Transcript for Trump lashes out at former personal lawyer

Out of politics and we are watching something extraordinary playing out in real time the apparent disintegration of the relationship between president Trout. And his former personal attorney Michael Cohen for the first time the president now publicly criticizing. The man who may be poised to cooperate with federal investigators ABC's David Wright is in. Berkeley Heights New Jersey near where the president is spending this weekend David good morning. Good morning Dan how. How would you feel if you found out that your lawyer had secretly taped you conducting some very sensitive personal business. And that that tape was now in the hands of your adversaries the president. Not happy. We understand that the two men haven't talked in some time now their lawyers are so I think and the president is tweeting. Attorney Michael Cohen has long been one of the most loyal and trusted members of Trump's inner circle. The keeper of the president's secrets. I'll do anything to protect mr. trump but this weekend for the first time ever trump signaled he's not at all pleased with Colin. After learning his longtime fixture secretly recorded him. To that the recording is now in the hands of federal prosecutors. Inconceivable. That the government would break into a lawyer's office dropped tweeted Saturday. Even more inconceivable. The lawyer would taper client totally unheard out and perhaps illegal just a few weeks ago trump took a much different view of Alan. I always liked Michael. Are you Eddie's Dick good parents and the brief conversation recorded in the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign. Concern just came to buy the silence of former Playboy playmate turned McDougal who claims to have had an affair with trump back in 2006. Jumped denies the affair though it isn't the only former drop associate facing a federal investigation. This weekend the FBI released 400 pages of documents related to former campaign foreign policy advisor Carter page and the documents part of an October 2016. Of wiretap application released under the Freedom of Information Act. Accuse page of being an agent for a foreign power. Having established relationships. With Russian government officials including Russian intelligence officers page does ABC news he's stunned by the allegations which she has repeatedly claimed a false. Quote I'm having trouble finding any small bit of this document that rises above complete ignorance and or insanity. This morning new tweet from the president on this issue looking more and more like the trump campaign for president was illegally being spied upon he says. For the political game of crooked Hillary Clinton. Back to Michael Cullen though and that issue of whether or not it was illegal for him to record the president without his knowledge or consent under New York State law. He's in the clear it was completely legal despite what the president says. It would be covered by the attorney client privilege but interestingly in this case we are told that the president's legal team waived that privilege them. Came right reporting of New Jersey David thank you let's bring in our chief anchor George Stephanopoulos who's hosting this week later this morning George tomorrow morning Russ so the president's tweeting this morning he on the Carter page thing is basically saying that these new documents. Pro that the FBI or the DOJ. Misled. The courts in order to illegally spy on his campaign is that. Allegation supported by the fact. Not at all known package has almost exactly the opposite these 400 pages now there's a lot redacted. This is not shown in the documents that everything is shown. I demonstrates that this is pretty much done. By the book and that's a pretty startling allegations about Carter paid you saw it there in the peace that he was acting. As an agent while the Russian government also goes on the say perhaps other officials associated. With a charm campaign were also. Being coordinated with the Russians so this is really significant stuff right here and remember. This is a filing done by the FBI approved first. By a judge appointed by Republicans win re approving him three more times all by judges approved. By the Republicans there's nothing here no evidence at all here of any illegal activity by the FBI. I injured when astronomical calling just a moment by. First there's a new ABC news Washington Post poll out this morning about the trump Putin summit not a win for the president 56% of Americans. Disapprove of trump casting doubt on US intelligence conclusions that Russian battled in the 2016 election what do you make of these numbers oh this isn't a decision. The important thing for the president hears that the Republicans or didn't collapse he still has a majority a sport even for how he handled with summit woody did. With intelligence but the overall numbers. Are definitely down for the president all the intensity. Is on the critical side of the and that's on the democratic side doesn't show significantly by seventeen point margin now Americans think America's mid week or. Not stronger under president Tron. Welcome back to Michael Conn at and you set talent and and a what what you see in the disintegration of his relationship if you significant this is consequential Michael Cohen you see him write their longtime fixture. Long time lawyer for present truck involved in lots of sensitive matters as he told me. He's prepared to tell the truth he wants to do the right thing for Stanley first country even if it means. If he even if it's not favorable for president trump we've also seen since then he's been disagreeing with the president about the FBI raid about his views. On Russian. Michael Cohen is ready to tell the truth about prosecutors then it'll get to prosecutors determine what that means from Michael Cohen and Donald Trump. And that in the short to medium term it may need mean that Michael cone gets a lot more heat from his former boss president down count as chancellor George thank you very much I appreciate it. Arab Meyer George has a big show Lazio is does this Sunday morning he'll be breaking down the followed over the drop Putin summit with the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee that's congressman Adam Schiff also. Former trump Homeland Security advisor Tom Bostick and former Obama national security advisor. The ambassador Susan Rice that's all coming up on this week right here on ABC.

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