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Meeting. and donald trump jr. and erik prince have testified on the hill, in house subcommittees this there were no offers of assistance from foreign governments that they were aware of. i would look for that meeting to perhaps be targeted as well. prosecutors in this situation, you know, perjury is not easy to prove. you need to prove that the lie is intentional and also that its material. so in a case like this where youre directly asked about assistance from foreign countries, a material fact...

Pattern of lying to the american people. were going to get into that what the 3r0eb could take from here and what the exposure is to the presidency. >> i was thinking about how rare it used to be, for reporters to use the word lie. and now its just every day. >> dont want to over use it, obviously, you are a good example of someone who uses it judiciously, you cant ignore it. when you see something that is the willful and won ton deception on a material fact, you have to call it out, the relevan...

Problem is. no two tell the same story. the closer you get to the president, the more precious a commodity the truth becomes. bob mueller says he believes michael cohen lies about something important. and at a minimum it exposes a pattern of lying to the american people. were going to get into that the different avenues the probe could take from here here and what the exposure is to the presidency. >> i was thinking about how rare it used to be, for reporters to use the word lie. in reference to...

I think the president wanted to get -- mueller wanted to get the president committed before he rolled out his evidence and there is some of the evidence in here. >> asha, lets assume the two stories are different. >> yes. >> and this is his sworn statements under oath that hes turned in. what happens then? >> its a big problem. >> for a nonattorney at the table it sounds like a big problem. >> it is. its the same problem weve seen throughout this investigation but its a problem because it self i...

Refused to plead guilty to perjury because the purported perjury charge was based on his failure to remember something. that does not ring true to me. perjury is charged only when you can prove the central elements that the person testified under oath, that they then and there knew what they were saying was false, and it was about a material fact. that is something that is important. it is not something that has slipped your memory, you cant recall. i dont know exactly what has happened there. i...

Refused to plead guilty to perjury because the purported perjury charge was based on his failure to remember something. that does not ring true to me. per perjury is charged only when you can prove the central elements that the person testified under oath, that they then and there knew what they were saying was false, and it was about a material fact. that is something that is important. it is not something that has slipped your memory, you cant recall. i dont know exactly what has happened ther...

>> could there be a perjury trap there? >> not in this case. you heard the talk about they may ask if its raining or a nice day. perjury is giving intentionally false information on a material fact. so if he wants to commit purnlry, he can do it butted its not going to be a trap simply by answering the questions. the machines couldnt get done and now thousands of votes in florida are being counted by hand. of capital? whats critical thinking like? a basketball costs $14. whats team spirit wort...

Straight. i do think its important to understand theres been all this talk about perjury traps and the like. prosecutors arent trying to catch you in games. theyre trying to set you down and ask you questions. it only perjury if you then and there know that the statement is false. being forgetful doesnt count. if its about a material fact, pr president trump has said something about theyll get you if you say its a rainy day and its a sunny day. no. if he plays by those rules, i think sitting dow...

Important to remember is that when someone is charged with perjury or making false statements, it isnt because they forgot or they exaggerated. there are a couple of very important aspects, elements of that crime. one is that you have to then and there know that what youre saying is untruthful. so thats important. and the other is, that it has to be a material fact. not some minor detail, but the key essence of the subject that youre discussing. and for those reasons, perjury charges are actuall...

>> sandra: lets go to our headliner this morning, alan dershowitz joins us. harvard law professor. now impeaching kavanaugh? does it look like democrats are planning a strategy to do so? >> that would be absolutely foolish, inconsistent and hypocritical. those who believe that bill clinton should never have been impeached for allegedly lying about his sex life are now going to lead the campaign to impeach kavanaugh for allegedly lying about his sexual and drinking activities back when he was a 1...