Claire McCaskill said "Well, first, I would say it’s probably not early, typically, a grand jury is not called until most of the investigation is completed. This is about presenting evidence to the grand jury and taking some testimony in all likelihood. But they’ve hired forensic accountants, Brian. They’ve had his tax returns. They know where the lies are. And the problem the President has is either his bag man, his numbers guy is going to go down or he’s going to go down. Because when you lie about financial transactions, you know what, it’s a felony. It’s a felony." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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Well, first, I would say it’s probably not early, typically, a grand jury is not called until most of the investigation is completed. This is about presenting evidence to the grand jury and taking some testimony in all likelihood. But they’ve hired forensic accountants, Brian. They’ve had his tax returns. They know where the lies are. And the problem the President has is either his bag man, his numbers guy is going to go down or he’s going to go down. Because when you lie about financial transactions, you know what, it’s a felony. It’s a felony.

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Claire McCaskill

Democratic · Missouri

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msnbc.com

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McCaskill discusses the implications of the grand jury investigation into Trump.

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