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The democrats themselves. so hes saying to suggest otherwise is a bizarre distraction. theres also a middle ground and that is the white house redacts things they want to take out. this is already an edited document so its not like theyre taking on anything foundational. eli, you have a theory of reverse engineering. tell the good folks what you mean by that. >> lets just set the nunes/schiff thing aside. lets say they release the same memo that they presented to the committee, that is still a s...

Foundational. eli, you have a theory of reverse engineering. tell the good folks what you mean by that. >> lets just set the nunes/schiff thing aside. lets say they release the same memo that they presented to the committee, that is still a stunning thing given what the department of justice and fbi director are saying here. >> huge. >> in terms of reverse engineering, that is something weve seen throughout this presidency, the president decides on a version of reality that works for him, someth...

Generations since weve seen an american president at war with elements of his own government. i guess i was going back to nixon. but he wasnt this overt. he wasnt this public. >> right. president trump is not hiding this war. this is not a covert action. this is right up front. he has done it time and time again. whether it be on twitter, whether it be in comments to reporters, privately behind the scenes to aides, sort of getting them to carry the fight against the fbi. we have seen -- we know ...

Saying, this is what the white house wants, you need to do this. and then it was reported he would end those conversations with the disclaimer, but hey, dont break any laws while youre at it. were seeing this president set a tone. elis right, set a tone that is unprecedented, that is something that demands a personal loyalty. he tells people around him, he refers to justice department as "his" justice department, as "the trump department of justice." and that is what he sees. hes asking for loya...

Unprecedented, that is something that demands a personal loyalty. he tells people around him, he refers to justice department as "his" justice department, as "the trump department of justice." and that is what he sees. hes asking for loyalty to him, the president, as opposed to the country or the constitution. >> eli, among republicans, does anyone have any limits? is there a tipping point out there, do you think? >> the only people with limits so far are those not running for re-election. i mea...

Decide whether our eli jans is to the constitution and oath of office or were going to allow these kind of actions that i think will cross a red line. >> the latest controversy distracted from the presidents core message in davos. speaking to a gathering that has both snubbed and ridiculed him, 789 trump declared the u.s. open for business. >> president trump: the world rewitnessing the resurgence of a strong and prosperous america. im here to deliver a message, there is never a time to hire, bu...

>> eli, as soon as we figure out what he is for. he is talking about the president of his own party there. >> right. as much as the presidents defenders and allies say he knows what he is doing and there is strategy in this, it doesnt look like it. washington 101, you have to understand if you ask members of your own party and people in the opposition party to take difficult votes and compromise, you have to send clear signals that you will or wont sign this and that legislation. he made a muddl...

Here. interesting as you are trying -- the whole point here is that everyone is confused about what the presidents position is here. when you have got trumps chief of staff on the hill further muddling that message creating more contention, its an awkward situation to be in. >> when these two journalists are mystified by whats going on, its time to worry of the very best on the beat. thanks to jill colvin and eli. coming up for us, the book fire and fury consumed the white house and a good many ...

And white house reporter for the "wall street journal" and msnbc political analyst. tonight someone familiar with the presidents thinking and operating method said to me flatly, you guys are getting played. this is a reality television star wanting to build drama, build to a crescendo so at or on the one-year anniversary of his administration, he can fly to mar a lago into the sunset having saved the day. having said that, eli, where is the avoidance of a shut down as of right now in washington?...

People over there putting their lives on the life in danger, right? >> absolutely, not only did it put servicemen and women in danger, it also really degraded our national security sops, the way we handle classified material and it also put a bunch of our allies in danger as well as a lot of these documents actually identifying some of the sources we were using overseas and i know that our enemies went after these guys, its extremely dangerous. heather: very interesting to see how the dnc respon...