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By other administrations. some of these mistakes were borne of indifference and neglect. others from naive thinking and misguided judgment. in some cases, the negative influence of partisan politics and special interests was to blame. but the one common thread behind all of these problems was a failure to protect and promote the interests of the american people and american workers. upon my inauguration, i pledged that we would rebuild america, restore its economic strength and defend its nation...

By other administrations. some of these mistakes were born of indifference and neglect. others from naive thinking and misguided judgment. in some cases, the negative influence of partisan politics and special interest was to blame. but, the one common threat behind all of these problems was a failure to protect and promote the interest of the american people and american workers. upon my inauguration, i pledge that well rebuild america and restore economic strength and defend its national secur...

By other administrations. some of these mistakes were born of indifference and neglect. others from naive thinking and misguided judgment. in some cases, the negative influence of partisan politics and special interests was to blame. but the one common thread behind all of these problems was a failure to protect and promote the interests of the american people and american workers. upon my inauguration, i pledged to rebuild america, restore its economic strength and defend its national security....

This is following the first two black attorney generals in the history of the country. so, we have eric holder, the first black attorney general, loretta lynch, the first black female attorney general and we go all the way back down to no blacks even in the senior staff at the justice department. and women excluded, and no women nominated for u.s. attorney. >> its not just there on the judicial side. you look at secretary of states. and you look at condi rice, madeleine albright, other women in ...

They can step in and have a turnkey operation. thats one of the reasons, as michael points out, this has been so successful for the administration. i think the role in identifying these candidates is pretty limited. >> doesnt it seem as though they should have a role, the attorney general? >> im just telling you how it really works. >> it doesnt work that way in previous administrations, previous democratic administrations, but it clearly is very different right now. >> theres a more limited rol...

Sovereignty and the responsibilities that come with it. on each trip, i have worked to advance american interests and leadership in the world, and to each of these places i have carried our vision for a better, a vision for something stronger, and sovereign. so important. sovereign. and independent nations rooted in their histories confident in their destinies and cooperating together to advance their security, prosperity and the noble cause of peace. it was this same vision that i carried to as...

Hans, feel a rose ceremony coming on. what can we expect? >> if we take the presidents words, he may be talking about trade, about $300 billion. hes talking about announcements, maybe triple that. that gets you to $1 trillion in trade deals the president is teasing this big drum roll of what he may be announcing. in terms of specifics, he only mentioned $12 billion in boeing aircraft that vietnam agreed to buy. so its difficult for me to see how hes going to get to triple the $300 billion. heres...

Government official close to the president of the united states. and im not at liberty to reveal nature of any conversations we may have had. >> are you claiming executive privilege? >> im not claiming executive privilege. >> so im not -- >> we are following long established policies of the department of justice. >> the president has not invoked executive privilege. and so i understand. >> time with the gentle woman has expired. >> to answer the question. >> parliamentary inquiry mr. chairman. >...

>> youre absolutely right, general sessions. it is the challenge that is a member of the foreign affairs committee, i meet with lots of ambassadors. i dont want to try to remember everyone and everything that was discussed and what i thought was a performa meeting. there were a couple of areas that were left over from previous administrations that i like to talk to you about. one of them was we sent loretta lynch, general lynch a letter related to sober homes and a predicament and the agreement ...

>> mr. miller is a high government official close to the president of the united states and im not at liberty to reveal the nature of any conversations we may have had. >> are you claiming executive privilege? >> im not claiming executive privilege. i am following long-established policies of the department of justice. >> the president has not invoked executive privilege. i -- >> time has expired. >> is there authority in this committee to permit a -- witness to refuse to answer a question. what...