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Annoyance because after all in their mind that wasnt very appreciative of the kind memorandum for sentencing that they submitted. >> so can the prosecutors change their sentencing recommendation. >> theyre likely not to just based on that. its rare for the actual words in the sentencing memorandum. look. when it comes to sentencing memoranda, we lawyers have to try as hard as we can to get the lowest sentence. prosecutors understand theres a bit of hyperbole in a snesing memorandum, so i dont th...

The trump made this claim in the interview this week. it is hard to impeach somebody who hasnt done anything wrong and created the greatest economy in the history of our country. he is taking credit for that. is it? some context for the presidents hyperbole. better than last year, but matches the best years in the obama administration. what is true is the president has presided over the largest budget deficit in the economy. this year, the budget deficit is totaling $970 billion. according to th...

What did flynn tell him about his calls with the russians? who asked michael flynn to do those? if he lies about these things, the prosecutors can expose it. is it a crime? who knows? but we know for sure it can lay out damning facts that can test our elected officials and the rest of us as well. we may be about to have a real conversation in this country about the value of truth and its connection to justice. president nixon, he wound up foretelling his own fall when he said on tape, its not th...

Many, many years. the president lies as a reflex. sometimes it works. sometimes it doesnt. he does a dance of hyperbole for his rallies that is intoxicating to them. he does it with the media in a way that they chase and are effective about it. but at the end of the day in this context, it spells nothing but trouble. thanks for all of us tonight. thanks for watching. "cnn tonight with don lemon" starts right now. >> my mom says, tell chris your sister -- i wont say her name, my sister, who does ...

Context for the presidents hyperbole? so far this year, a very strong 2,260,000 net new jobs. better than last year but it matches the best years in the obama administration and, in fact, 2014 he had almost three million jobs created. as for the presidets favorite poll, the stock market. we are heading for a flat year for the standard & poors 500 after a strong 22% return last year. nowhere near the strongest year on record. i always say presidents get too much credit and too much blame for the ...

Wednesday, michael cohen will be sentenced by a federal judge. its a heck of a backdrop against which we bring in our leadoff panel for a monday night. from ann arbor, barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan. in washington, ken vogel, political reporter for "the new york times." and chris majarian, reporter for "the los angeles times." requesting your indulgence, everybody, if my voice lasts the hour. i have this thing every other person has these days. barbara...

Also tomorrow, paul manaforts lawyers will be back in court to respond to muellers allegation that he lied during his cooperation agreement, and wednesday, michael cohen will be sentenced by a federal judge. its a heck of a backdrop against which we bring in our leadoff panel for a monday night. from ann arbor, barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan. in washington, ken vogel, political reporter for "the new york times." and chris majarian, reporter for "the lo...

Eastern district of michigan. in washington, ken vogel, political reporter for "the new york times." and chris megerian, reporter for "the los angeles times." requesting your indulgence, everybody, if my voice lasts the hour. i have this thing every other person has these days. barbara, lets start with you. something we heard neal katyal say two hours ago on this network. neal, the former acting solicitor general, has argued 37 cases before the u.s. supreme court. not given normally to hyperbole...

This is not going to help me win. >> i say on the hill this morning in a column that i dont think this is evidence of what the incoming house judiciary chairman called a massive fraud on the american people. look, this is earous. this could get more serious. but there is no evidence that not confirming these payments before the election had really any serious impact on the election. it doesnt make any of this good. but, we dont need the hyperbole and the hype over. this. brian: jonathan, if you ...

May indict him. he may be the first president in quite some time to face jail time. >> arthel: strong words. based on you covering washington, is that it possibility or hyperbole? >> i think adam shift has exhibited hyperbole before. this could be another instance of that. the question is whether a sitting president can be indicted and the general consensus based on justice department memos and consideri considering. >> he did say after he leaves the white house. >> that is the key thing. that i...