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For those who have been circling the wagons for trump, do you think somehow they can survive this coming tsunami, this coming storm? 78% of americans say they dont trust the republicans to investigate, that there needs to be an independent investigation. >> anti-courage on this issue. theres not been many people who have been willing to come out and cross the white house. paul ryan, talk about some other folks in this context. but the politics of this, and the cross currents here, the public wan...

President trump elected, now mike lee signed on, mcconnell signed on. is this gaining traction here? >> it could, its a possibility he gets bipartisan support there. will be a push by people like senator graham, who is on the judiciary committee, to appoint somebody from within, someone who understands the sense of upheaval. bret: the culture of the fbi? >> exactly how it works. and cannot be a household name. i think thats really going to be a push. so instead of someone from the outside coming...

President trump elected, now mike lee signed on, mcconnell signed on. is this gaining traction here? >> it could, its a possibility he gets bipartisan support there. will be a push by people like senator graham, who is on the judiciary committee, to appoint somebody from within, someone who understands the sense of upheaval. bret: the culture of the fbi? >> exactly how it works. and cannot be a household name. i think thats really going to be a push. so instead of someone from the outside coming...

>> this is -- this isnt a highway spending bill or infrastructure bill. this is talking about something that literally means life and death to a lot of americans. this is that serious of an issue. i think the way they handled it is important. the fact we know so little about it, frankly. it makes it that much more troubling that the $8 billion wont begin to cover pre-existing conditions, especially if more states decide that theyre going to set up these pools just because the incentive of gettin...

Death to a lot of americans. this is that serious of an issue. i think the way they handled it is important. the fact we know so little about it, frankly. it makes it that much more troubling that the $8 billion wont begin to cover pre-existing conditions, especially if more states decide that theyre going to set up these pools just because the incentive of getting the money will make them want to do that. its not going to cover it. it expires after five years. what happens then? they are taking...

>> we both read columnists who refer to russia as the original sin of what is now the trump administration. we see these attempts to normalize it. usually a kind of benign attempt to give them the benefit of the doubt. how do you cover it fairly after such a bold statement by the fbi director? >> i mean i think you take the fbi director of course at his word and youre iwear of all of these cross currents that the administration is really grappling with from his overly warm relationship with russ...

What does that say about the challenges that one faces in womens empowerful, that in effect mysogyny won with a lot of women voters? >> i dont know that there is one answer. i think in any campaign there are so many cross currents and events and have some greater impact than others. but it is fair to say as you just did that certainly, mysogyny played a role. that just has to be admitted. and why and what the underlying reasons why is what im trying to parse out myself. >> so its interesting. yo...

Judiciary and intel actually doing investigations. if you dont know what the fbi is doing theres some chance that you could stumble over each other and its really important to understand what the fbi is doing so that we in congress can do our job but without creating needless cross currents as we get to the bottom of what was the tie between russia and the trump campaign. how big a deal this is today. were looking at it. does that create controversy, how does that help you? >> well, chris i thin...

Happened. why the release of this audio now? >> the breitbarts dont like paul ryan. they think he is too mushy. i think it is a stab at paul ryan when they view him as vulnerable. >> is it breitbart or is there more to it? is this potentially linked to someone in the white house? >> there are a lot of currents and cross currents in there. are there internal enemies? >> why dont they see paul ryan as an ally? >> you are right. >> ellis, nice to see you. are you careful? did you wear snow boots? >...

Man. he really disdains old forms of government. thats very much a putin would go along with that. many different cross currents going on in this. >> everyone stand by. anderson had a former trump adviser on earlier. i want to play part of that interview. its interesting and i want your response. well be right back. ta... t-mobile one save you hundreds a year. right now get two lines of data for $100 dollars. with taxes and fees included. thats right 2 unlimited lines for just $100 bucks. all in...