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Substance an a minus, b plus in terms of handling the chaos of the press i give them about a c and in terms of understanding that the biggest mistake theyve made is not getting their appointments through this -- i give them a c. i think they have to be more aggressive on getting their appointments through even to the point of trying to figure out how to name acting people in the agencies in order to get their policies implemented. bring people up from the bottom of the ranks that they trust, put...

Senate judiciary committee were not as detailed as they should be and he will give them nuances and in effect correct the record and having looked at the rules, he felt that it was a right and just that he take himself out of this case. what that means going forward is that he will be a stranger to the case. he will not be briefed on the case, he wont have a decision-making capacity. as you indicated, the deputy attorney general, which is an acting position right now, will be that decision maker...

Good to see you. reportedly many members of pushing for ambassador bolton to head up the nsc and would prefer kellogg to continue in his role as that acting position right now but continue on the team. do you agree with this combination, that bolton should be in, kellogg should stay where he is? >> i think it really depends on what the president wants out of the national security advisor. there are different ways to conceive of the job. if the president wants the national security advisor to be ...

Exactly he stands, stephen, great to see you. i first have to ask you about the news, one did this happen?ep what does it mean and tell us about the replacement. >> we found out an obama appointee who was confirmed in 2015 was refusing to enforce the presidents immigration order. thus refusing to defend the constitution. it was a betrayal of her office and she is being replaced by somebody who will enforce the laws of the united states. >> tucker: is that person confirmed? >> no, it will be in a...

Boente. he is the very center of all this, where exactly he stands, stephen, great to see you. i first have to ask you about the news, one did this happen? what does it mean and tell us about the replacement. >> we found out an obama appointee who was confirmed in 2015 was refusing to enforce the presidents immigration order. thus refusing to defend the constitution. it was a betrayal of her office and she is being replaced by somebody who will enforce the laws of the united states. >> tucker: i...

The pictures of those people on the fence, to try to push a political message that we have to be tougher. >> on a separate but related note, nbc news has confirmed that the i.c.e. deputy director is stepping down. what do we know about this. >> reporter: thats the acting director. hes been in the acting position through this administration unable to get a hearing to be confirmed. people i spoke to said that they think thats because hes always been so tough on immigration, that it would be very u...

Because, he says, they figured he would ultimately recuse himself and they didnt see any point or any utility into going to the deputy attorney general at that time because he was in an acting position, bill. >> bill: why did president trump go to other intelligence officials, catherine? >> what i learned last night from a source who has been close to these discussions is that after that first initial meeting in january with the f.b.i. director and then incoming president trump and he was told h...