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Advisers. cnbcs eamon javers is live at the white house. what do we know, eamon? >> reporter: larry kudlow accepted the job, a free market conservative. what this sets up is a fascinating tension, because larry kudlow does not believe in or support broad based tariffs. youve seen this white house moving more toward a protectionist tariff-friendly kind of regime in terms of global trade. thats the president sort of committing to that promise that he made out on the campaign trail to protect ameri...

Theyll be releasing hundreds of pages of evidence. we are very happy with that decision. it was a powerful decision that left no doubt. i want to thank the house intelligence committee and all the people. [question inaudible] >> im looking at larry kudlow very strongly. ive known him a long time but we dont agree on everything but i think thats good we have a divergent decision. hes come along in believing as tariffs as a negotiating points. im negotiating trade deals and without tariffs we woul...

Benefit that he might derive from a protectionist policy but it comes back to harm those responsible for putting him in office. >> exactly. if i can use one example with you. if we discovered a cure for cancer and japan discovered a cure for alzheimers, japan true to form prohibited us from selling our cure for colon cancer in japan, should we get even with them? not allow them to sell their cure for >> of course not. trade benefits everyone. and retaliation is wrong. hurts everyone. and i hope ...

Lets ask skwrjohn avlon and da gregory about this. it seems to be a point of leverage for him whether or not will you extend the time period. well, maybe. i dont want to -- he basically says without saying i dont want to give up my leverage. they are not morality points for him. they are just, what, negotiating points? >> well, i dont know. im a little bit torn. when i hear the president holding forth like that, i have a couple of thoughts. this cant be the guy who wants to destroy press because...

Seen. he has declared jerusalem the capital of israel, but he has also signed a waiver saying that they are not moving the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem yet. they are only beginning the planning process for that. the actual move quote, after the 2020 election. the israelis, of course, call jerusalem their capital. that is where the prime minister lives and their parliaments sits, but for decades, the u.s. embassy has been 60 miles wait in tel aviv, a nod from hoax from brokering a peace dea...

And lets not overlook that. its easy to politicize the fbi. but this is a party and a president who has wrapped themselves in the law enforcement community. coming out of a lot of the cultural issues and the civil unrest across the country, donald trump was happy to wrap himself in the law enforcement community. and today, and this week, he is attacking the highest law enforcement agency in the country. and we cant overlook that. we also know the reason hes doing it. hes doing it because you kno...

Terms of words than in terms of where the embassy is actually located. mr. trump is recognizing jerusalem as the capital but he is signing a waiver so the embassy doesnt have to move and may not move until after the 2020 election. the israelis consider jerusalem their capital. thats where the prime minister lives and their parliaments heads. for decades, the u.s. embassy has been 60 miles away in tel aviv, a nod to hopes for brokering a peace deal with the palestinians that would decide the fina...

Here? >> a lot more is changing in terms of words than in terms of where the embassy is actually located. mr. trump is recognizing jerusalem as the capital but he is signing a waiver so the embassy doesnt have to move and may not move until after the 2020 election. the israelis consider jerusalem their capital. thats where the prime minister lives and their parliaments heads. for decades, the u.s. embassy has been 60 miles away in tel aviv, a nod to hopes for brokering a peace deal with the pale...

Tax structure in and devastating medicaid. the bigger problem is that the bill doesnt do anything about costs. because of changes they made to the bill, a lot of reasons the conservatives are having trouble is not because of coverage issues but because peoples deductibles are going to double because of the way they changed the benchmark plans. this is a commitment that republicans will not be able to deliver on if they vote for the bill. >> let me ask you about two negotiating points. nbc news l...

Mcconnell says nothing wrong with an adjustment. what is the bannon base saying about this? >> well, first of all, great to be with you, chris. you know, i think these are mostly not moves to the center. theyre moves away from populism and toward establishment republicanism. particularly on trade where they put out their negotiating points on nafta, which are really moderate compared to what he said in the campaign. hes done a total flip-flop on china. i think the people this is going to upset b...