s of l you have all these instances throughout the w report, tte house press secretary, president trump talking about don junior'r meeting, flynn, there are pervasive lies,f even i it doesn't rise to the level of obstruction of justice. >> sarah sanders was doubling down that we know now wasn't true. she was hearing in personalac co with all sorts of f.b.i. agents were telling herhat they were not happy with james comey. she told the special couple and went on tv today. robert: why is that, is that because the whole culture of loyalty is she under pressure? >> i think theyep want to their jobs. and they are continuing to lie while not having any political problems with that. there weres issth the midterm, that was largely on democrats to talk about health care. 2020 a will be completely different story. maybe people will look at thisp and the president is trying to get him to lie. i was talking to a democratic consultant is he going to get away with it, and the answer is yes. robert: how does the white house defend that? >> the president didn't dictate that miss lding. e was told that h

it is a broader strategy we seew from tte house which is putting up stonewalling with the democratic vestigations they are not complying with subpoenas. the trump administration is suing to prevent thea:ubpoenas. lahe white house chief of staff said he did not think infrastructure would get anywhere because of democrats investigating. isn't itossible that the atmosphere is really poisonous? >> that is the concern on both sides that nothing is going to get done. impeachment and investigations did not come up in thimeeting which is significant. laura: thank you so much for joining us.no to a moment of history in japan where the emperor was abdicated. the 85-year-old wished his country in the world peace and prosperity while handing over tn his son, crince naruhito. he is the first japanese monarch to stand down in more th 200 years. he did so because of his declining health. our tokyo correspondent reports now. reporter: this was the moment the emperor formally relinquished japan's imperial treasures. the sacred srd, mirror, the gemstone. with them, the imperial throne. after 30 years,

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