Donald Trump's embattled former personal attorney has denied he is working with actor Tom Arnold against the President, after Arnold gave a series of unusual interviews on cable news. 'This was a chance, public encounter in the hotel lobby where he asked for a selfie,' Cohen said on Twitter Friday night of a photo of himself and Arnold that the actor had shared gleefully earlier. Arnold, who is working on an upcoming show for Vice called The Hunt For The Trump Tapes, had earlier in the evening said he was 'spending the weekend' with Cohen in a bizarre interview with CNN. Cohen slapped that rumor down, writing: 'Not spending the weekend together, did not discuss being on his show nor did we discuss @POTUS. #done #ridiculous'. Arnold also conceded he'd been joking about teaming up with Cohen, saying in a statement: 'I owe Michael Cohen an apology because I made light of something that's very serious for him.' In his appearance on CNN, Arnold (above) appeared somewhat manic before lapsing into lengthy silences in an interview with Poppy Harlow during Erin Burnett OutFront Actor Tom Arnold tweeted a photo of himself with longtime Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen In his appearance on CNN, Arnold appeared somewhat manic before lapsing into lengthy silences in an interview with Poppy Harlow during Erin Burnett OutFront. 'Do you have any tapes of the President that the public is not already aware of?' Harlow inquired. 'Yes,' Arnold replied. He continued: 'If you see, for instance, one full day on the boardroom set of The Apprentice, one full day, and you see how incompetent he was.' True Lies star Arnold, the ex-husband of Roseanne Barr, was once a contestant on Trump's show, Celebrity Apprentice. When Harlow asked if Arnold was referring to un-aired footage from the NBC reality series, Arnold replied: 'We have a lot of things.' 'I'm spending the weekend hanging out with Michael Cohen and there's a lot going on,' Arnold said directly into the camera, as if addressing Trump. 'You've disrespected him and his family, and there's a lot going on.' When asked by Harlow if he knew whether Cohen was cooperating with federal investigators, Arnold sat in silence on live television for more than 20 awkward seconds without answering. In a subsequent interview on MSNBC later Friday evening, the spectacle got more bizarre when Arnold told Lawrence O'Donnell that he had been talking with prosecutors. Contradicting what Cohen had said earlier, Arnold insisted that telephone tapes the lawyer is known to have made of Trump would '100 per cent' be part of his show. He added that Cohen 'is the star of an episode of our show... he's totally cooperating with me.' A promo depitcs Tom Arnold's hunt for the 'Trump tapes' On Thursday night, Arnold ignited a firestorm of speculation by tweeting a photo of himself with Cohen, commenting simply 'I love New York'. Cohen was Trump's longtime attorney and 'fixer', but has come under investigation over alleged tax, bank fraud, and campaign finance issues. His office was raided by prosecutors in April. Arnold said Cohen has 'all the tapes,' and claims Cohen feels mistreated by his longtime employer. Prosecutors raided Cohen's home and office, and he is currently under criminal investigation over alleged tax, bank fraud, and campaign finance issues. In an interview with NBC News on Friday morning, Arnold said of Cohen: 'This dude has all the tapes - this dude has everything.' Arnold's new series premiers on Vice in the fall. A promo for the show references the unverified 'golden showers' incident from the infamous dossier Tom Arnold and Roseanne during Roseanne and Tom Arnold Sighting at HBO Studios in New York City - June 17, 1993 at HBO Studios in New York City, New York. Arnold is the ex-husband of Barr, who played a Trump supporter on her TV show that ABC cancelled A promo piece references the infamous 'Access Hollywood' tapes, and depicts Arnold searching for the Holy Grail of anti-Trump video – the unsubstantiated 'golden showers' incident, which it depicts using a VCR cassette labeled the 'Pee-Pee Tape.' It also references rumored recordings of Trump using racial slurs on 'The Celebrity Apprentice,' and backstage at the Miss Universe pageant. Arnold describes Cohen, who has run up a substantial legal tab contending with prosecutors from the Southern District of New York, as 'tired.' 