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Senior administration official the president plans to interview or have a discussion with the finalists, probably the top one or two people here. but much of the formal interview process is, indeed, happening at the justice department with jeff sessions, the attorney general, as well as his deputy attorney general here. but we do not know the timing, quite frankly. the president said over the weekend it is possible to make a decision before he leaves on friday, but it is not certain. and these t...

Recommendation from the folks participating in this interview process, attorney general sessions. and then meet with the candidates. so he could come soon but it might not come before this trip. >> athena jones at the white house for us. thanks. president trump continues to deny his campaign has any political ties to russia. pointing directly to the former director of national intelligence who said there was no evidence of collusion. president tweeted this last week, when james clapper himself...

Sessions seems to be the one leading the interview process in washington today. what do you think of that, the optics of that, considering his own meetings with the russian envoy that he failed to disclose during the confirmation hearings led to a problem and ultimately had his recusing himself and the involvement in the comey firing. is he the guy to be doing had? >> the optics are not good when it comes to any aspect of this drama weve seen in the last week. im not surprised theyre not sensiti...

Demanding to have those tapes turned over. it is an odd suggestion for the president to make and not have any collar occasiolarifications. >> thank you, athena jones. >> the president will ultimately meet with the finalists however that ends being. that interviews continuing on tomorrow as well. the timing of the selection is unknown. the person selected will serve a ten-year term and he or she will lead the investigation thatll involve the president themselves. we are following this interview p...

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Interview process to get to the appointment by donald trump, but whats the deal with him being considered now for national security adviser? >> ambassador bolton is very interesting because the right wing of the -- the right of the republican party likes ambassador bolton, the hawks like bolton. no way hell get through a senate confirmation because even rand paul from kentucky will not allow bolton to be an appointed -- >> does not need senate confirmation. >> does not need senate confirmation. ...

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