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Lie about this? he came and said things that clearly did not make him look good, and i wonder, was there a reason to lie? because it seems like with the president granting a number of high-profile pardons, this might not have come as a surprise if he solicited this. why would he lie, chairman? >> in dealing with people in my former life as an fbi guy, some people will lie for a whole host of purposes, including to get out of jail. so you have to be really careful about when theyre in that mode o...

Does that change your opinion of him or his testimony? >> if michael cohen asked for a pardon, i do think that that is problematic because it casts doubt over the veracity of all of his testimony. >> do you agree with that, chairman? >> i do, and for this reason. he came under a cloud of suspicion. he had a pretty big hurdle to get over for the credibility piece that he would be telling the truth. in that open hearing, there was a lot of personal animous that came out in that hearing as well, ri...