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Put out his income taxes, claimed hes under some kind of audit, never offered proof. hes got all these trips to mar-a-lago to his private club he owns as president. theres all sorts of conflicts there, all sorts of violations of traditional sort of ethics guidelines and norms they say. why bother, why get angry about president obama and this -- former president obama and this, when you have the example of donald trump and such bigger questions being raised? >> well, donald trump is a corrupt lia...

Board than if he gets republicans on board. transforming the country means passing things with bipartisan support. obviously thats going to require chuck schumer to go along with him on some things >> infrastructure fights are fascinating. >> two, schumer is gettable. it makes a world of difference transforming the cub. >> a surprise that happened just hours before the new congress started, house republicans decided to put an end to their independence ethics oversight. thats right. the first mov...

Bridge gate, the prevailing interpretations of christie fundamentally missed the mark. he has been so singularly successful at constructing his own mythology as a reformer, a crusader, a bipartisan problem solver that people have never really seen him clearly. the problem with christie isnt merely that he is a bully, its that his political career is built on a rotten foundation. christie owes his rise to some of the most toxic forces in his state. powerful bosses who ensure that his vow to clean...

Christie owes his rise to some of the most toxic forces in his state. powerful bosses who ensure that his vow to clean up new jersey will never come to pass. he has allowed them to escape scrutiny, rewarded them for their support, and punished their enemies. all along, even as it looked like christie was attacking the machine, he was really just mastering it. we start with christies first campaign where me cast himself as a reformer and crusader for stricter ethics guidelines. he ran this ad -- ...

It is not politics as usual. >> wait. why did he think that the united states had to get involved when the state of virginia, i would think, since it was their laws, their ethics guidelines, they took a pass on it. youve got democrats who dominate that state now. why did eric holder feel like the federal government should go and tell virginia its business better than virginia could tell its own business, when you had a state that is completely dominated by democrats? >> i think its a fair questi...

So splitting it up is something that makes sense. >> you did that because you feared there was a built-in conflict of interest between these two parts of the minerals management service? >> we had been working on this effort a long time. it started last year with new ethics guidelines, ethics reforms with elimination of royalty and kind programs and a whole host of reforms under way. this reform is one that was in the works before this incident happened, this incident from our point of view made...

Trump said look, the bottom line is, they have been forth coming with their financial disclosures. they are following all ethics guidelines. and theyre coordinating with the councils office to do that and to make sure they are not in violation of any of those ethics laws, but cinly it has raised some eyebrows, andrea. it all happens as jared kushner was sent overseas to iraq with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. clearly underscoring his importance to this president. lindsey graham perh...