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So i'm considering letting him go first but i can't because i have to go to nick first. nick, we got to start with the president's lawyer, john dodd telling nbc, quote, the president cannot obstruct justice because he's the chief law enforcement officer under the constitution's article 2 and has every right to express his view. >> that's false. it all comes down to what was his intent in talking to comey in telling him to stop the flynn investigation. i mean, there's no question, john mitchell, who was nixon's attorney general, who was entrusted with enforcing the laws, was convicted of obstru...

Flynn lied and it's like they ruined his life. it's very unfair. thank you very much. >> mr. president, when did you find out he lied to the fbi? >> a couple of points i'll make, stef. you heard my question there, when did you find out flynn lied to the fbi. the reason is what you were just talking about, over the weekend, the president from his twitter account tweeted out a statement saying he fired mike flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi, raising some real questions about a potential obstruction case. his lawyer john dodd taking responsibility for that tweet and this mor...

So look, here's the story. and i think it's so -- this was an excuse by the democrats and people got carried away. >> meanwhile politico is reporting that trump's lawyers are considering a different approach toward special counsel mueller. according to a senior white house official, if mueller doesn't request an interview by thanksgiving, trump's lawyers might force the issue by volunteering trump's time. however, politico notes that trump lawyer john dodd denied that reporting after the story was published. let's find out what's going on right here. i'm joined by a former watergate assistant ...

Attorney john dodd never agreed that cukushner should go. ty cobb called the story faels. in the meantime there are questions about kushner's role in the firing of former fbi director james comey. here's steve bannon. >> it's been reported that jared kushner was in favor of firing james comey. is that correct?? >> you guys have -- you will have to find that out through the media or the investigation. i don't know. >> for sure i'm joined by erica of "the wall street journal" who coauthored that reporting on jared kushner and susan paige. i want to start with susan. hillary clinton when you look...

Welcome back to "hardball" in an interview of susan paige with usa today, hillary clinton believes that trump associates help russia meddle in the 2016 election. clinton says there's no doubt in my mind that the trump campaign and other associates have worked really hard to hide their connections with russians. asked point blank whether she thinks trump's associates colluded with russia, clinton says i'm convinced of it. this comes as juared kushner comes under renewed scrutiny. "the wall street journal" reports that early this summer some of trump's legal team concluded that kushner should st...