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What people suddenly realize about donald trump. this is somebody who, you know, trafficked the birther conspiracy theory, you know, nonstop until president obama was forced to release his birth certificate to prove he was, in fact, born in this country, which was never really in contention except for donald trump. and so, you know, i think that the writing is kind of on the wall. but i suppose in his head, maybe he doesnt think hes a racist. i dont know. i leave it to the rest of the panel to f...

Service, in this case, the foreign service. and, you know, serve in every administration. the idea is they are serving the country, not the political winds. and to have these people -- all the knowledge theyve acquired and the expertise theyve acquired, to have that just disappear obviously long term, thats not a good thing for the u.s., for the state department. max, i appreciate you being with us. >> thats something that doesnt compute with trump because for him its 100% about politics, even t...

Current director of the national counterterrorism center. coats number two will also now be leaving. her name sue gordon. she resigned as two other officials joined the exodus from the administration. secretary of state kimberly breier is out after a reported clash with the white house over immigration policy. and a foreign service officer of the state department also quit, chuck park is his name, saying in a pretty scathing new editorial he wrote, he says he can no longer justify being part of ...

And to have these people -- all the knowledge theyve acquired and the expertise theyve acquired, to have that just disappear obviously long term, thats not a good thing for the u.s., for the state department. max, i appreciate you being with us. >> thats something that doesnt compute with trump because for him its 100% about politics, even these horrible tragedies are all about politics and looking out for himself, so he cant imagine that there are people in the government who are actually dedic...

Want to bring in the cnn global affairs max boot. the director of national intelligence, traditionally she would have taken over as acting director when dan coats departs this month. its been pretty clear president trump did not want her in that post, though he had to at one point said some nice things about her. how do you see her resignation? >> well, i think its certainly a bad signal, anderson, because sue gordon is somebody who was universally respected, over 30-year career in intelligence....

Remember that wept up in flames well, eric garner joined cnns because there was no vetting of brook baldwin earlier today. jackson. and so republican senators, even here are their words. allies of president trump had been contacting the white house >> eric garner is gone. i can never get my father back. expressing those worries that he would have a definitely road to do us a favor as a family and confirmation. democrats, too, had vowed to make this right. block his nomination, laura, not justice...

Dont touch withdrawal on his target, the media. and stories that were being reported. >> i said you want to go through this for two or three months or would you want me to maybe do something else? and he thought about it. >> put your hands behind your i said its going to be rough. back. i could see exactly where the >> i cant breathe. president is going. we hadnt started the process i cant breathe. i cant breathe. but i thought its easier before we start. >> every time i see that video but i rea...

Were getting the attack on free press and election. attempt to take away vote rights and immigrants. scapegoating people. including opposition party. those are trademark tactics of authoritarians around the worltd world. its happening in america. we have to use the means given to us. we need every citizen to rediscover the constitution of the united states. find the impeachment clauses tonight. >> theres no deadline on democracy. you prove that point. thank you for joining the program. >> thank ...

Tactics of authoritarian despots all around the world, and its happening rights here in america. we have to use the means given to us by our founders. we need every kid, every citizen to rediscover the constitution of the united states. go and find those impeachment clauses tonight. >> there is no deadline on democracy. you proved that point. thank you. we look forward to hearing more from you. >> thank you so much. >> i want to bring in max boot, author of "the corrosion of conservatism." and m...

Like here. hold on. >> all they want to do is impede. they want to investigate. they want to go fishing. and i watched bob mule. >> and they have nothing. there is no collusion. there is no obstruction. they have nothing. its a disgrace. >> so the president, max, is talking about people who were impeding and the word disgrace was used there. im going to put the irony aside for a second, max, and ask you whats your reaction to the presidents reaction. >> well, its kind of typical donald trump. i ...