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Someone sort of honor again if you had heard that the men under him thought that he was a psychopath and toxic? i mean, this is where the full picture is necessary, and we know sometimes the president is duped by the likes of vladimir putin, kim jong-un, and sort of promises things before getting the full picture. >> well, he made up his mind a long time ago. if you go back to the 2015, 2016 campaign trail, the president talked about savagery. he talked about doing things that would not be appro...

To sit down, we want to have negotiations, we want to reach denuclearized. >> president trump pardon several members of the military that heading there been convicted or charged with war crimes. he stopped it administrative review. hes you said hes a commander-in-chief its his call. but as the secretary of defense, are you worried that this undermines the military code of justice and may perhaps discourage otherd service membes from reporting illegal or improper conduct. >> no i dont. im a big b...

People know. my loser is mark esper. i was with richard spencer the past weekend and i saw an honorable man trying to be loyal to the president of the united states in terms of the chain of command and the way the president is at the top of the chain of command in touch with military code of justice and code of honor that they are proud of. mike: when we come back, notable quotables. relief. ahhh vaporize sore throat pain with vicks vapocool drops and try new vapocool spray. applebees new sizzli...

I was with richard spencer over the weekend. i saw an honorable man trying to both be loyal to the president of the united states in terms of the chain of commands and the way the president is at the top of that chain of commands but also be in touch with the military code of justice and the code of honor that servicemen and women are proud of and where their patriotism comes from. >> mike: we have to leave it there when we come back, "notable quotables." you dont want to cancel your plans. [sne...

Is secretary of defense mark he is officer. esper. i saw an honorable man trying to both be loyal to the president of the united states in terms of the chain of commands and the way the president is at the top of that chain of commands but also be in touch with the military code of justice and the code of honor that servicemen and women are proud of and where their patriotism comes from. >> mike: we have to leave it there when we come back, notabl"notable quotables." ♪

Insult ever to suggest they are killing machines and thats all they are is truly -- i think inadvertently debasing what the military is. >> it depends on discipline and the military code of justice and other forms of non-judicial justice so the military can discipline its own so there can be uniformity. so they can be sure when they send people into harms way into the most dangerous system they know when they give an order it will be carried out. the entire system is undone when a president reac...

Commanders and if the commanders are telling them to act a certain way and working on this military code and there are most of the military does follow that code. the ones that dont and the ones that youve heard president trump in the past say oh, we have too many rules about torture. we have too many other rules. what if these people that would have a tendency to get out of line say the president said its okay. i know that the president is going to have my back. thats whats really concerning he...

To move on and focus on the mission but you believe this undermines the commanders. what is your main concern? >> well, it does. the presidents actions undermine the commanders good order and discipline is absolutely critical in the military. particularly with the navy s.e.a.l.s. im ranking member of the sub-committee that oversees the special operations forces, these are incredible individuals that do incredible work but it is incumbent that we follow rule of law and the military code of justic...

Never really defining. you cant say this is what hes going to stick with because h s stumbles into something else quickly. if he can alter the military code of justice, what is to keep him from altering the civil code of trials with the power of his pardon? >> think its important to understand is that the president also shaves at the limitations on the presidency. he comes into office and has to sort of learn how our system of government works. congress has an enormous amount of power to block h...

Esper reportedly urged the president before he made his decision not to intervene in these cases. he said it would undermine the military code of justice and send a bad message to people out in the field. to the degree -- and this, obviously, just happened friday evening -- tow, from if your contacts, is the presidents action being received in the national intelligence community? national security community. >> yeah. in that, excuse me, community of people here in washington, they worry that thi...