There are numerous such discrepancies between the president's latest responses and his previous responses, and the answers of others. This is a crucial question because it involves possible subornation of perjury by the president. The record indicates something different. To say that these and many similar statements are not false and misleading is itself false and misleading. It offers no exculpatory evidence and does not call into question the accuracy of the Independent Counsel's referral to Congress.
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