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To, at least in trumps mind, get a more friendly attorney general in that job who would make it -- who would pave the way toward muellers firing. i think that somewhere in the trump mind, complicated haunted house that it is, that theres some part of that, what he is thinking about, this is not just indiscriminate flailing. hes tried to pick the lock on how to get sessions out and how to get mueller out. >> let me get you quickly in on this jared kushner question. theres -- i dont even know, ope...

Clinton and according to both sides there wasnt really much that was offered but there was a discussion by the russians about this -- these sanctions and this magnitsky act situation and some people involved in that. who almost took some money out of russia and they were tying it to hillary clintons campaign. it was nothing that the trump campaign did anything with. but if that came up, you know, that could be a reason that manafort noted donations. but that doesnt explain the rnc and thats -- t...

That essentially people are hiring folks close to him to tell them how to stay out of the line of fire of twitter how witser, and also to figure out if hes really serious. who is the real power in the trump white house. people dont actually know. >> how is this going to work when they get to a real -- theyre going to try to tackle tax reform, right. thats a classic washington issue and very traditional lobbying groups. is this model going to work for that? >> its a great question. i tried to fol...

Of heavy precipitation events are increasing in recent decades. this is something that our urban planners across the country and not just here but around the world are going to have to acknowledge and build around. so the question is the trump administration after we get through this period of mourning and yes words are important, in showing your empathy is important. but the really important thing is getting the policy right and thats something that you cant do overnight and rebuild it bigger a...

Daughters and his mother in fact had various views on issues like choice than he did or so it was reported. so she is playing a very familiar role. i think the problem was they let the expectations get completely out of control. now jared kushner i think is in a somewhat different category. hes gotten much more into the mix of things and his role is extraordinarily ambiguous. i think the question is with john kelly as chief of staff, somebody who wants to cut off all the back channels, somebody ...

>> message received. as a candidate the outsider donald trump promised to drain the swamp of washington core rupgs and as president many believe his efforts have dramatically changed the rules of lobbying. with just a select few having direct contact with the trump hierarchy. the inner workings of this new d.c. dynamic on this weeks cover of the new york times magazine. its called how to get rich in trumps washington. part of the piece focuses on former campaign manager corey lewandowski success...

Dont have a president who can push a big vehicle like tax reform, can anyone get anything done, request lobbyists get any of their stuff into any of these bills? >> whats your view of corey lewandowskis place in the washington ecosystem? is his power is real. >> his access is real. he has a relationship with the president and hes able to sort of figure out his way into these situations to help out his clients. its a great piece. everyone should go read it. the question i have is whether general ...

Collusion angle. >> your news would suggest that based on the notes you point out are. so i want to expand this conversation a little bit. i want to bring in former attorney general doug gant her and a former chief of staff to house speaker paul ryan and rick stengel. thank you all so much for joining me here. so i want to talk around the table a little bit, but i want to start with you, doug, as a former attorney general. can you explain this "wall street journal" story, what are donald trumps ...