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Normal washington, until now. and now you just see, i mean, its kind of spectacular, that you cant find anyone to take a job that used to be one of the most coveted positions in washington. that you have kind of -- and also, that you have people like chris christie, you know, not just sort of behind the scenes taking themselves out of the running, but very kind of clearly, publicly rejecting trump. you know? and so, again, some people are going to kind of tell themselves that this was all a plan...

It. >> i think its hilarious he upended what i think is kind of a ridiculous way of doing things in washington, but he didnt do it with enough planning to get it right. he did ambush them. you can see them at the beginning of the video saying, hey, this is the pool spray, buddy. were about to go have a conversation. and he challenges them to say things in public. but having issued that challenge, hes not capable of carrying it out. >> that goes back to michelles point, he thought he was going to...

And theres no evidence that anything illegal took place. youre right that this is part of the washington swamp. whats not part of the normal washington swamp is that money going for corporate influence is going into the same account where its been reported that money is being paid out to a porn star who is alleged to be the presidents former mistress. thats not typical washington. >> that i would agree. the porn star angle is somewhat novel, ill grant you that. but the idea that serve so shocked...

Running, lets start with bob corker and jeff flake. those two men could change. >> the course of the history. >> the course of history. they could change washington. they could stop donald trumps worst ideas. >> yeah. >> and push back against his most autocratic tendencies. >> if they went a little beyond talking to doing. >> and lets say good morning paul ryan. >> oh, no. its too far gone. >> i think thats a lost cause. >> that train has left the station. thats what im most surprised about, tho...

Not standing to clap during his state of the union. the white house is pushing back at senator jeff flake who called out the president for those comments. sarah huckabee sanders tells reporters that the white house doesnt really care what the arizona republican has to say. lets bring in law professor jonathan turly has a new column on the widespread talk of treason that seems to be breaking out in washington. >> so, jonathan, weve seen lists over the weekend of times in the past, but democrats h...

Colorado where one democrat has accused steny hoyer and the dccc of trying to push him out of the race. interestingly in my reporting, some local groups are taking a more active role in trying to winnow the fields because they have more credibility on the ground and they can do a little bit more to cull candidates without being seen as the big heavies from washington trying to keep people out of the race. >> in your reporting, have you picked up anything in the sense of -- democrats who have bee...

When i talk to folks in the white house, they said this was one meeting. its a picture, its a low-level volunteer, what is the big deal? the president says he doesnt remember much about it. do you buy that? >> i -- its not whether or not i buy it as much as it is interesting that everybody somehow forgets all their meetings or conversations about russia in this administration. that is what is problematic and that is why chuck todd is right, if there was a normal washington movie saying, well, ho...

Manage his reputation in the court of public opinion and with his base. so the more he can get people talking about hillary clinton or uranium deals or anything else, then hes winning. >> let me ask you about jeff sessions. chuck todd, "meet the press" host was on the "today" show talking about how in a normal washington, jeff sessions would be an extraordinary trouble, was his phrase. where do you fall on the normal washington argument as to whether the ag is, in fact, trouble here? >> well, if...

Talking about. and so i think frngly it fits within a lot of different narratives economics voters, you know voters rights a lot of different things that people may not be necessarily highlighting. but folks are really talking about. so i think we need to kind of divorce ourselves from this notion that people in the mid-west and people in quote unquote real america are in the concerned with this story. there is a lot of us who are. >> our great thanks again on a friday night in august or a fanta...

Normal president and a normal give or take of politics. it seems to be part of the froth were in right now. and i think one of the things people who do national security for a living are concerned about at some point beyond donald trump when normalcy returns to washington will the norms have been destroyed in terms of what gets put out in the public routinely and what does not. >> carrie in your view how does that what happened today how could that back fire? >> the issue is first of all one of ...