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Beginning. it was there during the campaign with what was now a different group of people. i cannot overstate the level of incompetence here for members of the presidents legal team to very loudly discuss these things near the "new york times" at a restaurant a few doors down from the "new york times" or any restaurant in washington loudly. thats something if you know how things work you dont do. so its difficult to overstate how incompetent this entire operation seems to be right now and a diff...

Thats just the ones i can come up with off of the top of my head. give me a few days and i can give you quite a list. if the cnn report today is right -- i know theres a lot going on right now and the testimony of the presidents son is itself just an incredible speck call in the history of presidential scandal. and this is competing with a lot of other really important national news in the country right now. but this is potentially a very big deal. if this cnn report today is right and the speci...

Lied about contexts with russia or told tall tale to the public to disguise or distract from behavior toward russians. if thats what hes investigating, that investigatory road is going to be a long one. and a lot of people in the administration up to and including the white house communication staff, the sr. adviser to the president and the vice president himself and the presidents family members, theyre all going to need good lawyers if robert mueller is going to start nailing people for that. ...

Charlottesville with his perspective on the coverage of the violence and the presidents response in the aftermath is larry sabato, director of politics at the university of virginia. you have been teaching at the university for decades and you were a student before that. whats been the impact on the community? larry: its been enormous. no event in the 40 years i have been associated with the university has had this impact. the neo-nazis appeared in two different places in two different contexts....

Charlottesville with his perspective on the coverage of the violence and the presidents response in the aftermath is larry sabato, director of politics at the university of virginia. you have been teaching at the university for decades and you were a student before that. whats been the impact on the community? larry: its been enormous. no event in the 40 years i have been associated with the university has had this impact. the neo-nazis appeared in two different places in two different contexts....

Focus on them. the fact they are jewish, their antenna, like mine, quiver when they see nazis, most dont, we love our people, but what i expect him to do -- i dont think he should resign. i think they should -- we should hear their voice. now, if he fires them, thats something else, but, yeah, i think theres -- every american should speak out. >> would you like to have a conversation? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> i know you spoke with past administrations. >> i know her for many years, differen...

Were going to have to deal with the education gap in america and have to bring jobs to the hood. so what i hope is that this president will engage in proactive problem solving at a very, very grassroots level. thats why many of the folks on the counsel are still there. >> let me bring dr. west in. >> no, no, i would say to my dear brother is certainly we want a variety of voices and different contexts, but when you get in that room, you got to tell the truth. you got to bear witness. you got to ...

Prophesizing to. i believe our president needs biblical direction. i believe we need to do all the things that dr. west talked about who is an iconic figure in an african-american community. but i think were going have to have these voices operating on both sides of the aisle, republican and democrat. and i believe well also have to deal with the education gap in america and we do have to bring jobs to the hood. what i hope this president will engage in proactive problem solving at a very, very ...

Things to different people and in different contexts. and, you know, just like every city, every state makes its own decisions about what memorials to retain and which to get rid of, i think the same is true for the confederate flag. in the state of mississippi, you had more than 80% of the people of mississippi, and that means a whole lot of black citizens vote yes to the flag that contains the confederate flag. and thats because to them it doesnt mean the same thing as it means to other people...

Away. >> he dropped the ball. >> i have to jump in here. i do communications as well. he didnt stumble, he didnt so any courage or moral leadership. that is the role of the president and the role of the president especially in the wake of such a disgusting incident like this one. if you need a teleprompter to denounce naziism and white supremacy, you should not be president of the united states. >> words do matter, actions are going to matter now, jennifer reuben writes that republicans must, in...