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It came from donald trump jr. >> the president weighed in as any father would based on the limited information that he had. >> america is the oldest constitutional republic in the world. it is not family business. >> they say that president trump personally drafted that initial statement from his eldest son. >> when you get caught in a lie, n about one thing, it makes it hard to say, just let the other stuff go. >> every time there is one of those episodes it creates difficulty for mueller and his team to interview. >> i see what is happening in the rest of the world and i have deep concern ab...

Today claims that the president weighed in on donald trump jr.'s first public statement about his meeting with russians during the campaign, the only thing the white house spokesperson will say is that he weighed in. a phrase that has no specificity. no meaning. did he weigh in on every word? did weighing in mean he dictated some of the sentences and not all of the sentences? this morning, matt lauer asked republican senator lindsey graham about the possibility that the president dictated the words of donald trump jr.'s first statement about that meeting with russians. >> it sounds like the pr...

>> it sounds like the president himself was trying to cover up the truth about that meeting. >> if that's true, then that was a bad decision bit president, which will make us more questions. when you get caught in a lie about one thing, it makes it hard to just say, let the other stuff go. >> joining us now, peter baker. also, eli stoeg els. and paul butler. peter, do you first. you've been to the interviews, rambling incoherent interviews conducted with the president. what is it like in that room when he begins a sentence, cuts himself off, changes the subject, adds a new subject that isn't c...

One, he put his son in jeopardy. now we have to wonder about what don junior's team will tell you about what he actually did. if he didn't know about the e-mail, the statement may have fooled you. if you know about the e-mail with don junior, it's a misleading statement. if that's true, that was a bad decision by the president, which will make us ask for questions. when you get caught in a lie about one thing it makes it hard to just say, let the other stuff go. >> that's a republican senator saying that. a lot of times when the democrats on these committees say we need to talk to this witness...

Week and 80% of the people on the call wanted to see the senate pass a bill and get it back to the house to bring some certainty to what is going on with health care. they want to see those issues revolved. >> absolutely. >> that's their focus. >> it does bother at least one republican, it bothers lindsey graham, senator lindsey graham very much. he said this to the "today" show. listen. >> if that's true, it was a bad decision by the president, which will make us ask more questions. when you get caught in a lie about one thing, it ee's hard t let the other stuff go. >> is he right? >> he is r...