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This executive order that the president has put forth tonight actually changes nothing materially. >> right. thats absolutely right. i mean, they basically instructed the federal government to do what the federal governments already doing, which is rather humorous. but thats trump, but that was the point. the point was to really go through the motions, stir up a lot of dust around this, feign hurt and anger and charging ahead and then wind up exactly where you knew you were going to be two weeks...

And former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. welcome to all of you. franco, lets start with you. this executive order that the president has put forth tonight actually changes nothing materially. >> right. thats absolutely right. i mean, they basically instructed the federal government to do what the federal governments already doing, which is rather humorous. but thats trump, but that was the point. the point was to really go through the motions, stir up a lo...

Steele, and former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. welcome to all of you. franco, lets start with you. this executive order that the president has put forth tonight actually changes nothing materially. >> right. thats absolutely right. i mean, they basically instructed the federal government to do what the federal governments already doing, which is rather humorous. but thats trump, but that was the point. the point was to really go through the motions, stir...

President. for much of that time, that means we focused on criminal obstruction. thats sort of been the collective conscience, the publics understanding of this to this point. theres a criminal obstruction investigation into the president. but what were bringing forth tonight, what we learned was that there was also this counterintelligence aspect of that investigation where they were looking directly at the presidents ties to russia. so what initially began here as what we all thought was an ob...

>> thanks for having me. >> give us a background. how lodng have you been working on it? >> in many ways for a year and a half because since mueller was appointed and comey fired, weve been trying to understand what the fbi and the justice department have been examining on the president. for much of that time, that means we focused on criminal obstruction. that sort of is the collective consequence, the publics understanding to this. there is a criminal obstruction investigation into the preside...

In scaramucci, he has someone who is able to distract. he could take some of the heat. hes also mixing it up in the white house which may be fulfilling a job or wish that the president wants. i also think that scaramucci has learned a couple of important things today. the president has been saying all along, dont trust the medi media. you have to say the words, off the record if you dont want a conversation like that on the record. >> harris: the white house is refusing to say whether president ...

Says its not going to spend any more money, that it is going to cut everything? >> well, the fact of the matter is we have a federal budget. we are going to spend money and the president is committed to making cuts too. what he said tonight is we have to spend strategically and smartly and so the republicans are going to pass a budget thats going to spend money. we have to just figure out how to prioritize that spending and what he set forth tonight is the importance of investing in innovation a...