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Have to scramble and a lot of them think like this is too much. how did we fix this. so a lot of people have said whats written in the book is false but this -- one ever the scenarios spoken about heavily in this book, a president who cant seem to control himself. >> yeah cant control himself and look the book is its own topic. there are going to be quotes that are challenged. >> they should be. >> yeah they should be challenged. but the big picture of what michael wolflef was getting at in that...

Happening. never in any of my coverage, before the election or my subsequent coverage after, ive been out in all of those states again, 27,000 miles, i never heard steve bannon mentioned even when i would ask people, people didnt think of him as, as being -- if he left. and that would be the direct of my question. if that would have an impact. i dont think he wields as much power in his influence, in the voters that made the difference in the past election. and these are the same voters that wil...

He plays to his base constantly. enough get to him elected, barely, last november. i think he thinks its enough to get him re-elected. >> what do you think? do you think this is all about politics? is that what you think? >> i think its about a few things, wolf. first of all a failure of leadership. right? the president has gotten to where he is in life by a grandizing himself. something he is go at. he hasnt succeeded in building bridges and bringing people together for the greater good. you sa...

Will say, we will put that right there. one of bill clintons by the way, articles of impeachment by a republican congress is for abusing his office. you hear about high crimes and misdemeanors. one of his articles of impeachment was for abusing his office. people going to do that will put that right there. walter, this eclipses an important phone call with a leader much china and japan. >> and what you do is you create a narrative. unfortunately, the narrative of this administration which plays ...

Think its history has been one of grandizing itself of taking neighbors and the neighbors neighbors. abraham lincoln used to say about the old farmer that lived next to him growing up, the fellow used to say, i dont need much land, just need whats mine. thats kind of been russias history. there are times you can get along with them and work well together. i was lucky enough to negotiate a treaty in 89 with them, and they were delightful to work with. they were great. for nearly a decade. and the...

Of other world leaders condemning putin for what happens happened? >> there was some reporting that the dutch and others didnt want to dial it up until they had the bodies and remains back, until they access for organization of security and cooperation in europe investigators who had been blocked for days from getting real access to the site. that said, you are not hearing the same kinds of voices from others involved in this. look, vladimir putin is one of the richest men in the world. hes got ...

Propostrouse. fran townsend thinks its inconceivable the general would leak such vital secrets. >> its really shocking to me because this is not the sort of thing, not a shoot from the hip guy, a grandizing soldier. hes a real patriot. >> an advocate for reducing government secrecy says reforms are needed to deal with disclosures of classified information short of criminal prosecution. >> the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is not a disgruntled bureaucrat. hes just at the top of the p...

Puni punishable. lie on your income taxes. talk to a cop investigating and lie, youll find yourselves behind bars quickly. we have to get the statute right, and well be able to prosecute properly. >> when you talk about that, because it is a federal crime to wear the unearned medals, but the claims of like alvarez did, that isnt. when we talk about the gain of something, of wearing those medals and what that gains you, the respect of people or the thought -- >> ah, gaining respect is one thing. ...

Its not just necessarily a hard news sell, the sudan, its a hard news sell, many, many hot spots around the world. theres a lot of places that are difficult. the ivory coast gets there when violence spikes. darfur is there with the violence spikes. other than that its very hard to keep things in the news because the idea of a 24-hour news cycle doesnt necessarily mean more news. it just means the same news more often. >> do you get angry when people sneer at you and say whats he doing wasting hi...

Hard news sell, many, many hot spots around the world. its hard to get burma on the news. theres a lot of places that are difficult. the ivory coast gets there when violence spikes. darfur is there with the violence spikes. other than that its very hard to keep things in the news because, you know, the idea of a 24-hour news cycle doesnt necessarily mean more news. it just means the same news more often. >> do you get angry when people sneer at you and say whats he doing wasting his time over th...