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Rod rosenstein should be the acting attorney general and we ought to promptly be holding hearings on the nominee to be the next attorney general. to have seven important cabinet posts, including secretary of defense, attorney general, filled by positions who havent been subject to scrutiny by the united states senate is a very concerning development. and suggests that there really is a lack of professionalism and focus at the highest levels of the administration. >> senator coons, thank you so m...

Throughout the centuries, the decades. and some of them, one of them general mattis. this is a very sad day for our country. read his letter. have you read his letter? read his letter. and examine the activities that have led up to it and what it means. because of his leadership we are safe. yes. and we have to pray that were safe and we have to continue to make sure the american people are sure were safe. thats the oath of office we take to protect and defend and we will. we shouldnt have to do...

Throughout the centuries, the decades. and some of them, one of them, general mattis. this is a very sad day for our country. read his letter. have you read his letter? read his letter. and examine the activities that have led up to it and what it means. because of his leadership, we are safe. yes. and we have to pray that were safe and we have to continue to make sure that the american people assure we are safe. that is the oath of office we take, to protect and defend and we will. we shouldnt ...

Kellyanne conways husband explained why he turned down a top job at the justice department. >> i realize, this guy is going to be at war with the justice department. >> reporter: george conway referring to the administration as -- >> a shit show in a dumpster fire. >> reporter: now, there are all these questions about who is going to work in this white house, but its stunning that someone who already works in this white house, a senior administration official, is describing the president as firi...

Investigative producer, ana schecter and nick ackerman, former assistant special watergate prosecutor. next, to you first. an assistant attorney general, his office told the white house, before they made this appointment, that choosing whitaker was a-okay. the quote is, the president could designate a senior department of justice official, such as whitaker, as acting attorney general. maryland has said thats unconstitutional. i think san francisco has, as well. >> i think it is unconstitutional....

Years, it becomes a big deal for the administration to fill gerbil appointments as well as cabinet posts. >> why the democrats -- if we were in an election today, republicans think they would pick up one or three in the senate. you cant change the dynamics of the race right now but republicans today are more pessimistic than they were yesterday. in the npr maris poll the president is at 41. if he is there on election day then the senate gets more interesting. >> i have no doubt he has galvanized...

House. those confirmations in the next few years, it becomes a big deal for the administration to fill judicial appointments as well as cabinet posts. >> which why for democrats -- if we were in an election today, republicans think they would pick up one or maybe three in the senate. you cant change the dynamics of the race right now but some republicans today are more pessimistic than they were yesterday. in the npr/maris poll the president is at 41. weve seen him up around 44. if he is there o...

The white house kind of infighting, thats whats happening right now. >> go ahead, rachel. >> just to follow-up on that. were hearing that its gotten so bad at the white house that certain white house sources administrative sources have started leaking negative information on people that the president wants to be named to certain cabinet posts including jackson that theres actually a covert campaign to try to get this out in the media because the president trump will not listen to these advisers ...

Particularly on deregulation, making the united states less energy dependant and more energy independent. ill keep you posted. >> bloomberg reports that white house officials are discouraging conservative lawmakers from defending pruitt too strongly. lets bring in writer philip wegmann. we will circle back to the cabinet posts. lets start with the state visit, phil. what this means for macron and president trump dine on lamb and nec nect nectarine tart. >> against iran. that is the question we w...

This a bit, no the just that the fact there are already three cabinet posts requires senate confirmation. >> theres that. >> bogging down the senate. on top of that, this is just, a guy here who the president knows and the president has somewhat of a rapport with. more than that, doesnt have a replacement lined up yet. you saw when he fired rex tillerson. didnt announce it saying tillersons out. announced it rolling out with a tweet the person taking his place. they dont have another person set ...