'Lying gave the Kremlin a hold over him': Leading Dem says there's 'proof' Russia had leverage against Trump

A leading Democrat was on Meet the Press Sunday morning asking cleverly-phrased “questions” about whether the Kremlin has a hold over President Trump.

Keep in mind, this is Rep. Jerry Nadler, who is in line to become the next chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

WATCH: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) tells Chuck Todd that obfuscation from the Trump campaign about doing business in Russia “gave the Kremlin a hold over him.” #MTP@RepJerryNadler: “It may be that the Kremlin has leverage over the president” pic.twitter.com/3E6HG9uzdP

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) December 2, 2018

Remember that time Democrats wanted voters to believe that they weren’t going to go straight for impeaching Trump if they won back the House?

That was a good one.

Jerry Nadler says the revelation that Cohen lied to Congress amounted to proof that Russia had "leverage" over Trump during the 2016 campaign.

"The fact that [Trump] was lying … and the Kremlin knew he was lying gave the Kremlin a hold over him." https://t.co/hknoNeK6fZ

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 2, 2018

January is now a month away.

And it looks as if the impeachment argument against the 45th president is set to begin based on this line:  “It may be.”