Appeasing A News Today

It is sunday, october 15th. Im alex witt. And im ali velshi. We are continuing to keep a close eye on the Israel Gaza Border after israel issued fresh warnings over the past 24 hours that suggest that it is preparing to launch the next phase of the war. According to three senior israeli officials we spoke with, israels Ground Invasion will begin soon, and Tens Of Thousands of soldiers have been ordered to capture gaza city with the ultimate goal of destroying hamas, the group that governs gaza a...

Have a distaste and they dont like the flag, they dont like the fourth of july celebration, their embarrassed by anybody who wants to stand up and wrap themselves in the flag and they put themselves in a terrible position. but i think thats when your focus is on pandering and just winning as opposed to having a principal and stating that principle in the ground, when your rudder list, this is what happens. you start meandering wherever the news of the day goes and next thing you know youre left ...

Have a distaste and they dont like the flag, they dont like the fourth of july celebration, their embarrassed by anybody who wants to stand up and wrap themselves in the flag and they put themselves in a terrible position. but i think thats when your focus is on pandering and just winning as opposed to having a principal and stating that principle in the ground, when your rudder list, this is what happens. you start meandering wherever the news of the day goes and next thing you know youre left ...

What does that phrase mean to you? i was a little puzzled by that. >> thats exactly what it meant to me. i think it was basically having other conversations with other officials at doj. i think there was frustration that the southern district were doing thing beyond dojs control. and i think part of this was about appeasing a deeply frustrated and often mercurial president who was, as jeffrey also said, very animated by this probe in the southern district, which, remember, is the one that is thr...

Of asking whitaker to change the leadership of that probe. whitaker, whether out of morality or practicality or for whatever reason, didnt apparently -- >> i was just going to say, its not exactly clear what he did. but heres the quote, he does tell associates that prosecutors in new york needed, quote, adult supervision. its not exactly legalese. what does that mean? >> you know, im not entirely sure what it means. i think he was trying to mollify the president and say, well, we need to stay on...