WITH SO MUCH GOING ON THIS WEEK IT'S EASY TO FORGET THAT THE
PRESIDENT IS STILL AT THE CENTER OF TWO FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS
AND HIS LEGAL TEAM HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT DISARRAY.
TRUMP'S PERSONAL LAWYER, MICHAEL COHEN, IS NOW COOPERATING WITH
MUELLER.
HE'S FIRED ANOTHER LAWYER, JOHN DOWD.
HE PUSHED OUT WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL DON McGAHN.
AND HIS FORMER LAWYER TY COBB RETIRED TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH
HIS ENCHANTED TEDDY BEARS.
( LAUGHTER )
HIRE REPLACEMENTS.
IN FACT, NEARLY A DOZEN LAWYERS ARE CURRENTLY HELPING THE
PRESIDENT, WHILE ONE IS DEFINITELY HURTING THE
PRESIDENT.
( LAUGHTER )
HUGE AND UNUSUAL CHALLENGE.
THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE IT'S NOT CLEAR IF
TRUMP HAS GIVEN THEM A FULL ACCOUNT OF KEY EVENTS HE'S BEEN
INVOLVED IN.
AND FORMER LAWYER MR. DOWD LEFT THEM FEW NOTES OR FILES ABOUT
THE CASE.
ALTHOUGH HE DID LEAVE THIS WELCOME MESSAGE ON THE WALL.
VERY NICE OF HIM.
LOVELY HANDWRITING.
>> Jon: OH, MAN.
>> Stephen: LOVELY HANDWRITING.
SO, APPARENTLY, TO WORK ON TRUMP'S LEGAL TEAM, YOU HAVE TO
BE WILLING TO TAKE ON A CASE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND FOR A CLIENT
WHO WON'T TELL YOU WHAT HE DID AND WHO MIGHT FIRE YOU AT ANY
MOMENT.
WHAT KIND OF LAWYER WOULD BE WILLING TO DO THAT?
TO FIND OUT, WE HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE
NEWEST MEMBER OF DONALD TRUMP'S DEFENSE TEAM.
PLEASE WELCOME ATTORNEY TED MORGAN.
THERE MORGAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME,
STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: MR. MORGAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
THIS "MR. MORGAN" STUFF, THAT SOUNDS TOO FORMAL.
MY FRIENDS CALL ME "MORG."
>> Stephen: I ASSUME SHORT FOR "MORGAN."
>> OH, YEAH, SURE.
THAT, AND I USED TO PICK UP CLIENTS AT THE MORGUE.
>> Stephen: GOOD TO KNOW.
SO WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENT'S
LEGAL TEAM?
IT MUST BE TENSE OVER THERE.
>> IT'S ACTUALLY VERY COOL.
IT'S THE PERFECT LOW-KEY GIG UNTIL THE SKI RESORTS OPEN UP
AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, IT'S PERFECT.
>> Stephen: BUT-- YOU WORK AT THE SKI RESORTS?
>> OH, NO, NO.
I JUST HANG OUT BY THE HOT CHOCOLATE MACHINE WAITING FOR
SOMEONE WHO GETS BURNED AND WANTS TO SUE.
( LAUGHTER )
YOU KNOW.
BUT YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT.
THAT CHOCOLATE'S HOT.
>> Stephen: SO CAN YOU TELL US YOUR STRATEGY AS A MEMBER OF
THE PRESIDENT'S LEGAL TEAM?
>> NO, NO, STEPHEN, NOT SO FAST, MAN.
I BELIEVE IN SOMETHING CALLED, "ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE."
>> Stephen: OKAY, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REPORTS THAT YOU DON'T EVEN
KNOW THE DETAILS OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS?
>> OH, YEAH, WELL I ALSO BELIEVE IN SOMETHING CALLED
"ATTORNEY WHAT THE CLIENT DID PRIVILEGE."
BASICALLY, THE LESS I KNOW ABOUT TRUMP, THE MORE I THINK HE'S
INNOCENT.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: THAT MAKE SENS.
SO THAT MEANS YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CASE?
>> I FIND YOU USUALLY PICK UP THE IMPORTANT DETAILS AT THE
MISTRIAL.
( LAUGHTER )
THAT YOU'VE BEEN LEFT COMPLETELY IN THE DARK?
>> NO, NO, NO, NO.
THAT JUST GIVES YOU FRESH EYES, YOU KNOW?
I LIKE TO LOOK AT A TRIAL FROM EVERY SIDE.
I'VE BEEN A LAWYER, I'VE BEEN A DEFENDANT, I WAS A BAILIFF, I
HOUSE-SAT FOR JUDGE JUDY.
HEY, I VOLUNTEER AS OFTEN AS I CAN FOR JURY DUTY?
>> Stephen: YOU VOLUNTEER FOR JURY DUTY?
>> YEAH.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET SEQUESTERED THEY PUT YOU UP IN A NICE HOTEL.
DID YOU KNOW A LOT OF THOSE PLACES GIVE YOU A FREE BREAKFAST
BUFFET?
YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR THOSE PANCAKES, THOUGH, THOSE WAFFLES.
THEY'RE HOT.
>> Stephen: LET ME GUESS SOMETHING HERE, SIR.
DID YOU ALSO GET THAT BATH ROBE FROM THE HOTEL?
>> VERY PERCEPTIVE, STEPHEN.
THANKS FOR BRINGING IT UP.
YOU KNOW WHAT PISSES ME OFF?
THAT JUDGES, THEY THINK THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO GET TO WEAR
ROBES.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A TOTAL POWER PLAY THESE GUYS ARE PULLING ON
US.
( LAUGHTER )
I'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO CHEW, SIR.
>> GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE DEALING WITH SOME VERY SERIOUS
INVESTIGATIONS HERE.
HAVE YOU BEEN CONTACTED BY THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE?
>> TOTALLY.
I TALK TO MULLER ALL THE TIME.
I KEEP CALLING HIM UP TO ASK IF THIS STUFF THAT TRUMP IS DOING
IS ILLEGAL.
HE'S GOT A VERY GOOD EYE FOR THAT KIND OF THING.
>> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT THE PRESIDENT?
DOES HE UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH LEGAL JEOPARDY HE'S IN?
>> OH, OF COURSE, STEPHEN.
TRUMP-- TRUMP'S A VERY SMART GUY.
WHEN I FIRST MET HIM, HE LOOKED RIGHT AT ME AND SAID, "HOW'D YOU
SNEAK THAT MARGARITA IN HERE?"
>> Stephen: WAIT, HOW-- HOW DID YOU SNEAK THAT MARGARITA IN
HERE?
>> SEE, YOU'RE SMART, TOO.
( LAUGHTER )
YOU HAVE TO TELL ME IF YOU'RE A COP.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT A COP, MORG.
WITHOUT KNOWING THE DETAILS OF THE CASE, ARE YOU POSITIVE YOU
CAN ACTUALLY WIN?
>> OH, I'M POSITIVE ABOUT WINNING.
I'M ALSO VERY POSITIVE ABOUT LOSING.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS STAY POSITIVE.
( LAUGHTER )
A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD YOUR JOB HAVE GOTTEN FIRED.
HOW DO YOU EVEN ADVISE TRUMP WHEN HE WON'T LISTEN TO HIS OWN
LAWYERS?
>> YEAH, WELL, THAT LAW STUFF'S NOT REALLY TRUMP'S BAG.
SO I JUST TOLD HIM SOMETHING I HEARD IN A MOVIE ONCE.
I LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID, "DONNY, YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR
ELEMENT."
( LAUGHTER )
MORG, EVERYONE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )