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True. >> matthew, how does this continue to haunt the administration that, after all, continues even though the traveling white house right now is on the other side of the world? >> in some ways its convenient that theyre over there in asia for now while this news drops. sarah sanders and the rest will have to confront this when they get back. it would be hard to overstate how serious this is. obviously the manafort indictment was serious for which white house. that was someone who left the camp...

World? >> in some ways it is convenient that they are overseas while this news drops, but sarah sanders will have to confront this when they get back. it is hard to overstate how serious this is. obviously, the manafort indictment was serious for this white house, but that was someone who left the campaign in august. mike flynn is someone who was with the campaign through the end, prominent on the transition and served in this white house over the warnings of people like president obama who told...

>> matthew, how does this continue to haunt the administration that after all continues, even though the traveling white house right now is on the other side of the world? >> in some ways it is convenient that they are overseas while this news drops, but sarah sanders will have to confront this when they get back. it is hard to overstate how serious this is. obviously, the manafort indictment was serious for this white house, but that was someone who left the campaign in august. mike flynn is so...

Under the microscope from robert mueller, that mueller has enough to indict both flynn and his son and colleague michael g. flynn, and this involves turkey and flynns unreported representation of turkey, correct? >> reporter: right, andrea. what were reporting is actually slightly different. were saying mueller has enough evidence to bring charges in the flynn case. were not trying to be cute there. obviously both these men are in serious legal jeopardy. charges are possible against both the fat...

>> i hope this is the president speaking, i hope you can see your way clear to letting this goe to letting flynn go. hes a good guy. i hope you can let this go. now, those are his exact words. is that correct? >> correct. this is a president of the united states with me alone saying i hope this. i took it as this is what he wants me to do. >> nbc news reports if the elder flynn is willing to cooperate with investigators in order to help his son, two of the sources said it could also change his o...

Comey? and does his her answer give president trump cover for what he did? >> ill take president trump at his word why he was fired, because of the russian investigation. i dont have interest of relitigating the facts. the facts as they are now is james comey was investigating the president. he was looking into what the president and michael flynns relationship was. the president asked for the flynn case to go away. james comey wouldnt do that. then he was fired. something that will not be forgo...

President can be charged with something and constitutional lawyers disagree about that question. there are arguments that a sitting president can be charged with something and there have been counter arguments made by constitutional lawyers all over the country that he can or cannot. so thats a disagreement. on the obstruction piece, it is really interesting if they actually are arguing on the merits of whether or not his conduct was obstruction, because if theyre only focusing -- again, this is...

The firing to behaviors after the firing, which include tweets that he sent about wire tapping, tweets that he sent that could be interpreted as sort of threatening former director comey as a witness when he said there might be tapes out there, to talking to other government officials regarding their knowledge or their ability to shut down the investigation. so if the memo from the white house is focusing only on the firing, then -- then i think theyre missing the bigger picture because an obstr...

To talking to other government officials regarding their knowledge or their ability to shut down the investigation. so if the memo from the white house is focusing only on the firing, then -- then i think theyre missing the bigger picture because an obstruction case is part of a pattern of behavior of this president since last spring and all through this summer. we can look to a variety of events, acts, statements, tweets that hes made that all lend toward a case of obstruction. >> you know, i k...

The country that he can or cannot. so thats a disagreement. on the obstruction piece, it is really interesting if they actually are arguing on the merits of whether or not his conduct was obstruction, because if theyre only focusing -- again, this is just speculation because we havent seen the memos. but if theyre only arguing that the firing of director comey was not obstruction, then theyre really on their heels because that is just one piece of what a potential case for obstruction could cove...