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Conflict of interest issues he was unaware of two weeks ago. in particular the idea that kushner could be an envoy or peacemaker. i was talking to sources in israel who saw kushner as a potential go-between from the netanyahu government to trump on their agenda to keep the settlements. no retrenchment. weve got it good and want to keep going. seeing kushner as a potential ally in getting the message through to trump. so if trump now sees him as somebody who could make over temperatures to the pa...

He was the first member of congress to endorse donald trump for president, and hes now on the trump transition team. good to be with you. >> good to be with you, wolf. >> lets talk about the new tone thats emerging from donald trump. the president said the notion of becoming president of the united states has a tendency to wake you up. he seems to be becoming more moderate, more flexible in his positions, moving away from some of his longstanding views on the wall. he said part of it could actua...

Or he could have done more to stop donald trumps ascension, et cetera. and i think that reince priebus had to prove his loyalty to donald trump, because thats what donald trump prizes above all else. and i think with this choice, he believes hes found someone who is loyal and someone who can also reach out to republicans on his behalf, not the least of whom is paul ryan, the speaker of the house, also from the state of wisconsin -- priebus from the state of wisconsin. they are very close persona...

The room. >> reporter: but those very bonds that paribas has with gop leaders gives trump pause. they didnt want trump to be president. and though priebus often acted as a go-between during the campaign, which ultimately helped trump, sources close to the president-elect say that he isnt 100% sure priebus the loyal. >> and when youre a star, they let you do it. >> reporter: especially since as party chair, priebus had to publicly criticize trump more than once. when the "access hollywood" tape c...

Building a nationwide ground game. >> reporter: in the last few months of trumps campaign, priebus personally played an outsized role, from helping lead debate prep to traveling extensively to help keep trump focused and disciplined. >> well, were so honored to be working with donald trump. >> those pushing for priebus say hes the ideal chief of staff for several reasons. he can organize the white house and be a good gatekeeper, crucial traits for that job. and they point to the relationships th...

As a go-between during the campaign, which ultimately helped trump, sources close to the president-elect say that he isnt 100% sure priebus the loyal. >> and when youre a star, they let you do it. >> reporter: especially since as party chair, priebus had to publicly criticize trump more than once. when the "access hollywood" tape came out, he said, quote, no woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner, ever. another contender for chief of staff, steve bannon, was...

Victory. going right through pennsylvania and ohio and michigan. i may have missed that one, but i went up into wisconsin. so i said i knew the feelings and the mood of the working class men and women in the rust belt that lost their jobs. i knew there would be massive turnout irrespective of party loyalty. and so i said no, im not surprised. but im happy its over with. i was a little worried about florida. so it was just a nice, comfortable chat. but i did make it clear, i want to stay in congr...

As recently as last month there were strikes in syria aimed at him. obviously that did not get him. there had been previous attempts when they thought they had him in a raid last fall in brussels, they killed two people but it turned out he was not there. in addition to the fact that he obviously was intricate to the planning and many intelligence officials say it not 100% clear exactly what his role was in terms of being a go-between in europe cells and whats happening in syria, but in addition...

How we are going to actually stop and look at the v.a. a lot of things have happened in the last two years that have correct corrected a lot of the deficiencies. i want to understand how were going to utilize vet rans and this resource were letting go out to pasture. if took veterans and asked them to serve their last three years at the v.a. hospital acting as a go between, do you know how efficiently this program would work? you move the guys transitioning out in their tour into an effective jo...

>> reporter: but he never saw you leaving in the morning with a buncha brownies or cookies and said, "why you taking those to work?" >> no, because i would make his lunch just like i would make my own. >> reporter: and she simply took the cookies and brownies with her lunch to the tailor shop. how often did you do that, joyce? >> i did it a lot. >> reporter: were you ever nervous? were you afraid youd get caught doin it? >> i actually was, because theyre supposed to check our bags every morning ...