'I say to Michael, 'Guess what? We're taking Trump down together, and he's so tired he's like, 'OK,' and his wife is like, 'OK, f*** Trump,'' Arnold said, laughing, according to the report. Arnold also tweeted a picture of himself with former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci this week. And in May, he tweeted a picture of himself with Felix Sater, a former Trump advisor who had contacts with Russians during the 2016 election and promoted a Trump Tower Moscow. Arnold also met with former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci in May, Arnold tweeted a picture of himself with Felix Sater, a former Trump advisor who had contacts with Russians during the 2016 election and promoted a Trump Tower Moscow Arnold acknowledged tweeting the photo on Cohen was 'indiscreet', then referenced Trump's recent comments putting distance between himself and Cohen, who he said is no longer his lawyer. 'Michael Cohen showed up and worked diligently above and beyond and sacrificed and Donald Trump is like I don't even know who he is. You think Michael doesn't notice that?' Arnold said. According to a promo for the show, Arnold will 'draw on his high-profile network of celebrity friends, entertainment executives, and crew members he's met over more than 35 years in showbiz to dig for evidence on Trump's most incriminating moments.' 'And, being a comedian and all, he'll have a little fun along the way. He'll be backed up by a handful of experienced journalists, and—aside from trying to uncover the tapes themselves—he'll look into the companies and tycoons who have allegedly fought to keep the damning recordings a secret,' according to the announcement. Viceland also is soliciting whistleblowers for the show, referencing 'Apprentice' outtakes and any other embarrassing material that can be verified.<doc-sep>President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen says he didn’t discuss the president with comedian Tom Arnold, who is working on a new TV show to hunt down recordings of Trump. Cohen says in a tweet Friday he had a “chance, public encounter” with Arnold in the lobby of a Manhattan hotel and Arnold asked for a selfie. Arnold tweeted the photo with Cohen and the caption “I love New York” and Cohen had retweeted it without comment. The photo fueled speculation Cohen has secret tapes of Trump and is willing to share them. Friday night, Cohen tweeted he “did not discuss being on his show nor did we discuss @POTUS. #done #ridiculous.” Arnold is hosting a new show on Viceland called “The Hunt for the Trump Tapes” and is investigating rumored recordings of the president.<doc-sep>Comic Tom Arnold gamed MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace and CNN’s Poppy Harlow today to plug his upcoming Viceland series The Hunt for the Trump Tapes. Arnold sat down with Wallace first, to say he’s teaming with President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to boot POTUS from office. Watch the full interview above. Previous day, Arnold tweeted a photo of himself with Cohen, writing, “I love New York”: I love New York pic.twitter.com/J7AJg1HiHo — Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) June 22, 2018 “This dude has all the tapes — this dude has everything,” Arnold said in the MSNBC interview. “I say to Michael, ‘Guess what? We’re taking Trump down together,’ and he’s so tired he’s like, ‘OK,’ and his wife is like, ‘OK, f-ck Trump.’” Which, Arnold had to walk back: Michael Cohen didn’t say Me & him were teaming up to take down Donald Trump! Michael has enough Trump on his plate. I’m the crazy person who said Me & Michael Cohen were teaming up to take down Trump of course. I meant it. Michael doesn’t get paid by Vice #thehuntforthetrumptapes pic.twitter.com/af48aDZRvg — Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) June 22, 2018 During his sit-down with Wallace, Arnold also told her that if voters had seen a day on the set of The Apprentice to see how incompetent Trump was, they never would have voted for him. Which seems unlikely, given that they voted for him despite the number of reports about his bankruptcies and other business busts and, of course, that infamous Access Hollywood “‘grab ’em by the p*ssy” tape. Asked about the photo of himself with Cohen, Arnold said, He’s gonna take care of his family, his country, the rest of us Jews. Donald Trump is not … Donald Trump does not care about him.” Alhough Arnold’s claim about Cohen having “all the tapes” seems dubious, given that the FBI raided his office, his home and the room of the hotel in which he is staying, CNN’s Harlow later in the day kept pressing him on whether Cohen played “any of the tapes he has for you?” Arnold did not want to answer. “If you had a TV show that had not come out yet, and you had eight episodes, would you come on CNN and reveal everything?” he answered. “Did he play any tapes for you,” Harlow repeated. Arnold finally acknowledged that Cohen had not. Harlow did a good job of resisting the urge to clunk