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Special committee or somehow outside independent investigator because that goes in ways they cant always control. but i do think what devin nunes did today was -- i think its very hard for an american citizen at home watching all this unfold after seeing the an tks today to actually trust any of it as an impartial arbiter. >> i was watching it and sort of cringing for the guy. you know us kids saying he played himself. >> well, don, i really think it goes back to the fact he was extremely irrita...

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States i dont think can disseminate classified information because hes the final arbiter of what is classified. so ive got lots of policy differences with president obama. i have never accused him of committing a crime and would never do so unless i was a prosecutor and had a formal charging document. and even then i probably wouldnt do it publicly. >> in general about leaks, you know, theres obviously leaks have always gone on. comey or the nsa director today talked about reading over the weeke...

He hasnt passed over the gavel yet to thom tillis, but he will be doing that at some point. so how is he doing? >> we got a couple days left and i think the fireworks are still yet to come. >> what are the fireworks going to be? >> who knows. i dont know. maybe others know, but i dont know. we still have a day where we have to hear the combative questioning that will happen. i suspect that will happen tomorrow. >> we did hear some combative questioning when it came to a couple of the senators, r...

What is interesting to me is he talks about things are going to be negotiated, talked about himself as an arbiter, arbitrator that can be above the fray of the warring factions. thats now how paul ryan is describing donald trumps role. hes describing him as all in. the way the white house describes donald trump and paul ryan describing the donald trump are two different things. >> after breitbart and salvo and the refusal of the white house to own this plan? >> if repeal and replace gets across ...

The cbo, their score will be important for many people. do you trust the cbo. >> the cbo is a very important component of this. were awaiting their scoring, respect the process. we know in the past -- >> do you trust them as a fair arbiter? >> the president is working very well with all his agencies including the cbo. were waiting for the score. >> ill talk health care all day because it matters so much to people. >> it does matter very much. >> the wiretapping thing is a fundamentally different...

>> you have health savings account. people who dont have employer or medicaid sponsor health insurance can have a health savings account. >> what do they put in it? >> the money they receive. >> the tax credits? thats not cash in hand. what if you dont have the rest of the money. >> they say i dont want a plan that has maternity benefits because im past child bearing years. >> on its face i dont understand how it got in there, the cbo, their score will be important for many people. do you trust ...

Trump administration, even if they say they have not done business, does not mean they didnt want to. >> do you think theyre over-playing their hand? >> not at all, there are a lot of questions that need to be answered but more importantly, this white house and this president has gone out of their way to erode credibility. and people are in the mode of birtherrism. and barack obama, and isis, and these lies that continue to come from the presidents mouth. he has no credibility. a lot of democrat...

Actually are. >> reporter: the highly respected person agency that has been leaned on for years as the go-to arbiter on capitol hill to final lize the impact. >> the job is to be non-partisan and not take into account party considerations. >> reporter: the cbo is set to hand down what could be a monumental analysis for the fate of the republicans bill, estimating the cost and how many people could lose coverage. >> good morning, everybody. >> reporter: republicans are already bracing for what co...

For years, the ceo is the sort of referee where all the pack an forth is going on between the two parties, they come in and put a number on it. that number appears in everybodys talking point and each side tries to spin it but it is the neutral arbiter to say this is how many people are going to be covered and how much it will cost and people are taking that to the bank. >> for the alphabet soup in washington, republicans who the president aptnd the g.o.p. leadership care very much about the cos...