CUOMO: But I've got to — I’ve got to go back to this other point, though, Paul. I just have to. The idea that we're ignoring something that doesn't matter flies in the face of what we're about. This is about the truth. It’s about the truth. And that's all it’s about. The language came from Michelle Obama's speech.

MANAFORT: And the truth — and the truth — the truth is the words that — the truth is the feelings that were expressed by Melania Trump that night, which you don't want to focus on. It was the message that she was communicating. That's the truth. And that message reflected her — her — her heart.

CUOMO: Of course I want to focus on it. We say she gave a good speech. We say it was compelling. The words were the same that Michelle Obama —

MANAFORT: Well, then move on. Then move on.

CUOMO: But I can't move on because you keep lying about it, so I can't move on from it, because I have to talk about what is true.

MANAFORT: Chris, I'm not lying about anything. I’m not lying about anything, Chris.

CUOMO: Did the language — did a portion of the language of that speech come from Michelle Obama's speech, yes or no?

MANAFORT: As far as we're concerned, there are similar words that were used. We've — we’ve said that. But the feelings of those words and the commonality of those words do not create a situation which we feel we have to agree with you. You want to have that opinion, fine. You want to talk about it for the next six months, I’m not going to be here because I’ve got other things I’ve got to talk about.