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Perjury. it could be a federal crime. neat neither has been able to verify the buzz feed report. chairman of the house intelligence committee seems skeptical saying these allegations may prove unfounded but are they determined to get to the bottom of this and follow the everyday where ever it may lead? moments ago the white house denied the story whole heartedly saying any suggestion from any source that the president counseled michael cohen to lie is cat gegorically false. >> tonight the presid...

Of the presidents command through interviews with multiple witnesses from the trump organization plus internal company e-mails and other documents. court documents from michael cohens plea deal provide clues to the evidence the report may be referencing. in muellers sentencing memo, prosecutors revealed how cohen described the circumstances of preparing and circulating his response to the congressional inquiries while continuing to accept responsibility for the false statements contained within ...

Obstruction of justice. thats a major threat to the presidency. >> the report says that its not just michael cohen who makes an allegation along these lines. they have backup evidence, text, e-mails that they say back up this allegation. >> thats right. with the usual caveat that we havent seen the documents and it doesnt sound like the buzzfeed reporters have either. this is what you need if you are muellers team. they have not done so in any of their filings so far. michael cohen is a guy with...

Michael cohen to visit russia during the campaign to meet vladimir putin in person. special counsel muellers team learned that cohen lied in front of congress with witnesses in the trumps orb. cnn has not yet confirmed the report. we have a lot to get to, lets begin with sarah murray. this is stunning of this buzzfeed report that president trump directed his attorney to lie about the mos tcow project. tell us what you are hearing. >> it is a wild story. cnn has not independently confirmed it. no...

Person. before anyone has seen the evidence, including the reporter, you have all the democrats now who want to jump off the ledge on impeachment. my political advice would be to slow down. >> it does source two sources. one of the buzzfeed reporters told "new day" an hour ago they have more sources that were off the record. only these two sources confirming it that they could put on therd ro. they had backup sources on this as well. they point to e-mails, text messages and other documentary evi...

Served with him for 4 1/2 years -- forget about the we dont know if buzzfeed is true. they know. they know whether cohen said this. they have access -- we have had raids on his apartment, his home, on his hotel room and on his office. they know whether they have access to e-mails and text messages that confirm it. one final thing. the mueller team knows they can never put cohen on the stand without him being trashed. if they have all that information, the white house comments about cohen not bei...

To lie in their testimony to congress. thats what the buzzfeed article says and it says the mueller corroborated that with e-mails and text messages and electronic information. again, we dont know the ver at. if it is true, it is a block buster, don. it is the president himself committed felonies and did not direct somebody but he did it himself. >> a democratic congressman who sits on the house says if the president directed cohen to lie to congress, thats obstruction of justice, period, full s...

Breaking overnight, two law enforcement sources tell buzzfeed president trump told michael cohen to lie about the moscow trump tower project. >> the president fires back in the shutdown grudge match pulling nancy pelosis plane right before she is set to fly overseas. a police body camera captures a risky rescue, a woman from her burning truck in texas. and major winter storm closing in on the midwest and the northeast bearing the bankrupt of this weekend. welcome back to early start o. >> da...

360 smart beds, now ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with mattresses by j.d. power. plus, free premium delivery and 36-month financing. ends monday. sleep number... proven quality sleep. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day. we do begin with breaking news. an explosive new report from buzz feed claims that president trump personally instructed his then personal attorney michael cohen to lie to congress about a proposed trump tower in moscow...

I do know this. i know that the congress of the united states will be conducting hearings, will be issuing subpoenas and will be proceeding in a way that will not interfere with the mueller investigation but will produce additional information that may be foundational to the impeachment process. >> congressman, thanks for joining us. >> good to be with you. >> appreciate it. just ahead, a legal breakdown of the buzzfeed report and what it could mean for president trump if it turns out that he ...