Lester holt. Good evening. An hourlong press conference with president obama today over an issue no less weighty than iran and the nuclear bomb was suddenly overshadowed by a single question about another serious topic and an answer no one expected the president would publicly utter. The question was related to the rape accusations that surround bill cosby. It was not the issue top of mind as the president went before reporters to pitch the Historic Nuclear Deal with iran but its what a lot of people are talking about tonight. Were of course covering it all. But we want to start with Nbc News National Correspondent Peter Alexander and that question. Ill say this. Reporter it was a stunningly powerful statement, especially for a president whos made it his policy not to comment about ongoing legal matters. If you give a woman or a man for that matter without his or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, thats rape. Reporter the president himself a lawyer
New york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. An hourlong press conference with president obama today over an issue no less weighty than iran and the nuclear bomb was suddenly overshadowed by a single question about another serious topic and an answer no one expected the president would publicly utter. The question wasrape accusation thats surround bill cosby. It was not the issue top of mind as the president went before reporters to pitch the Historic Nuclear Deal with iran, but its what a lot of people are talking about tonight. We of course are covering it all. But we want to start with Nbc News National Correspondent Peter Alexander and that question. Ill say this. Reporter it was a stunningly powerful statement, especially for a president whos made it his policy not to comment about ongoing legal matters. If you give a woman man for that matter without his or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, thats rape. Reporter the presi
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