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Most likely, Trump Jr. lied under oath.

Prisoner's Dilemma unfolding in real time

... if true, Mueller is one giant step closer to proving that Trump knowingly and intentionally participated in an illegal quid pro quo (a “this” for “that” exchange); namely, accepting “dirt” on Hillary Clinton in exchange for the promise to reduce, eliminate, or withhold sanctions on Russian senior officials and oligarchs.

Critically important to this analysis is the fact that federal bribery law – 18 U.S.C. § 201 – criminalizes such conduct not as of the date a candidate is sworn into office as Trump was on January 20, 2017, but rather much earlier as of the date a candidate is “nominated’ for office or “officially informed” that he will be so nominated. Those dates are July 19, 2016 or earlier, making Cohen’s allegation extremely significant.

http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/399435-michael-cohens-bombshell-what-it-means-legally-and-why-he-probably-isnt

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/release/tables?rid=53&eid=12914&od=#