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>> i love that im not his type. dont you love youre not his type? he also called mis ed miss univ fat, miss piggy he called her. miss universe, one of the most beautiful women in the solar system, he called her fat. >> joining us white house correspondent maggie haberman and amanda carpenter and cnn legal analyst laura coats. thanks for being with us. maggie, the reaction from the president saying he doesnt -- hes never met her and that obviously, this is a picture where they have met. do you --...

And mr. trump knew this when he was running for president. now hes president trump. he cannot be making profits and other benefits from business transactions with foreign governments. and many of these transactions we dont even know about. its not just hotel rooms, its financing, bank loans from the bank of china. loans that may be coming into all of his businesses. we dont know what the debt is on his businesses? its not disclosed in his financial disclosure form. it could have be from all over...

Is she right? is ed right? >> no. thats not right. and the oldest conflict of interest laws in the united states are in the constitution, and theyre focused on foreign governments, the founders are very worried about foreign governments. so worried they insisted the president be a natural born citizen. we certainly heard a lot about that from mr. trump over many years. this provision is far more important. its the requirement that nobody holding a position of trust with the united states governm...

Constitution, the principle is the same. the principle is that you want the president of the united states or any american official making decisions based on what is in the best interest of the american people and of the country, not based on personal or financial interests. the principle is the same. >> richard, you sat by patiently. i want you to get in. were talking about the emoluments clause. the government office holder can benefit financially from a foreign state. earlier this month, dona...

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