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The search warrant concluded that due to "multiple links" between the two cases, its "likely" that the break-ins were "committed by the same group of suspects."

An analysis. my take on the statement, which is very specific, is that they are disputing the part of the story that asserts that the special counsel gathered texts, e-mails and interviews with members of the trump organization that corroborated michael cohens statement that trump told a lie. in fact, the sequence was, mueller got that first and then went to cohen and cohen acknowledged that, yes, trump told him to lie. that appears to be what mueller is specifically disputing. he is not comment...

Advance trumps agenda, per cohens legal memo, is not in dispute. the source disputed the further, more specific idea that trump issued and memorialized repeated direct instructions." and joy reid, that part about memorialized would be i think a reference in the buzzfeed article to there is supporting documentation -- >> right. >> -- either from texts or e-mails to what buzzfeed was reporting that the president basically ordered michael cohen to commit perjury. >> right. as well as one line in th...

Enforcement officials dont work for me. theyre not on my mueller team. the special counsels statement disputes the, quote, characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office regarding michael cohens congressional testimony. end quote. now, that seems to take direct issue with this paragraph of last nights buzzfeed report. "the special counsels office learned about trumps directive for cohen to lie to congress through interviews with multiple witnesses from the trump organization...

Robert muellers team. two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of this matter. identifying the sources that way might have been part of why the special counsels office took the rare step of commenting on reporting like this. normally the special counsels office doesnt say a word about investigative reporting like this. tonights statement by the special counsels office might be robert muellers way of saying those two federal law enforcement officials dont work for me. th...

He said, i cant speak to buzzfeeds sourcing, but for what its worth, i declined to run with parts of the narrative they conveyed, based on a source central to the story, repeatedly disputing the idea that trump directly issued orders of that kind. note that the general thrust of cohen lying to congress in accordance with or to support an advance trumps agenda, per cohens legal memo, is not in dispute. the source disputed the further, more specific idea that trump issued and memorialized repeated...

And ken delaney for nbc news and mimi roker, msnbc legal contributor. and ken delaney, i know youve been doing some of your original reporting on this story on what might or might not be being disputed by robert muellers office. what can we make of that at this stage? >> well, lawrence, its more of an analysis. my take on the statement, which is very specific, is that they are disputing the part of the story that asserts that the special counsel gathered texts, e-mails and interviews with member...

Mimi roker, msnbc legal contributor. and ken delaney, i know youve been doing some of your original reporting on this story on what might or might not be being disputed by robert muellers office. what can we make of that at this stage? >> well, lawrence, its more of an analysis. my take on the statement, which is very specific, is that they are disputing the part of the story that asserts that the special counsel gathered texts, e-mails and interviews with members of the trump organization that ...

Two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of this matter. identifying the sources that way might have been part of why the special counsels office took the rare step of commenting on reporting like this. normally the special counsels office doesnt say a word about investigative reporting like this. tonights statement by the special counsels office might be robert muellers way of saying those two federal law enforcement officials dont work for me. theyre not on my mueller...

Been apparently working in this same territory. he said, i cant speak to buzzfeeds sourcing, but for what its worth, i declined to run with parts of the narrative they conveyed, based on a source central to the story, repeatedly disputing the idea that trump directly issued orders of that kind. note that the general thrust of cohen lying to congress in accordance with or to support an advance trumps agenda, per cohens legal memo, is not in dispute. the source disputed the further, more specific ...