Donald Trump’s Own DOJ Says He Lied To Robert Mueller
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Trump may have committed a new crime comes own DOJ says he lied to Mueller on Wednesday the Department of Justice held a trial for longtime Donald Trump associate Roger stone during which it was revealed that the president lied to special counsel Robert Mueller extraordinary development inside a courtroom in Washington today featuring opening arguments in the trial of Roger stone MSNBC chief legal correspondent Ari Melber reported Wednesday prosecutors with the Trump Justice Department's laying out the case suggesting Pres. Trump may have committed a new crime and office by lying to the Mueller probe this was all part of the blockbuster opening statement by former Mueller prosecutor himself Erin Zielinski now a regular DOJ line prosecutor Melber reported he's telling jurors they can convict stone for lying to Congress because stone lied about the fact that he twice spoke the Trump before the 26th election something Trump shot down by telling Mueller I have no recollection of any indication with stone we've heard allegations Trump was line about that before what's new here is that it's comes own Justice Department insisting that it's false in court and saying may have the evidence to prove it he noted Melber welcome politico senior White House reporter Darren some awesome who was in the courtroom to speak about the trial let's start with the Trump justice the present putting forward evidence that reasonably you could infer his meeting Trump lied to Mueller over said reasonably you could infer that they don't charge Donald Trump they never have charge Donald Trump but today in court they did provide evidence are Roger stone was on the phone talking to Donald Trump in the days after the DNC hack when public.