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And feels like comey has committed crimes that he needs to be held responsible for. and i think hes never going to let that go. >> phil rucker makes a good point. we learned last week hed still like to prosecute jim comey and hillary clinton. >> yeah, i mean, hes -- we know these -- theres a series of adjectives, negative adjacket e i -- adjectives i could apply to donald trump. he continues to litigate these in his mind over and over again. he wont let them go. hes a person who holds grudges. o...

We saw the current president interacting with and not interacting with some of his predecessors. the presidents attacks on not only president obama and the clintons, but also the bushes, made for an arrival that seemed to be somewhat uneasy for everyone. this day was about president george h.w. bush, however, not president trump, but it was hard not to notice his place in the presidents club. joining me now, cnn presidential historian tim neftali and nancy gibbs, co-oauthor of "the presidents cl...

Congressman from texas through the presidency, helped people. >> clearly mission accomplished. he did serve with honor. >> absolutely. and i think what you are getting at, wolf, there is no question that when you hear him in his own words asked straight up, how do you want to be remembered and he talks about honor and of course we have heard the words decency and gentlemen and country first and all of the things that everybody, democrat, republican, world leader from halfway around the world, ad...

Herbert walker bush if hillary clinton were president or if he had died during the obama administration, but its the fact we have a president, someone in the white house right now, who doesnt embody these particular adjectives that these comments by the four eulogists were somehow viewed as subtweeting. i think its a sign of the times that we live in. it shouldnt be unusual that we expect a president to be dignified and respectful of the office, but these days its unusual. >> and to hold up trut...

Presidents club. joining me now, cnn presidential historian tim naftali and nancy gibbs, co-author of "the presidents club: inside the worlds most exclusive fraternity." all the things we heard president bush eulogized for, humility, dignity, his grace, i dont think any of it was meant as a rebuke of president trump, but it was hard not just simply by all the descriptives, out all the words and adjectives that were used to describe president bush, it was hard not to, for people to make compariso...

Herbert walker bush. george bush was a man of high accomplishment, but he also had a delightful sense of humor and was a lot of fun. at his first nato meeting in brussels, as the new american president, he sat opposite me actually that day. george was taking copious notes, as the heads of government spoke. we were all limited in time. but, you know, its very flattering to have the president of the united states take notes as you speak. and even someone as modest as me. threw in a few more adject...

Not reach over. jimmy carter, down at the end, whos actually had more kind words at times for president trump didnt look down. so that was very different. i think the other thing that no doubt will be discussed is while president trumps name was never said in any of the speeches, the tributes to former president bush, every word, every adjective, every anecdote, stood in stark contrast to this presidency. and i think were going to be talking a lot about that in the coming days. >> and i genuinel...

Was tell the truth, dont blame people. be strong. do your best. try hard. forgive. stay the course. >> just some of the comments. hearing meacham said tell the truth, dont blame people, do your best, stay the course. >> it sounds anti-trump but it isnt necessarily. its reminding us of the world in which we now live, which is very different, and the world bush chose to create and the life he chose to live. so all of these adjectives, he was compared to lincoln, you know, i bleach it was peameacha...

Principled and more honorable than george herbert walker bush. he was a man of high accomplishment, but also had a delightful sense of humor and a lot of fun. at his first nato meeting in brussels, as the new american preside president, he sat opposite me actually that day, and george was taking copious notes as the heads of governments spoke. we were all limited in time. but, you know, it is very flattering to have the president of the the united states make notes as you speak. even someone as ...

Flynn has been extremely quiet. there have been a number of delays in this sentencing, which is consistent with his cooperating and the necessity of that cooperation continuing. >> does that make him all the more intriguing here? i mean, a year is a long time. >> absolutely. you might even say flynn-triguing. what that means were going to learn today is certain adjectives that mueller attaches to this cooperation. is it extensive? is it important? is it critical? is it useless? is it valuable? s...