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Since, has the president changed his position on that and at the very least, does the president think that senator corker should step down as head of the senate relations committee, especially as the president told senator corker today that he wants to investigate some of the things that he is breaking down, he, being president trump. >> i think thats something for senator mcconnell. >> the president doesnt think that he should step down or that he should resign? >> that would be up to leader mc...

During the nomination process is heard of. had zero contact with the president once they assumed their post. but we do now know that president trump has interviewed candidates for u.s. attorney in d.c. jesse lew was confirmed on december 14th, as well as candidates in brooklyn and manhattan, but the white house now defending this, an official saying it is well within the presidents powers to meet with nominees who are part of the executive branch. >> thats the position of the white house, but a ...

Republican nominee for president. promised he would come back as president. he did. he came back today. you know, he could not have gotten a warmer reception. it was enthusiastic reception. i think people were excited to hear from him. and he hit all the right notes as he spoke to him today. >> martha: i think when you look back over the course of the nomination process and all the other people. had you mike huckabee and ted cruz and some of those back then everyone sort of imagined would have a...

Through a come fir manfirmation. but that looks like that might happen. and the homeland security policy is critically important. >> absolutely. because its new, obviously created under george bush, it doesnt gets much attention as the larger state defense. but, yeah, in trumps world these are going to matter. whats interesting is, lets say that she is formally nominated. the confirmation process in the senate will likely be okay given that shes the pick. but i think every nomination process you...

Luther strange has been shooting up in the alabama polls since my endorsement. finish the job. thought for big luther. however todays shakes out, the president promises so much as a reality for strange last week. >> if luther doesnt win, they wont say we picked up 25 points in a very short period of time. theyll say donald trump, the president of the united states was unable to pull his candidate across the line. these are bad people. if his opponent wins, ill be here campaigning like hell for h...

This is a man who was able to hold supreme court nomination process for an entire year, i think -- he does sort of understand how this process works and thats where the president sometimes needs to pick up on that. >> of course, remember how he did it, he switched from super majority to a plain majority. that was a good effort but shouldnt he put in more of an effort with regard to obamacare? for example, we have 6.5 million people that we know had to pay a fine in 2016 for pulling out of health...

Those individuals conferred. that is a shame. >> orrin hatch who served in the upper chamber since 1977 says even the nomination process, which is one of the only things the senate has been filling its days with its slower than he could ever remember, because what he sees as democrats obstructing. >> trish: thank you so much. get this everyone. it is not just the democrats against republicans. i g.o.p. donor is suing his party for failing for failing to repeal and replace obamacare. he promises,...

Thats great news for joe biden. or has it become fixated on a primary test? thats tough for joe biden who has not been pure enough on abortion, voted on the iraq war. you can nitpick him to death in the primary. >> its hard to game out what that nomination process is going to look like. again, we were dont know what the trump presidency will look like by the end of the mid terms in 2018. thats when people have to make hard decision bz what theyre going to do and what kind of campaign theyre goin...

Nomination process. they say essentially this is typical of a board like this. you say to that what? >> i say that you dont bring us on board, giving us an assignment which was true of the entire subcommittee on sustainable and healthy communities in which dr. martin and i were members, you dont give us an assignment that says its going to be four years long or five years long and then turn around and not renew our leadership after the first three years are up. we learned how to work together as...

Or justice thomas was nominated. those were contentious nomination process for those two nominees who i think the political branches will continue to be political ends my hope that the supreme court will continue to be worn depended injudicious or reserved and from my perspective a little less powerful. arthel: in terms of this nuclear option as you well know there are three seats that could possibly come up in the near future. how do you think thats going to play when that approach is? and that...