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Buzzfeed reporting lines up? >> its hard to tell. theres some things that line up. for example, its clear that the mueller team, when they wrote the sentencing submission with respect to cohen, made reference to the things about which michael cohen was cooperating, including the circumstances scih lying. theres evidence from the buzzfeed report that other people assisted him in making the statements and he was directed to do so by the president. the one thing i have been thinking about that does...

That now. other democratic lawmakers not holding back. castro tweeting president trump must resign or be impeached. this is obstruction of justice, period, full stop. ted lu writing its time to start holding hearings to establish a record of whether potus committed high crimes. we dont have reaction from republican lawmakers yet. this morning one will join us shortly. just to reiterate this is reporting from buzzfeed not confirmed by cnn nor by any other outlet. >> it is important to note -- let...

Is quote lying to reduce his jail time. the white houses deputy press secretary was asked about it a short time ago. take a listen and note he did not deny the allegations. >> the president did not tell michael cohen to do that? >> im telling you this is why the president refuses to give any credence or credibility to news outlets because they have no ability to corroborate what they are putting out there. >> that was not a denial of my question. >> the premise is ridiculous. >> not a denial. wa...

Someone to lie under oath would break the law in the simplest terms there. here are the facts as reported by buzz feed, one that the president instructed michael cohen to lie about the trump tower moscow project, that he also planned the president then candidate trump to visit during the 2016 campaign to meet with putin and that donald trump jr. and his daughter were given regular updates on the moscow project. buzz feed saying its not just cohens word here but text messages and documents to sub...

Administration of endangering by leaking air travel plans. president trumps bitter feud is escalating by the day as the powerful washington veteran for a border wall. as the shutdown grinds on who is winning? kwour in the situation room. breaking news, the white house is finally denying an earth shattering report which if true could threaten donald trumps presidency. buzz feed reports that he directed michael cohen to lie to congress about a trump tower project in moscow. buzz feed sites two...

There are certain designated events in this country that require mass protection. one of those is the super bowl. so the question becomes if thats what it is going to take to get democrats to come to the table, the potential that the super bowl may have to be delayed, that sad, quite frankly. >> sandra: weve got to get to this breaking news this morning. it is a report, i should say, coming from buzzfeed on the president, forcing michael cohen to live. it cites to law enforcement officials. the ...

Colloquial that they might be receipts. there might be some evidence that we dont know about that could even be on that. i dont know. >> jessica: theres also another story that cannot yesterday about $50,000 -- actually, $13,000 in a boxing glove being exchanged to rig online polls. you saw them dodge the question asked illicitly about whether the president directed by google in july by saying "i will not address that." or kellyanne conway saying, "the president addressed it himself." >> matt: n...

This point. >> shepard: subornation of perjury, if true, its hard to see how things would continue as they are. >> i completely agree with that. if its subornation as perjury as i said is the kind of thing you get impeached over. but before we get to far down that line, you have to know whether the story is true. other than buzz feed, theyre out there all alone at this moment. so you know, you do have to make that the first thing. is it true? and then what are the consequences if its true. >> sh...

If, however, the evidence cited is merely with the mueller team has collected -- again, some investigators say they have seen it -- if its what he has collected in whole or in part, statements by cohen. thats part of it. thats what we call circular reporting here in washington. sometimes people simply say, "this is what he said," and other people run with their reporting. again, thats latest we have. no one that i know of, at least here at the network, has been able to corroborate or confirm the...

Long. >> i am just shocked as she thought that she could leave the country. why would you leave the country when the government to shut down and you are speaker of the house? >> he has acted like this, to have someone with that kind of character running the country is an enormous problem at every level. we see it now, weve seen it over the last two years. we will see it in the future. >> sandra, there have been some questions about whether or not the white house officials would travel, despite t...