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What are you going to do to get to the bottom of it? >> well, it feels a bit like a replay except because it was republicans and not democrats, perhaps, there was no weaponization of it. we need to figure out more what happened and was it used for any purpose. clear the hack on the dnc was weaponized against democrats and against hillary clinton to help trump. you can draw a bunch of conclusions about how the hacked e-mails were used because we dont know how these were used yet, you dont have th...

>> pretty cold given those were actual attempted death attacks. more than a death threat is what im trying to say. do we have to wait out however long this president is president for returning to a basic time when theres civility between the living presidents. >> the test here is not one of civility. donald trump didnt spill anything on himself. he was not uncivil. what is surprising is politics -- politicians are more emphathetic than other people. they can sometimes use that empathy for their ...

And grow from his integrity, civility and spirituality. >> a principled leader who knew america guards for our future, but safeguards for democracy, for the world. >> present arms! ♪ >> we thank you for sharing this special man with the nation and the world. he never lost his love of adventure, and he never failed to answer the call to serve his country. >> today this hero has returned to the capitol a final time.

George h.w. bush. that was colin powell, of course, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff during the gulf war during bushs presidency. he there paying his respects. one of many who served with him through the years. >> and a good reminder to us of the civility in politics. i think it was this week. he said in an interview that president bush never believed politics should be nasty. >> look at that lineup. you have quite a collection. youve got -- is that jim clapper i see there? this is a number...

Instead of having very divisive politics which we live in today where the president and democrats and republicans dont seem to care about the country. it is more about scoring political points. thats a tired phrase. thats the truth. >> it was nice to see democrats and republicans in the house and senate join in hands and share in mourning bush 41. it feels like we are not just mourning a war hero and great man, but idea and concept of a type of politics. >> of civility. we talk about the living ...

George h.w. bush lies in state and the rotunda right now. we have ed rollins here. you had many conversations with president bush at that time. what were they like? >> he was a very generous man with his time and his friendship. you could take 31 nfl football stadiums across the country and fill them with his friends. he had friends everywhere, and he was a tremendous friend himself. he wrote notes, he did all the little things you do if you are a courteous man. and he really was. very few enemi...

Donald trump will be a part of the memorial services for bush 41. honoring alongside the predecessors, we know the tension. we know the very strong disconnect between the bush family and donald trump. the bush 41 and his passing gave us as a nation the gift of reminding us of civility and the ability to invite others in despite our differences. >> of all things, trump mocked points of light. the volunteer and civic and charitable organization that has raised so much and changed so many lives. we...

>> as his body lays in state on the roster constructed for abraham lincoln. we recognize that bush 41 was a member of a very exclusive club. if were honest tonight, it is a club that doesnt hold much respect for the current occupant of the white house, donald trump. the gift that bush 41 gave us tonight, not donald trump, but gave us as a country is he invited donald trump into that club. donald trump will be a part of the memorial services for bush 41. honoring alongside the predecessors, we kn...

Tonight, not donald trump but gave us as a country, is he invited donald trump into that club. donald trump will be a part of the memorial services for bush 41, honoring alongside donald trumps predecessors the passing of bush 41. we know the tension. we know the very strong disconnect between the bush family and donald trump. but bush 41 in his passing gave us as a nation the gift of reminding us of civility and the ability to invite others in despite our differences. >> phil, of all things, tr...

What genuine courage, what genuine service, george h.w. bush, you know, gave to his country as opposed to donald trump. and in so many ways, what trump represents has been this repudiation of all of the values -- >> civility. >> of all of the values -- >> compromise. >> exactly. of all of those things. and so when you have a moment like this, little bit like the mccain funeral, you do get the chance to sit back and go, okay, there is an all teternative his, an earth 2.0 where we honor men like t...