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Then fine. then why, you know, why not tell the truth? >> let me just -- why in terms of just for context, what is the implication? why does it matter if the president did know about all of this, evan? >> one of the things that the president has been very out there about is sort of saying that this is a witch-hunt. so the question that i think we know that as part of this investigation mueller has been looking at is the question of obstruction and whether or not there was an attempt by the presi...

Theres nothing wrong with it, then fine. then why, you know, why not tell the truth? >> let me just -- why in terms of just for context, what is the implication? why does it matter if the president did know about all of this, evan? >> one of the things that the president has been very out there about is sort of saying that this is a witch-hunt. so the question that i think we know that as part of this investigation mueller has been looking at is the question of obstruction and whether or not the...

There. unless he comes in and clears it up. it seems to raise very interesting questions for kushner. >> even perez, graeat reporting. i want to talk about all of this with richard blumenthal. he is a democrat on the armed services committee. thanks so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> your background is as former attorney general. ill ask you a similar question i asked evan. when you see that this is michael flynn in this key role that he played in the transition in the campaign, in the ...

Provided in part to protect his son from legal proceedings, brianna? and we know that the special counsel does not give ground easily if hes going to compromise, if hes going to agree to a plea agreement, reduce sentences, et cetera, he would need to have something significant in return. >> very good point. jim sciutto, thanks for that report. lets dig deeper now with cnn justice correspondent even perez. evan, you have some very interesting new information. >> well, right. we have new informati...

What you have to do. he totally denies it. >> that was donald trumps answer when asked if electing an accused child molester was better than electing a democrat in next months senate race in alabama. trumps defense of roy moore is risky, given the presidents own history of sexual assault allegations. while it wasnt a rah-rah endorsement it was enough for moore to use in a fund-raising opportunity. writing i appreciate donald trump for defending my honor and my character. jo i will start here wit...

Senate judiciary committee, ed take these documents and talk about whats relevant. they jumped the gun. and any perception that mr. kushner has been anything but not only cooperative, about you if you look at the contents of these e-mails, hes the hero. hes the one saying there shouldnt be any contact with the foreign officials or entities. >> reporter: just to correct abbe lowell, this was a bipartisan letter. kushner is not promising to do an interview, which is what they want. the documents i...

Be a break evan. you may get a tax cut, but the premiums have gone up and you are spending more. >> hold on. i want to respond to that. >> he is disputing whether he will support the bill. susan collins also has reservations and explains why. listen. >> it benefits people of all tax brackets, but what i want to do is to give more of that relief to middle and low-income families. there are provisions i would like to see changed and keeping that top rate for individuals where it is for people maki...

The cult. in fact they typically respond by increasing their confidence in the cult. and something similar goes on in the political sphere as well. some beliefs are so important to your identity that when you think there is evidence that violates it, you instead find ways of explaining away the evidence and that gives rise to the epistemic crisis were facing today. >> so you believe what you want to hear. evan, is that what is happening now? >> yes. there is a long history of paranoia in america...

>> its an art form. >> and that was effective. it was effective in his ability to overcome some very damaging stories on the campaign trail including the "access hollywood" tape. it was his own words and he was somehow able stories on the campaign trail including the "access hollywood" tape. it was his own words and somehow he was able to survive that and now were seeing candidates and politicians like roy moore trying to turn to that similar blueprint to overcome similarly damaging facts. >> we...

Ta da! a terrarium. thats it. we brewed the love, right guys? (all) yes. breaking news. new questions tonight about jared kushners testimony to the senate intelligence committee. a source telling cnn that kushner told lawmakers he did not know of anyone in the trump campaign who had contact with wikileaks during the election. but as we reported the senate judiciary committee is now accusing the presidents senior adviser of withholding crucial documents that suggest he both received and forward...