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All right. amanda knoxs parents and the libel case. this is the parents of the american student imprisoned in italy for murdering her roommate. now theyre indicted on charges of libelling police. what goes on here, richard, and what are they going to do about it? >> marty, obviously these prosecutes are drinking too much of that good italian wine. i mean, this is such a ridiculous, stupid scenario, i just cant believe it. apparently the parents told the press in italy that their daughter told th...

This case already so full of surprises could take another dramatic turn. joe johns, cnn, washington. >> even before that, the story has taking a new turn with charges against amanda knoxs parents. they have been indicted on charges of libelling italian police, stemming from an interview with the sunday times of london. they told the paper that amanda knox wasnt given food or water and police had physically and verbally abused her. drew griffin has been working on a special about amanda knox, spo...

Right? >> yeah, they could, but i didnt get the sense that they thought this was that serious. certainly the sentence for libel is nowhere near the sentence that her daughter is serving. they intend to fight it all the way as much as their money will string them out. the first hearing is in july of this summer, anderson. an they said with appeals and everything, what they know about the italian justice system now, their libel case could go on for years. >> drew, appreciate the reporting. thanks....

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The appeal system in italy is said to be very fair, so it may be that once a higher court hears the case on march 12th, this case already so full of surprises could take another dramatic turn. joe johns, cnn, washington. >> well, even before that here the story has taken a new dramatic turn with the charges against amanda knoxs parents. her parents have been indicted on charges of libeling italian police, stemming from an interview. they told the paper that amanda knox wasnt given food or water ...

Few people definitely it feels very personal. it feels like youre after our daughter and after us. someone commented on the radio its almost like they try to wear them down. maybe if we keep at them theyll go away or go bank result or whatever. but its not stopping us. >> will you? >> probably eventually. >> go bankrupt? >> well, i think weve mortgaged just about everything we can mortgage. >> they could face jail time if theyre found guilty of libel, right? >> they could, but i didnt get the se...

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With the white house that mr. mueller could lose in court. one of the few voices arguing for cooperating with mr. mueller is ty cobb, white house lawyer whom mr. trump also brought on to deal with mr. muellers investigation. mr. trumps penchant for bravado has been a factor that his lawyers must contend with. the president has bragged to some aides that he would be able to clear himself if he talked to mr. muellers team. in one deposition related to a libel case, mr. trump admitted more than two...

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