point that ron is making is that when senators say they really want to hear from someone in public, it is because they believe there will be something communicated by this witness in more than just the words the witness says. yes, that s true. they want the american people to see this person s demeanor, to be able to assess whether or not they think he s lying. now, remember, these senators have seen him in closed session. one of the senators, senators coons, after the meeting posted the statutory reference to lying to congress, which is a criminal statute. it says if you lie to congress, you can go to jail. so he was very concerned after this meeting that perhaps they had been lied to. now, they have the opportunity to see all the different stories that have been told over this period of time, but this story, there are criminal consequences for telling a lie. yeah, ron. big difference between this and being on sean hannity. and these are the moments that not everyone s ready for t
one of the senators, senators coons, after the meeting posted the statutory reference to lying to congress, which is a criminal statute. it says if you lie to congress, you can go to jail. so he was very concerned after this meeting that perhaps they had been lied to. now, they have the opportunity to see all the different stories that have been told over this period of time, but this story, there are criminal consequences for telling a lie. yeah, ron. big difference between this and being on sean hannity. and these are the moments that not everyone s ready for to put it mildly. i m sure you ve seen witnesses at the judiciary committee at different times who don t really understand how they have to present themselves in situations like this. yes. and of course if you keep changing your story, it s hard to keep your story straight. and i think don junior has that problem as well, as well as the problem of trying to protect his father, the president, which clearly he s doing potentia
special counsel protection legislation that i and others have introduced. you have republican co-sponsors on that. who are they? if you can tell me? they are senators graham and tillis on the republican side. senators coons and senator whitehouse on this side and as a result of the remarkable report last night. and i think by the way this continued excellence in reporting is another sign that the heroes of this era are the free press and the independent judiciary. but significantly, senator grassley indicated he was open to considering this legislation as well. here is the thing. it seems that some republicans have moved in the opposite direction. thom tillis is a co-sponsor a piece in the daily beast saying he said this is isn t urgent even after news trump tired to fire multer and he is backing