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This process is going to be for anybody he picks. that leads in to question, you know, whether he keeps someone like pruitt in epa, despite all the chaos surrounding him, despite all of the criticisms because getting someone through this process is no sure bet, especially with the vetting issues on top of it. >> watching pruitt on the hill yesterday, molly ball, it wasnt exactly the smoothest. there were instances there where it looked like he had misled with previous comments, including on what...

For some reason, he mentioned that a couple of times yesterday. i think the korea issue today is a big deal for him and a lot of people are going to be talking about it and i think hes going to be paying very close attention to how people are talking about that as well. >> no question. caitlin, molly, thanks very much. an historic summit for the korean peninsula, but will it be all talk and no action? thats the key question. world leaders are now weighing in. adults are just kids with much, mu...

Its the big one. one is whats the definition of denuclearization? getting rid of all existing nuclear weapons. the capacity to make weapons. getting rid of all nuclear materials? the question is simply, how far does it go. the other bigger question to me is, what would north korea ask in exchange. were willing to get rid of all of our nuclear weapons but only if you end the alliance with south korea or do something else about your own nuclear weapons program. denuclearization, first of all, is i...

>> the memos do have at least four takeaways. one, whatever you think of comeys judgment, hes got a good memory. the memos match his testimony, which match his book. two, whatever you think of trumps politics hes inconsistent and not reliable, according to comey because the memos show internal contradiction and misleading statements by trump. three, what everyone thinks of the dossier, trump was obsessed with certain parts of it. and four, and finally, what everyone thinks of the collusion quest...

More. it seems odd to me. im not sure the reporting has been confirmed yet. its a little odd. >> thats what i sense as well. the president keeps saying no collusion, no collusion, but in court today a federal court here in washington, d.c. a lawyer for the robert mueller team said they are investigating whether paul manafort served as whats being described as a back channel to russia. it sounds like the collusion question is still very much up in the air. what do you think? >> as i think many pe...

Of justice by the president and his aids who are deliberately trying to stop the investigation. they know theres something there or they wouldnt be doing it. they know theres someone guilty involved in a conspiracy with russia. the russians know something or have something and thats why theyre trying to stop the investigation. and we have to let the investigation go forward to find out the answer to that. >> let me go to ken on that question. do you think they have to show that the trumps people...

Lindsey graham came up with a compromise that the white house then blew up which involved daca and parts of the wall. so this is just boondoggle that -- this is something ive been thinking about with regards to trump. you cant pay attention to the way in which hes dealing with facts with regards to the merits of the question. you have to pay attention to the end game. robert hit it right on the head. what hes saying about caravans and our weak laws, none of that bears any resemblance to the fact...

Would prove that the president and his people did something to help the russians do what they intended to do, in other words, con sird with them in that way and that would be enough? >> yes. sorry, absolutely. if you can prove that there was a relationship where the americans worked with the russians to interfere with the american election, that is clearly an impeachable offense. its a criminal offense, as well. but as ken said, it is a political question as to what congress also do with that in...

The question of how you use military is a bigger question than whether you do. when you bring them in the rifles, what do they do with those rifles? >> its not just about the confrontation with mexico. theres a political cue lus going on inside of the white house. they know the president is frustrated that he cant get a deal for the border wall. his signature campaign pledge and hes hoping white house officials tell me that by talking about militarizing the border, you can taing to the secretary...

Directly linked to collusion but the obstruction case is still presented as grounds for impeachment. that is speculative and were a long way from that. >> so you think its going to take collusion to bring him down as president? >> i dont know. you know, talking about collusion. theres no crime of collusion. theres conspiracy. we reported a couple weeks ago that mueller plans to indict some of the russians involved in the hacking and leaking. the question is, can he pin any of that on anyone link...