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The legal threat Michael Cohen poses for President Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, leaves the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Court House in lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S. August 21, 2018.  REUTERS/Mike Segar - RC11BD6048D0

Senior Fellow Norm Eisen explains the recent events in the Manafort and Cohen trials, and how they affect President Trump and his likelihood of being convicted of criminal charges.

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Ambassador Norman L. Eisen is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings, a CNN political commentator, and the chair of the government watchdog group CREW, which he co-founded in 2003.