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Doing something like that for a key position. i would also say that mike flynn has been on the payroll, his intelligence firm has been on the payroll of turkey including the trump campaign without disclosing that while he was on the trump campaign. i know hes not going to get as much coverage as the other people that have to get confirmed over the next few days. stick a pin in that. its a really important really worrying announcement. im not the kind of person who ever says i told you so, but im...

President -- >> the key thing is that you have to be able as the med of the cia to bypass everyone and go to the president and say weve got a real mess here, mr. president. no one else is telling you. heres whats happening. >> you didnt feel you would be able to do that since he was offering the job -- >> it wasnt just the offer. he said, that i would report to him. >> you said -- >> that i would report to him. >> do you think the president knew? >> im not sure. maybe. >> i got -- is this -- doe...

Tonight the half brother of the north korean strong man kim jong-un has died suddenly and mysteriously in malaysia. there are substantiated reports he may have been attacked. >> malaysian say they have no suspects in the death of kim jong-nam. he was 45 years old. police tell reuters kim jong-nam took ill at the kuala lumpur airport. they say he felt like someone grabbed or held his face from behind. but he felt dizzy and asked for help at an airport counter. he died on the way to the hospital. ...

Said. >> joining us now, rick francona. thanks for being with us again, sir. this job, national security adviser, give people a sense of how important this job is. >> this is the man what runs the national intelligence meetings. all of the meetings between the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, theyre chaired by the national security adviser. he is a real -- hes the gate keeper to the president. anything important that goes to the president has anything to do with national security, g...

Are pointing fingers at the democrats for delays, does the delay in the senate confirming key position, does it hamper them from getting things done, or is this how politics happen? >> well, its not politics as usual, this seems to be a bit unusual. i blame the democrats, not the trump administration. i think the democrats were over-reaching in some of their objections but hopefully they will get the team in place. its very important to have the presidents leadership that understands the commitm...

Things trump campaigned on, k k taking on -- theres powerful special interests being put into key position. >> who do you like? >> i know youre liberal democrat, give me the guys who woman you think he picked up that are worthy. >> i do like mad dog. i dont agree with the -- i voted against the waiver, given the waiver has past, i think help keep us out of crazy worse. >> i like him already a general that doesnt want to fight stupid wars. >> governor haley, i was sitting on her hearing i disagre...

The olc team reports to the attorney general who could reverse, i suppose, or remove the olc head, the deputy attorney general, if he thought the department was not following the law, but essentially they are given the power. i had an opinion section in alabama, and they rendered opinions on a whole host of matters. when called upon from school boards and highway departments and that sort of thing. this olc does represent a key position in the department of justice. they must have extraordinary ...

Olc team reports to the attorney general, who could reverse i suppose or remove the olc head, the deputy attorney general if he thought those, that the department was not following the law, but essentially they are given the power as attorney general, i had an opinions section in alabama, and they rendered opinions on a whole host of matters when called upon from school boards and highway departments and that sort of thing. so this olc does represent a key position in the department of justice. ...

Has proven to be very good at, you know, selling his viewpoint on how trade should change and i think a lot of his new cabinet members like wilbur ross at commerce will have an easier time getting behind his proposal to sort of tear up these trade deals and have a new approach. but the test is going to be when they have to put the pen to paper and come up with the specifics. is it going to be easy for these people to swallow these changes or kind of revert back to their old beliefs? >> one thing...

Donald trump now on location at his mar-a-lago resort. he did name a very critical position to his team yesterday. thomas bossert. hes a former adviser to the george bush administration. hes going to have a similar role domestically to what retired lieutenant general michael flynn has for foreign threats and international affairs. that is a key position in the west wing. now, there are two cabinet positions also remaining and cnn has learned that could come as early as this week. they are vetera...