His kids are very obedient and want to curry his favor. Why would they chance his fury by keeping him out of any loop? OF COURSE he knew everything before hand or at the time. OF COURSE. Anyone who holds to the opinion he doesn't surely doesn't have any idea of who TGITWH is. Control. He exerts it with EVERYONE ALL THE TIME. Sheesh. Think Michael Cohen is lying about what TGITWH knew and when is absurd. He wouldn't have lasted a minit as the lawyer for the guy for so many years if we went rogue. Common sense should show you that at the very least.