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Whether there were ethics issues. maybe its something he overlooked. wouldnt he know new york law, bakari. are you sure its an ethics issue? >> michael cohen is a bulldog attorney. hes someone you want on your team. i know michael and can say that very truthfully. the fact is, though, if you were being sued, don, youre a friend of mine, i go out and receive a confidentiality statement from the person suing you or threatening to sue you and i pay that person out of my pocket, im giving you as a c...

Possibility he will have ethics issue. >> laura: ethics investigation once he gets here. >> i think testimony almost certain. >> laura: how far back will they go? >> it will be up to the committee. >> laura: there a lot of ethics investigations going on. >> unfortunately, yeah. >> laura: the senate doesnt have a fund like the house has one of those they are going it a shush fund or slush fund? >> are you talking about harassment cases? >> laura: yi. >> we are taking a look at completely changing...

Possibility he will have ethics issue. >> laura: ethics investigation once he gets here. >> i think testimony almost certain. >> laura: how far back will they go? >> it will be up to the committee. >> laura: there a lot of ethics investigations going on. >> unfortunately, yeah. >> laura: the senate doesnt have a fund like the house has one of those they are going it a shush fund or slush fund? >> are you talking about harassment cases? >> laura: yi. >> we are taking a look at completely changing...

The trouble here is that jared kushner and others involved in this investigation have not been extremely forthcoming. >> so youre -- were out of time, but youre saying theyre hiding evidence, not endearing. >> i would say in general, its a bad move. >> not endearing. wow. all right, well, thank you both. ahead, have you ever wondered exactly where donald trumps tax returns are kept? new details on just what the irs does to protect them. also, this is important, another new ethics issue to re...

The ethics issue, we keep hearing over and over from trump administration people that the president is not subject to conflict of interest laws. what about conflict of interest laws. what about kellyanne conway? >> shes clearly subject to ethics laws, and clearly violated them here. the rules and laws are very clear that you cant use an official position to benefit a private interest. thats what she did here. its clear-cut. and it sends the wrong message. and frankly, the initial statement that ...

Into a back and forth with conservatives. >> these signings were taking place just as congressman tom price is continuing the confirmation process, the hearing before the senate finance committee on various issues, it can be ethics issue, substantiative issues involving obamacare. i want to play they can change that dr. price had on his understand wh understanding, what the signing, the action that president trump has already done, initial steps to repeal, eventually replace obamacare, listen to...

With the republican congress? how is he going to try to get his agenda through? how is he going to try to actually make policy? the way that he was able to push around the house republicans on this ethics issue, i was up there on capitol hill. they were all terrified. >> all terrified for this. >> that is going to be the dynamic going forward unless they figure out something else. >> well, congress is more relevant now than it has been in a while because they think because they had a republican ...

Does or does he not have a point? >> youve got to believe that this is not what the republican leadership wants us to be talking about right now. this is a big moment, for the first time since 2006, republicans have the house, the senate, they are about to be sworn into the white house. we are not talking about health care, as donald trump points out. we are not talking about tax reform, the things that the republican leadership wants to move forward on. instead, paul ryan is at odds with his ow...

His business friends and punishes his business enemies its called crony capitalism. whatever side youre on in your politics, but for you as the attorney legally speaking, even though hes sold these stocks, is there any muddy water here still when it comes to these conflicts of interest? making deals, using sort of public shaming to convince companies to keep jobs here, to lower the price of an airplane, who knows whats next? >> that in and of itself, i dont think is an ethics issue. the american...

Rid of the protections that prevented banks from using themselves as a casino. >> it is really hard to figure out whether, how problematic it is for newt gingrich. his past is flawed, as we know. now we discover that all the things that he said about democrats complaining about freddie mac, complete hypocrisy. he was earning almost $2 million. >> just to stick with the alliteration on the ls, this guy has more personal drama has lindsey lohan. whether you look at his ethics issue, his personal b...