him on the head with a blunt object. The interview was almost entirely free of facts, or even any answers, though it made for riveting TV. “Did he tell you he has something incriminating on Donald Trump?” Harlow asked of his Cohen meeting. Arnold responded that Cohen told him the FBI had been “kind and appropriate” when they raided his office, his home and his hotel room. “Did he tell you he has something incriminating?” Harlow persisted. “How could he not?” Arnold guessed. When she asked a third time, Arnold shot back, “Hold on, I’m not on trial here!” Cohen clarified that Arnold was full of horseradish: Appreciate @TomArnold kind words about me as a great father, husband and friend. This was a chance, public encounter in the hotel lobby where he asked for a selfie. Not spending the weekend together, did not discuss being on his show nor did we discuss @POTUS. #done #ridiculous — Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) June 23, 2018 Harlow noted that Arnold had said he had multiple meetings with Cohen. She wanted details. “One was with Don Jr. at Trump Tower and Paul Manafort – no, I’m just making crap up,” Arnold joked. “I don’t know… Michael reminded me of it.” Previous night’s meeting was to “to see what side he was on,” Arnold explained. Asked if he had any unaired footage of Trump on The Apprentice, Arnold answered coyly, “We have a lot of things.” Harlow tried a different approach, asking if Cohen told him he would cooperate with authorities, should he be charged with anything. This triggered the longest silent staring at an interviewer by a TV news program guest in history. “You do not want to answer the question,” Harlow finally asked, blinking first. “No,” Arnold responded. Arnold having said he would spend time with Cohen over the weekend, Harlow asked, “Will you let us know what you learn over the weekend?” “No,” Arnold said. Harlow threw in the towel and the interview was declared over.<doc-sep>
Tom Arnold wasn't kidding around about taking down President Donald Trump. However, his efforts to expose whatever dirt he may have on Trump on his new Viceland show won't include any help from Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen. In an interview with CNN's Poppy Harlow on Friday, Arnold answered "yes" when asked if he has any tapes of Trump that the public hasn't already seen. "We have lots of things," he said of the tapes expected to be used on his new show, The Hunt For the Trump Tapes. Arnold didn't detail any specific information that would be revealed about Trump on his show but referenced Trump's behavior on his former reality series, The Apprentice. "If you see, for instance, one full day on the boardroom set of The Apprentice, one full day, and you see how incompetent he was," Arnold said. The comedian also remained mum when asked about Cohen's cooperation in the current investigation of his financial dealings. After bouts of staring awkwardly into the camera and remaining silent for extended periods of time, Arnold said the subject was "too important to me to f around," and shifted the conversation back to the tapes. "And we're having fun with these Trump tapes, but this is serious to me and I'm not f-ing around," he continued before staring into the camera again, seemingly addressing the president directly and saying, "I'm spending the weekend hanging out with Michael Cohen, and there's a lot going on." He added: "You've disrespected him and his family and there's a lot going on As for Cohen's actual involvement in Arnold's latest venture, the attorney says has no role in it. Arnold later clarified his comments on Twitter on Friday, writing that Cohen never actually told him they should team up to take down Trump. "Michael has enough Trump on his plate. I'm the crazy person who said Me & Michael Cohen were teaming up to take down Trump of course. I meant it. Michael doesn't get paid by Vice #thehuntforthetrumptapes," he wrote. Not long after the interview Cohen took to Twitter to deny having anything to do with Arnold's crusade on Trump. "Appreciate @TomArnold kind words about me as a great father, husband and friend. This was a chance, public encounter in the hotel lobby where he asked for a selfie. Not spending the weekend together, did not discuss being on his show nor did we discuss @POTUS. #done #ridiculous," Cohen wrote. Speculation on Cohen's affiliation with Arnold's show first surfaced after Arnold posted a photo with Cohen on Thursday and later teased their plans to take "Trump down together" while appearing on NBC News on Friday. During the interview, Arnold also claimed Cohen, who is currently under investigation for his financial handlings, had "all the tapes" on Trump.