardship this has been on him and his family, obviously one of the issues here is if he were charged with a crime, would he cooperate and would he be a bigger part of the Mueller investigation?" he asked. "These are all messages that are flying around as he talks."

While law enforcement is traditionally reluctant to interfere with attorney-client privilege during investigations, an exemption exists if the attorney-client privilege is believed to have been used to commit a crime or fraud. The New York Times also reported Tuesday that the president considered firing Mueller in December after reports surrounding subpoenas for obtaining information about his business dealings with Deutsche Bank surfaced. The New York Times also reportedthat the president considered firing Mueller in December after reports surrounding subpoenas for obtaining information about his business dealings with Deutsche Bank surfaced.

The reports were later found to be false, and the president backed away from the firing threat at the time, according to the Times.