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Only kept this process all the more focused, all the more leak free and when youre the the front-runner, thats a good place to me. >> mcconnell made it clear he wasnt going to vote for her, said shed only done two opinions while on the circuit, which told me he wanted to make that an issue. what could be the confirmation issue that becomes front and center if there is one? >> well, i think its the same one that may have come up when she was considered for the court of appeals, and that is for a ...

Pruitt still have a job? >> well, i think some of the things that have happened to pruitt are not good. the one good thing thats happened to pruitt that is good is that trump still likes the job that hes doing and that is principally what is salvaging pruitt right now. >> but what happened to pruitt or what he did? >> well, i mean, you know, hes certainly suffering an image damage right now because of all the headlines. i mean, some of the things that have been reported about pruitt, to be fair,...

Firing mueller. and to me i completely agree with you you. firing rosenstein would be just as bad as firing mueller. because its an attempt to get the mueller investigation out of the way. so i think that and even if its a double whammy with sessions would certainly i think cause a constitutional crisis. and then would cause whether republicans trying to put something in place to protect mueller, whatever you have it, i think it would be a bad sign for the trump campaign. >> scott. >> this confi...

Something in place to protect mueller, whatever you have it, i think it would be a bad sign for the trump campaign. >> scott. >> this confirmation issue is real. look how much trouble they confirming the nasa guy. they had to twist arms and we dont have the space shuttle. pompeo having issues. cia comes up. the v.a. coming up. throwing two more shrimps on this confirmation barbie would lead this department rudderless and leaderless. sessions is implementing the presidents agenda. >> thats the th...

Theyre not wrong. >> that hes committed to empoweri empowering diplomats and diplomacy. >> its a live audition for the job. it makes it harder for heitkamp and donnelly to vote against it. >> cant we just talk about the larger confirmation issue that is now -- and were going to get into who broke the senate, right? harry reid broke the senate. no, mitch mcconnell broke the senate. no, robert bork broke the senate. i could keep going. ruth, its ridiculous. nobody can get anything through. obama s...

Always some conservatives who talked of privatizing the v.a. there is talk back on the opposing side. i have not heard that talk about the trump administration. in terms of the issue with private sag privatization aircra privatization issue. we have to see how ronny jackson moves through the confirmation issue and if he answers those questions. it is understandable that from someone who opposes privatizing the v.a. that is top of mind and a concern. that is a concern for the veterans groups just...

One job if youre the national security advisor. background noise goes away and the campaign is over. you make sure the president is ready on day one and the president of the united states. staff, briefings, all the transfer of confidential information. the national security agency had to change the transition papers, which were classified to unclassified because these people were coming in and being replaced and nobody had security clearances. at the agencies, you have cabinet officials. you hav...

Security advisor. background noise goes away and youre campaign edadvisor. you make sure the president is ready on day one and the president of the united states. staff, briefings, all the transfer of confidential information. the national security agency had to change the transition papers, which were classified to unclassified because these people were coming in and being replaced and nobody had security clearances. at the agencies, you have cabinet officials. you have no deputies. not like a ...

Face defense secretary if he gets confirmed senator chuck hagel during those hearings is this question of sequestration, something that would be on the table, of course, these defense cuts. first he has got to get through the confirmation issue and, boy, was it a rough confirmation hearing. >> kel well, compare it how quickly they confirm john kerry, right? >> right. >> this is the other end of the spectrum. it was almost uncomfortable to watch it times getting hammered by a number of senators. ...

It likely the accuracy of "zero dark 30" could well become a confirmation issue if morrell is nominated to run the cia, michael isikoff, nbc news. lets check in with craig melvin to see what he has coming up in 20 minutes. hey to you. >> hey, alex witt. its a whole new congress and a whole new day for reform in washington or is it? ill be joined by several congressmen this afternoon and veteran lawmakers what next on the agenda including prospects for new immigration reform this month. and p...