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That said, a note explaining how the book came to be, the author conducted interviews, many with the president, spoke to over 200 people, many of the presidents top aides -- >> he never sat down with the president, just to be clear. >> did they -- >> there was one brief conversation that had nothing to do originally with the book. it was i think around five to seven minutes in total since the president has taken off. thats the only interaction that hes had. >> were there any phone calls -- >> th...

Presidential way, but it certainly isnt only damaging but disputes president trumps claim, first, saying he didnt know about this until they told him later, that he had no contact with russia at any time and that it was all a hoax. >> this is bad news not only for president trump but for his family and top aides. what makes it so extraordinary is the source of these quotes is someone very close to trump, very senior to his campaign and then a top adviser in the white house. it is quite extraordi...

New reaction from the presidents son, donald trump jr. in a new tweet he references steve bannon. this follows michael wolffs new book and the revealing interview he had with former white house strategist steve bannon. "wow. just looked at the comments section on breitbart. when bannon has left breitbart hes left with, um, nothing." weve got a white house briefing at the top of the hour. well carry that live. the senate returned to work today too with two new members. >> do you take this obligat...

Helping to take our country rather than seeking to burn it all down. this statement just coming in, the strongest words this president has had for his former chief strategist, steve bannon. certainly some of the things in there deserve some fact checking. the reality is steve bannon was involved in many meetings. the very beginning, youll remember almost a year ago, the week after the president took office, the president signed off on including steve bannon as a member of the national security c...

The book, the excerpts from it, said that barrick referred to the president as crazy and stupid. barrick said that never helped. he said the quote attributed to me by michael wolf is completely and utterly false. i never have been interviewed by michael wolf, nor did i give him any quotes, nor did he attempt to verify this totally false comment with me. wolf says that he did over 20 interviews from this book. weve only seen a handful and the excerpts that have been released. but barrick is the f...

Not true. so i cant speak to what the authors comments were. i can only speak to the white house. >> does the white house have a copy of the book now? >> i believe there may be some individuals that do. jim? >> sarah, the presidents statements that steve bannon had very little influence in the white house. the president elevated him to the same level as the chief of staff and put him on the national security counsel. how do you reconcile that? >> i wouldnt say he elevated him to the same level a...

Jerusalem. the toughest part of the negotiation is off the table. israel for that would have to pay more. first, taking it off the table, when the president announced that jerusalem was the capitol of israel, if the administration policy was stated as that the borders were not being decided, this doesnt affect negotiations, the tweets seem to contradict that. >> i dont think so. it doesnt affect the negotiations. we want to continue to have conversations and continue the peace process. were stil...

Thi things that made life worth living was getting your friends wives into bed. this is gossip reporting, but reporting from a veteran new yorker who have done a lot of other books that have stood the test of time. >> michael wolfs book, that weve been discussing, is a legal problem for the president, a political problem for the president, and now as a result of what you just talked about and other excerpts in this book, little vinettes involving ivanka and involving other people, it is a person...

Coming on air. i was looking at your faces, and you had the reaction like we did. this undercuts some of the arguments we heard from the loyalist. steve bannon is saying this meeting was treasonous and unpatriotic, and isnt that worthy of an investigation? >> yeah, i think a lot of people are thinking that. you have further indictments coming out, i think, from the mueller investigation. all of this is like another big drop in the water, and i think its very meaningful, i think, that this is com...

If the president cant respond aggressively to an individual like the leader of north korea that continues to threaten americans, then thats a dangerous place we dont want to go down. >> what do you think when the president calls for people -- >> im sorry. >> weve seen you and the president call for critic to be fired from their jobs. >> i dont think its necessarily critics. were certainly happy for people that have different opinions. but theres a difference between different opinions and differ...