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After that initial tweet, we now now in retrospect what that tick, tick, ticking was about. he tweeted "boom" and a link to that story, "comey memo says trump asked him to end flynn investigation. it was a huge story when it broke and somehow ben wittes knew it was coming out because he tweeted "tick, tick, tick, tick, tick" once it came out and "boom" once it landed. that was may 16th. and then two days after that, ben wittes started ticking again, at 2:44 in the afternoon, "tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick" and sure enough, four hours later, "boom." and what he sent out, once again the "ne...

I don't have a denial in here. so what i can do -- you have it and i don't have it? >> nope. >> when i got here, you guys said lock me down. >> okay. >> i stayed under investigation for three and a half years. on may 18th of last year i beat the death penalty. when i beat the death penalty, they said we can't let you out until after conclusion of the homicide trial. >> right. >> i got sentenced for aggravated battery. i took a sentence and i came back. they said the only way i can go out state is by level 6 inmate. i was no longer under investigation. what he does, change me from under investi...

>> no. >> in his press conference on may 18th, the president was asked whether he urged you to shut down the investigation into michael flynn. the president responded quote no, no, next question. is that an accurate statement? >> i don't believe it is. >> in terms of this is comments to you about -- in response to mr. reich, senator reich, he said, i hope you will hold back on that. when the president of the united states in the oval office says something like i hope or i suggest, would you, do you take that as a directive? >> yes. yes. it rings in my ear as kind of, will no one rid me of this...

Director comey has now testified under oath that the president did urge him to close down the flynn investigation. he also testified under oath that when the president denied that, he was lying. >> in his press conference on may 18th, the president was asked whether he urged you to shut down the investigation into michael flynn. the president responded no, no. next question. is that an accurate statement? >> i don't believe it is. >> thank you. >> here's what this fight is boiling down to, this may be what the presidency ends up boiling down to. did the president tell the fbi director, james c...

Leader. those were lies, plain and simple. i was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting. >> the president said "i had dinner with him. he wanted to have dinner because he wanted to stay on." is this an accurate statement? >> no, sir. >> then in that same interview, the president said "in one case, i called him, and in one case, he called me." is that an accurate statement? >> no. >> did you ever call the president? >> no. >> in his press conference on may 18th, the president was asked whether he had urged you to shut down the investigation into michael flynn. the ...