The lawyer representing Michael Cohen praised Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE on Wednesday, calling the special counsel a "great man."

Lanny Davis made the comments during an interview on CNN's "New Day" while refusing to answer if Cohen and Mueller had met amid the ongoing investigation into allegations of the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.

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"I can't answer the question [of] whether he has, whether he hasn't," Davis told CNN's John Berman. "I don't want to interfere in anything the special counsel is doing."

Davis, who is also an opinion contributor for The Hill, went on to praise Mueller and the special counsel's track record of silence as the investigation progresses.

"I think [Mueller's] a great man, operating silently like a submarine, and I don't want to say anything regarding his activities, whether or not Mr. Cohen has talked to him," Davis said.

"I don't want to interfere in anything the special counsel is doing": Michael Cohen's attorney, Lanny Davis, will not say whether Cohen has spoken to Robert Mueller's team https://t.co/pZidtDSs9g pic.twitter.com/iSsOeMNttt — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 22, 2018

Davis's remarks come a day after Cohen surrendered to FBI authorities and accepted a plea deal on charges of tax and bank fraud. He said in court filings that a "candidate" directed him to make payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal weeks before the 2016 election.

The two women say they were paid to not come forward with allegations of past affairs with the president, payments that are now being investigated as potentially illegal campaign donations.

Mueller's investigation scored another win on Tuesday as another Trump associate, former campaign chair Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortOur Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Bannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE, was found guilty on eight charges related to financial crimes. The jury declared a mistrial on the remaining 10 charges.