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Were back now with democratic senator kirsten gillibrand of new york, newly announced candidate for president of the united states. senator, thanks for being with us again. >> thank you. >> you do have a voting record in senate that has a distinction, a sharp distinction which is you appear to be the senator who has voted against the president, voted against the trump administration more than any other. is that deliberate? did you set out to do that? >> well, i looked at every nominee on the mer...

And then ill go briefly lightning round to everyone else. i got the get you on the other thing happening. there is a ton of days cases. the trump administration shut down the government and now they are citing the shut down to say they should have more time or a delay in the trump holts foreign bribery case. is that a good argument for the government to make? >> i dont think so. it could be they are covering themselves. you know, against having lawyers work without pay. which could be in violati...

Be the national security adviser, i didnt think it would last. i thought it would go longer than 23 days, but he just doesnt have the skill set. and i dont say that condescendingly because i dont either. most professional intelligence officers just dont have the right skill sets, the political acumen particularly, i think, to be an effective national security adviser. >> there are a couple things i want to talk to you about before we run out of time. i want to get to two things you said. you sai...

I think its a combination of two things. one, some hubris. and, two, i think mike frankly was just in over his head. he was a great tactical intelligence officer, but as soon as i heard he was going to be the national security adviser, i didnt think it would last. i thought it would go longer than 23 days, but he just doesnt have the skill set. and i dont say that condescendingly because i dont either. most professional intelligence officers just dont have the right skill sets, the political acu...

Tonight is different. i have made no secret of the fact that i tell you to slow down when it comes to seeing the mueller probe as somehow winding up with some grand prosecution of the president of the united states. im just telling you that my legal acumen and what i understand from my reporting is i dont see the basis for that given the rules that are in place regarding a sitting president. so thats why i say go slow. also you only know what you can show, and we havent seen much from mueller. h...

Yippiekiyay. ♪ mom. ♪ tonight is different. i have made no secret of the fact that i tell you to slow down when it comes to seeing the mueller probe as somehow winding up with some grand prosecution of the president of the united states. im just telling you that my legal acumen and what i understand from my reporting is i dont see the basis for that given the rules that are in place regarding a sitting president. so thats why i say go slow.

Operations in the charge of spy recruitment and voyeur cert actions overseas. ainsley: this just months after president trump chose gene that haspel to lead the agency. brian: hoffman joins us former cia station chief served in moscow as one of his stops. daniel, what exactly are her responsibilities? >> so, the director to operations where i served with beth for many years is responsible for securing spies and actions mostly overseas. extraordinarily challenging and acumen and intrapersonal ski...

Her personal life where she is from, kids, that kind of thing. >> she keeps her personal life kind of guarded in a way. she was always so focused on the mission. you know, when you walk in a room with her to solve the greatest challenges of the day, it was never about her. it was about accomplishing the mission. and she kind of didnt focus as much on herself as she did on the people who were serving under her command. did i work with her on russian operations. and she demonstrated the highest le...

Predicted he would one day be embroiled in a presidential crisis. by all accounts cohen had an upper middle class childhood in long island, new york. he attended american university in the 1980s as a brash real estateviller from new york was becoming a nationally known celebrity. donald trumps first book "the art of the deal" was a best seller and inspired cohen to strive for an equally glamorous future. >> michael cohen has said that as a teenager he admired donald trump, not only for his real ...

Vice president, that is when nick ayers had this once a week facetime with the president in a private dining room just off the oval office and it game a study in contrast, a little more acumen, which is advisers tell him he needs in his staff. >> it sounds like hes the kind of guy who knows how to manage up well. but there are other staffers at the white house who are none too thrilled about him. can you tell me why? >> part of it his allies will say are jealousy. beyond that he has amassed at 3...