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Draining the swamp but arent happening. i dont have a lot of confidence but the ak he says he will take. >> matt lewis, is this draining the swamp? >> no. it looks really bad. whether its sloppinessloppines. its the appearance of improprietary. his net worth is as much as $13 million he may have earned as much as $15,000. so if this is his scheme, its going to take him a while to get away with it. having said that, weve seen confirmations be derailed for less. the tom daschle example eight years...

But it could be $1,000 to $15,000. the notion that he would jeopardize his career -- >> that seems insane to me. >> it would be another thing if it were the only instance. there was another instance that he talked about and we have seen of upwards of $300,000. i think that the real issue for me as a democrat watching this is what a difference a transition makes. i remember senator daschle having to take his name out of the running because of potential issues with his taxes and because of the app...

>> just seconds later hughes lashed out at an inmate in a nearby cell. >> man-y dont you shut the [ bleep ]. knock your teeth out. >> all the dudes that were kicked out of dorms for it. because they knew you and you never got caught. but i know why youre there. because they dont give a [ bleep ] against you. >> it soon became clear that mark hughes was just reacting angrily to everything and everyone around him. >> hes crazy. ive got to get in the cell and -- thats redundant. >> then he turned a...

People wanting to influence him for various reasons. putting that aside, its a new world, and the fact he didnt release his tax returns and wasnt punished for it, im not sure its going to change anything. we should keep asking, i dont know who asked him, but its the kind of transparency and draining of the swamp that should happen in this town but im not seeing it any time soon. >> again, hes going to be in a combative relationship with us saying you dont learn much from a tax form, you learn mo...

Through with flying colors. >> you heard donald trump in the gaggle hallie was referring to saying i think all myself nominees are going to get confirmed. but the bottom line is, you have not only the government of ethics but also the senators saying we need time to read through all of their vast business entanglements and of course the nominees i just mentioned have raised a lot of eyebrows because donald trump said he wants to drain the swamp. these are billionaires and you have some people sa...

The exposures were forced upon me. every unit my clothes were either stolen or getting lost, but the problems started to be fixed and im proud of staff here. its getting ready to continue to be corrected. >> we would try to conduct an interview and he would just keep going and the manner in which he spoke t way he conducted himself. it was draining. it was hard to keep him focused. you see theres one sheet. i dont got clothes. thats not something i worry about. the lord in his word says we dont ...

Resolve today because of the complaints, it certainly wasnt the festive opening of a republican-led congress that i think a lot of people on the hill were hoping for. >> no. this wasnt the way they wanted to start this. this was an embarrassment to the republican party. even the you dont believe the office is fair, do you want to start his first hundred days by doing something that is the opposite of draining the swamp? i dont think so. what it did was it shined a light on the swamp. that is not...

Happened. he smartly jumped in at the right moment and shares the credit. >> gloria, even though this was resolve today because of the complaints, it certainly wasnt the festive opening of a republican-led congress that i think a lot of people on the hill were hoping for. >> no. this wasnt the way they wanted to start this. this was an embarrassment to the republican party. even the you dont believe the office is fair, do you want to start his first hundred days by doing something that is the op...

The house republicans did? >> no. i havent discussed this with him. >> you dont know his -- you sound like youre favorable toward it. >> i didnt say that. joe asked me the question is it inconsistent with draining the swamp. im trying to explain based on what i know and read and reporting to reporters around the table why this happened. of course the leadership opposed it as well. >> leadership opposed it because it does weaken that sort of scrutiny that frankly congress ought to have to me, and...

Youre going to start getting write-ups. >> i dont want no more write-ups. >> that had been a very chaotic and draining episode but for dr. matias he acted like it was just a normal everyday routine. >> long day? >> yeah. actually, today my schedule was pretty clear. so i can catch up on paperwork and get things done. but ive been running from one thing to another since i got here. its another day at i.s.p. >> that was usually his answer. just another day. but there was one time when he responded...