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Investigation in terms of what they say and who they say it to. here, instead, we have a president in realtime, seemingly unfilters and in public expressing his thoughts. that could put him in legal jeopardy. that happened, in part, with firing of comey. its what the president says that becomes the basis of the investigation. thats what we are seeing play out this weekend. this is not your standard practice in presidential history. this is something new. it will make this investigation different...

Caution here. i wonder if cotton would take this job. im sure you think he will, hugh. but cotton seems to have ambition to be in the white house one day. and the question is, is being cia director better for that eventual goal than a member of the congress, being in the senate. thats something he will have to wrestle with himself. he would certainly get confirmed. pompeo would certainly get confirmed. there is question about his ambiti ambition. >> h.w. bush, it worked for him. >> it did. >> ho...

I think we have to be very sensitive. yes, do we develop more anti-missile technology? yeah, we have to do that with south korea, with our mainland to protect hawaii, to protect guam, to protect alaska. with this trajectory, the 8,100 miles a very respective scientist said that basically hits washington, d.c. but the answer is diplomacy. youre absolutely right. we cant be war-like and incendiary. this is a time for calmness. and i must say, you know, im confident in secretary mattis. ive met gen...

Debt natio detonation, artillery. i think we have to be very sensitive. do we develop more anti-missile technology? yeah, we have to do that with south korea, with our mainland to protect hawaii, to protect guam. with this trajectory, the 8,100 miles a very respective scientist said that basically hits washington, d.c. but the answer is diplomacy. youre absolutely right. we cant be war-like and incendiary. this is a time for calmness. and i must say, you know, im confident in secretary mattis. i...

Do we develop more anti-missile technology? yeah, we have to do that with south korea, with our mainland to protect hawaii, to protect guam. with this trajectory, the 8,100 miles a very respective scientist said that basically hits washington, d.c. but the answer is diplomacy. youre absolutely right. we cant be war-like and incendiary. this is a time for calmness. and i must say, you know, im confident in secretary mattis. ive met general kelly. i think hes reasonable. i also saw the president s...

Type of government experience and theyve done nothing but make this president worse. everyone was supposed to be moderating influences, not seeing it. >> lets separate the campaign staff that was brought on board to the family members, from general mattis. general mcmaster. kelly, obviously, a few people in there. >> the people that spend every minute of the day with him, the family members and very young and inexperienced or incredibly morally, i mean, sean spicer could not do his job. he could...

Today held a very important hearing, extraordinary hearing for the first time in 40 years or so to discuss the presidents authority to order a nuclear attack. its not been discussed for decades. but the specific reason for this hearing, and you were there, you wanted this hearing -- tell our viewers why. >> well, theres not been a hearing in 21 years in the house or senate on the question of what is the authority of the president of the united states of america to start a nuclear war if we have ...

That wont force her hand militarily. >> dana: is like a rebranding exercise and what they will call in the region. >> our alliance is more important than ever to peace and security on the korean peninsula and across the indo-pacific region. that is why vice president pence, secretary of state tillotson rex tillerson, and mattis, who is here a moment ago, traveled to soeul in my first year. its pew is not saying egypt pacific, but indo pacific. and they said, it is because theyre trying to broade...

Being trump. thats the message you have for general mcmaster and people are getting used to it in a way. you are able to have a real policy process and strategy discussion and what the president said in tweets and they operate on parallel track. people are getting used to it and thats forever in the trump administration for sure. >> thank you. thank you to the viewers in the u.s. and around the world for joining us for coverage of president trumps arrival in japan and asia. stay with cnn as we c...

Here. its a problem for clovis. i think sessions probably ought to amend his testimony, but -- >> its a bigger problem for clovis than the attorney general. >> thats why clovis is going to be working at the department of agricultu agriculture. a former trump campaign adviser carter page is grilled on the u.s. presidential election. this is president trump insisting he is not under investigation himself. we are standing by for the press briefing moments away. we will hear from the national securi...