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Protected. we had an experience certainly in the clinton administration when several nominees for attorney general were not put forward because it they did not pass that background check and you dont want it to get to the stage of a confirmation hearing when something comes up and how can you ask questions if if you havent opinion able to look at the financial disclosures, especially in a case where you have all these balance nairs where they have complicated back dprounds. >> well and they have...

Of this meeting with top chinese investors at the waldorf, now owned by china, about a major cushner real estate property, 666 fifth avenue. >> right. >> 666 fifth or madison avenue, one of, a major building in new york city. >> yes. >> thank you very much, kristen welker. good to see you. angus king joins us now. senator thank you very much. you caucus for the democrats but you are an independent from maine. arely it number of the appointees, nominees i should say about whom you have real que...

From president-elect trump, that they believe theyre going to get confirmed. just one more point, senator sessions a lot of focus on his confirmation hearing tomorrow and the fact that he has a very controversial past. of course he was nominated by former president reagan to serve as a federal judge and he didnt pass his nominating process then because of some of the comments that hes made in terms of race and otherwise. now, no indication that thats going to be a problem this time around becaus...

Actually writing about it for tomorrow. you know, theres a temptation to say is this all trivial? its meryl streep. there are lots of important things a president-elect is doing. >> and speaking of the president-elect, here he is. >> all i can say is its very simple. very easy. sure im ready. ive been ready for a while. going to be very easy to do. >> 500 businesses? >> yes. lot, but its really a very simple process. [ inaudible question ] >> who? well talk about that on wednesday. [ inaudible q...

Particular national security team in place on day one. >> to say that theyre going to be properly vetted does not speak to the fact that generally the staff and the senators have had a chance to read through these very complex forms before they have to have the opportunity to question, and if they go through committee and are passed on through, it will be after the fact before they get these disclosures that are usually done before any nomination is sent, even sent up to the senate. >> and as we...