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This should have been settled long before i came into office. this is a different ball game than if they did it five or ten or 20 years ago. this is a more dangerous ball game now. >> julie: this is not just about shutting down sites and ending a nuclear program. this is about transparency. japan reported that after the test and the collapse of that tunnel, possibly 200 people were killed. were not getting that information. we never will. if pyongyang shuts down the site and halts the program, y...

They have various sources on that. these stories about that he was liberal in his prescribing of pills to people who worked in -- also the upper, some white house staffers have had as well. i have heard from staffers of previous administrations that they did get this drug, the one that keeps you awake a lot, that one was fairly readily available at the white house. >> need that. >> all of us do at 3:00 a.m. this is one of those cases where you have to dig deeper in this investigation. if he cras...

>> prepared for everything. joining me "wall street journal" reporter shelby holiday, david jolly, former republican congressman. ive never seen something quite like this. >> its hard to square. its a fast-moving story. this is not somebody the president plucked out of some civilian job on his own. he served two other administrations. and came highly recommended. all of a sudden were hearing an the dark side. i think what first of all is most concerning is you have an alleged drunk pill popper c...

Inner out? is this the president? is this jackson? is this some mixture of the two? >> well, the president said yesterday at his press conference that he was leaving it up to ronnie jackson. but theres not anybody who thinks thats really true. its unclear, it would be a chicken and an egg situation. it should be clear to him by now he should go out. we talk about there should have been more vetting. the president talks about extreme vetting for immigrants, but he should apply a little bit of tha...

Raj shah was asked where the trump administration now stands. >> we need evidence to be presented to corroborate these allegations. you know, right now you have people who have gone on the record to say one thing, defend him, you have independent assessments defending him. president obamas own statements defending him. and you have uncorroborated allegations. >> has jackson denied all the allegations. >> are you preparing for him to withdraw? >> were prepared for everything. >> prepared for ever...

Any vetting much at all. he announced the firing of shulkin by tweet and naming dr. jackson. i think he just knew him on a personal level. hes 15 month the into his presidency at a time when most administrations would have institutionalized their vetting process and gotten better at it. and instead, the president has become more of a unilateral actor and gone around his staff and acted on whip. then you see the republicans are not defending dr. jackson. and hes losing support among them. a littl...

Astounding situation. the president talks about extreme vetting for immigrants but should apply that to his appointees. in this case i dont think theres indication of vetting much at all. he announced the firing of the pr predecessor by a tweet and naming dr. jackson. i think he knew him on a personal level. 15 months into the presidency at a time when most administrations would institutionalize and gotten better at it and the president became unilateral actor and acted on whim. the represents a...

Solid. its a mistake and theyre going to pay. donald trump liked the guy and hes his buddy and he put him forward without thinking hes trusted to keep president obama for eight years his personal doctor. >> you can have a personal doctor and have misconduct issues, all sorts of things, and still be a good doctor to the president and the staff around him. the core of the problem at the white house right now is their office of personnel. theyre not doing vetting. this isnt just a jackson problem. ...

But if donald trump just liked the guy and hes his buddy and he put him forward without thinking hes trusted to keep president obama for eight years in the white house, his personal doctor. >> you can be a great doctor, and have misconduct issues, and still be a great doctor to the president and the staff around him. the core of the problem at the white house right now is their office of personnel. theyre not doing vetting. this isnt just a jackson problem. this is a problem across the administr...

Allegations now? >> that is a great question, wolf. i think that is a question that needs to be answered by the administration and also in the past by prior administrations. >> the white house clearly didnt do a very thorough job vetting dr. jackson before the president announced this nomination on twitter a few weeks ago. but dr. jackson has treated -- as i point out, three presidents and been through four background checks the white house said today, including fbi background checks and includi...