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House. he made brief remarks. i see mr. nadler. there's the air force landing. i see mr. nadler has come to the lectern. we'll get him as soon as he begins. you're watching msnbc special coverage. >> good evening. earlier today i received a four page letter from attorney general barr outlining his summary of special counsel robert mueller's report while making a few questionable legal arguments of his own. i take from this letter three points. first, president trump is wrong. this report does not amount to a so-called total exoneration. special counsel mueller was cleared that his report does ...

>> and those included legal matters? >> yes, sir. >> sir, as a former attorney you are familiar with legal documents known as nondisclosure ement g agreements or ndas, correct? >> yes. >> ndas properly written in scope can be reasonable in business contacts and they can also be abused to create a chilling effect to silence people as we've seen in the me too movement and other places, isn't that right, mr. cohen? >> yes. >> and mr. cohen, the trump organization used ndas extensively, isn't that right? >> that's correct. >> mr. cohen, i'm reading from a recent washington post article regarding t...

Any information with respect to the personal life, political affairs and/or business affairs of mr. trump or any family member, closed quote. do those terms sound familiar to you? >> i've seen that document. >> in fact, there is a class action lawsuit filed this month by former trump campaign worker jessica denison that this nda language is illegal because it is too broad, too vague and would be used to retaliate against employees who complain of illegality or wrongdoing. would you agree that in the use of these types of ndas with this type of language and later when donald trump sought to enf...

Quote, without bothering to consider whether that was improper, much less whether it was the right thing to do. you said that, end quote. that's your testimony today. you said you didn't even consider whether it was legal. how could you give your client legal advice when you are not even considering whether it's legal? >> i did what i knew mr. trump wanted. this conversation with mr. trump started -- >> i didn't ask whether you were a good fixer. i asked whether you were a good lawyer. >> sometimes you have to meld both together. i needed to at that time ensure and protect mr. trump, and if i ...

Right in front of him and the chairman of the house oversight committee getting ready to convene this session. it's been going since 10:00 this morning, about a third, i'm guessing -- about a third of the 42 members of the house oversight committee have already had a chance to ask questions. this will continue now for several, several more hours. >> and while we wait for it to gavel back in, john king, let me just ask you quickly. you've heard republicans take shots at -- never mind. let's listen in. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. cohen, you have admitted to lying on your taxes. according to ...