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Was that not, at the least, mislooeding? >> first of all, anyone who read that story in "the new york times," that long, painful story where i specifically said these things were not far in my background, if youre saying should i have said, well, it happened on a particular day? maybe youre right. maybe i should have. >> reporter: that it happened after you resigned because you were portraying yourself as someone who learned a tough lesson but deserved a second chance. >> right. >> reporter: and...

>> thats brilliant. the american people should buy into americas actions around the world. and this has serious consequences. i think serious consequences if we dont act. we should have been doing this for 12 years. we havent had a post-9/11 conversation. weve had commanders in chief taking unilateral action. and this is much better. >> all right. the debate continues. well take a break here and come back. more with our roundtable. also "todays" savannah guthrie with an exclusive interview with ...

After your resignation from congress. was that not, at the least, mislooeding? >> first of all, anyone who read that story in "the new york times," that long, painful story where i specifically said these things were not far in my background, if youre saying should i have said, well, it happened on a particular day? maybe youre right. maybe i should have. >> reporter: that it happened after you resigned because you were portraying yourself as someone who learned a tough lesson but deserved a sec...

Does that not show a capacity to look someone in the eye and lie, not just your wife, but a reporter, but the public? >> no, things were -- things were a lot better during that "people" magazine profile. they were a lot better. >> reporter: but she didnt know that it was continuing. >> no, no. but things were -- look, i was working through things. >> reporter: do you ever fear of a relapse, for lack of a better word, that it might come back? >> no. i think that ive -- you know, with help of my w...

Where i specifically said these things were not far in my background, if youre saying should i have said, well, it happened on a particular day? maybe youre right. maybe i should have. >> reporter: that it happened after you resigned because you were portraying yourself as someone who learned a tough lesson but deserved a second chance. >> right. >> reporter: and ultimately you left out a key perception that it exists. >> thats fair enough. if i did say i did these things, i said i did them over...