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Want to perfect our union, and more portly, we want to -- >> melissa: did you see what richard did there? he snuck his dig into. that is the nature of how we do our business, we get criticized for it, everybody gets criticized for, do you have to stick your little dig in there? because thats what politics is, or is there an opportunity -- maybe is not, maybe this is just the way it is? what do you think? >> no, i think there is an opportunity certainly, i think it is very clear that this individ...

Tape parade. they planned to do interviews all tomorrow morning about the presidents being able to give a speech without shooting himself in the foot. now they cant do that, and theyre upset about that, but this is a real news story. russia gate isnt going away. this is the second administration official with serious problems who has forgotten about meetings with major russian officials, one of the top spy recruiters for russia. this is the keystone cops over there. >> well stay with this. there...

Completed? >> i would say what is notably absent is obamacare. >> that is what he said would be number one. >> the reality is what he highlighted despite republican lawmakers criticizing the obama administration for eight years, they did not come up with a plan. we saw half a month ago, donald trump said his individual plan was almost ready. i think what americans want because health care is a concern for all americans regardless of what part of the aisle you fall on, they want to see something....

Youve pointed out, is that the intelligence community has gone public with some of these assessments and hasnt really provided the backup for the detail in terms of exactly how they got there, and i think thats something that donald trump and his people are going to dig into. its something that the senate has said they are going to dig into. and i think its a question that the american people want to have answered. >> let me ask you this. lets separate from the russia issue specifically, and jus...

Has confirmed but you also have a 2005 mug shot of georgia zimmerman. im not trying to compare crime to crime or offense to offense, we know if there is going to be digging around, that question about the behavior that was allegedly exhibited by george zimmerman toward an officer of the law in 2005 is something that people would likely, including journalists, dig into as well. even though those charges was dropped. there were some reasons those were the allegations out there. >> reporter: absolu...

We are back with our political roundtable. joining me -- columnist david brook s "time" magazine senior political analyst mark halperin. columnist for the des moines register, kathie obradovich and host of "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc, nbcs andrea mitchell. thanks for being here. happy new year. great political story to dig into. major moments of the week, and kathie obradovich with "the des moines register." iowa, as a toss-up. whos going to win this thing? >> boy, you know, it is a movin...

Signing statements in terms of the final recommendation to the president. >> just a few months later, you under oath told us you were not involved in any of the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants. >> senator, again, at least i understood it then and understand it now to be referring to the program we were talking about that was very controversial that senator feinstein spent years trying to dig into. i was not read into that program. i told the truth about that. and -- >...

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The counsel of the president who was in charge of signing the final recommendations of the president. in a few months later, you under oath told us you were not involved in any of the questions about the rules governing detention of combatant. >> again, at least i understood it now and i understand it now to be referring to the program we were talking about that was controversial. sarah feinstein spent years trying to dig into. i was not read into that. i told the truth about that a and -- >> le...

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