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Been the assumption of disclosure. disclosure of tax returns for example, every president since watergate has done and this president-elect almost certainly will not do. and the second is the sense of honor, integrity and good sense of people weve elected for the president. most of the presidents have been very honorable people who have gone out of their way to avoid creating conflicts. donald trump, these arent conflicts by the way, these are abuses of power. a conflict is a temptation. if you ...

Whole column at the american spectator yesterday about this in terms of jared kushner. presidents from the time of john adams on, john adams had his son appointed minister to the netherlands. andrew jackson was his private secretary for eight years, one president after another has used family members inside the white house, if not in the diplomatic corps or the military. theres nothing new here. >> david, go ahead. >> in fairness, i think jeffrey may be either counting on viewers not to know the...

The swamp, we will oppose a five-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyists after they leave the administration. and a lifetime ban on executive officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government. >> reporter: but in the 2 1/2-minute video, trump steering clear of some of his most controversial and biggest campaign promises, like building a wall on the mexico border, repealing obamacare, placing a ban on muslims entering the united states, and no mention of deportations. >> on immigrat...

Avenues of power, perhaps prime minister netanyahu wants to try to contain that, have ownership of this relationship, be in control of the messages and i think would like to see it happening in a more traditional way. >> thanks very much, clarissa ward and congratulations. honored last week here in washington by the international center for journalists for her very courageous reporting from inside syria. well deserved honor indeed. clarissa, on behalf of all of us, thanks for what you do. apprec...

Governing, trump is also singing a different song. he released video that basically dilutes everything he said on the campaign trail. it started with the biggest issue of all, immigration. but tonight, trumps big transition briefing only offered this on migration. >> i will direct the department of labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the american worker. >> that is, of course, a far cry from trump on the trail in august. >> zero tolerance for criminal aliens. zero. zer...

Domestic shale and clean coal energy restrictions, put in place by the obama administration. he wants to investigate possible abuses of visa programs among other things. bring in our political panel to assess. susan page, washington bureau cheap for "usa today." jess mason, and associate ed and columnist at real clear politics is with us. what did you think of this list? it was very limited. stuff he could basically do by signing an executive order, does not need to go through congress. >> first...

Donald trumps sweeping interview with "the new york times" comes a day after his transition team put out a web video to promote his campaign pledges and the policy agenda that trump has planned for his first days in the oval office. >> my agenda will be based on a simple core principle, putting america first. whether its producing steel, building cars, or curing disease, i want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here on our great homeland. i am going to issue our no...

The department of labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that under cut the american worker. on ethics reform as part of our plan to drain the swamp, we will impose a five-year ban on executive officials from becoming lobbyists after they leave the administration and a lifetime ban on executive officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government. these are a few of the steps to reform washington and rebuild the middle class. >> reporter: one thread they had in common, they do not requ...

T.p.p., we knew that from the campaign. negotiate bilateral trade deals. slash restrictions on domestic energy production. cut two old regulations for every new one created. national security he has a plan to create infrastructure. immigration, investigate abuses from the visa program. thats quite different than build a wall or deport 12 million people or even 2 million people. ethics reforms he says five-year ban on lobbying for top officials. that increases the time and a lifetime ban for top ...

On national security, i will ask the department of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to develop a comprehensive plan to protect americas vital infrastructure from cyberattacks and all other form of attacks. on immigration, i will direct the department of labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the american worker. on ethics reform, as part of our plan to drain the swamp, we will impose a five-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyists after they...