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Firing mood, if jeff sessions were out, there is a line of thought that scott pruitt, the epa director, could become acting attorney general and could make moves at the justice department. its something thats being discussed at the white house, in the early phases here, but if the president is in a firing ei mood here, perhaps this week ahead could be an even more explosive one. >> then there must not be silence from republican leadership, that would go from embarrassing to shameful. up next, ...

Beleaguered staffers are bracing for a possible purge of the cabinet. the very group that president trump once called the finest group of people ever assembled. and right now on capitol hill, three cabinet members are testifying in separate hearings. rick perry may be the only one of them who has job security. cnns jeff zeleny at the white house for us. what are sources saying to you about a possible shake-up? >> that has been the question really hanging over washington, certainly here at the wh...

Well. >> reporter: no question at all. that is something that, as we look back at a timeline that, june 2016 meeting in trump tower that jared kushner was one of the people that helped organized. that is still the subject of inquiry from investigators. as jessica was saying about the red line, this is something that is very key here at this moment. if the president believes that bob mueller and his special counsel team are crossing what the president sees as a red line into other areas of the in...

Presidents in a firing mood, something else could happen all at once here or, anderson, it could not. it is entirely controlled by his decision. most people here at the white house do not know when or if he will make these announcements. hes likely to do so on twitter. >> jeff zeleny, thanks very much. joining us two people who have seen shake-ups up close, axelrod and gergen. so, david gergen, looking at whos been fired, whos survived, what conclusions do you draw about what the president value...

Resigned over the presidents decision to enact new tariffs, but kudlow, who doesnt have an economics degree, also opposes tariffs, placing him at odds with both the president and mr. trumps top trade advisor. well talk about that and much more this hour with senator richard blumenthal of the judiciary committee. and congressman joaquin castro of the intelligence and foreign affairs committees and our experts and analysts, they are all standing by. first lets go to our senior white house correspo...

Thanks so much. also breaking right now, the president says youre fired and fills the white house opening. but others are fearing more familiar words from donald trump. lets go to our senior white house correspondent. >> the president is heading back to washington from a stop in st. louis. he does have a new chief economic adviser on board but there are questions about which members of the cabinet may be shown the door. the president this week seems to be in a firing mood. >> reporter: more chur...

About white house chief of staff john kelly. how long will he be in place? of course weve heard these rumblings for months and months, but the firing of secretary of state rex tillerson this week is a reminder that if the presidents in a firing mood, something else could happen all at once here or, anderson, it could not. it is entirely controlled by his decision. most people here at the white house do not know when or if he will make these announcements. hes likely to do so on twitter. >> jeff ...