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For the sons of confederate veterans camp 842. >> weve been trying ever since to honor, honor the confederate shoulde soldier. >> reporter: bud braxton is commander. >> he put it in the hands of those he trusted he loved his confederate brothers and sisters just like we do. so there was nothing sinister. >> reporter: initially barrise accepted the flag. the group flew a larger flag in the aftermath of the 2015 church shooting in charlton. dylann roof killed church members. >> my windows were bro...

>> remember bill clinton just happened, when he was in phoenix, arizona, just happened to see her plane. the attorney generals plane. >> i mean the attorney general is sitting there saying, you know, if i get hillary off the hook, im going to have four more years or eight more years. but if she loses, im out of a job. its a bribe. >> how bad a judgment is it for him or for her to do this? i mean who would -- who would do this? >> the department of justice has acted very unethically, particularly...

>> the presidents new at this. hes new to government. and so he probably wasnt steeped in the long-running protocols that establish the relationships between doj, fbi, and white houses. hes just new to this. >> however, many have pointed out that the president did know such meetings were wrong because as a candidate for president, he frequently criticized former president bill clinton for doing the same thing. >> remember bill clinton just happened, when he was in phoenix, arizona, just happened...

Differences between the way the two parties operate. the "washington post" has a piece out that talks about donald trumps new budget. its not all about donald trump, but his new budget, just some highlights from it. it eliminates the u.s. funding. it eliminates $3 billion in grants. humanity, food grants are gone. poor people are really targeted in this budget. how do you separate party politics when one party seems very determined to go after the poor? >> first of all, thats what i mean. trump ...

From behind and ultimatums and redlines in our country failed to back it up, this is really reestablishing american credibility, i think it is going to have global implications. with barack obama, force was never really on the table. i think president trump is showing that america will use force when it needs to, its hands are not tied by the united nations and when he says something he means it. >> help me figure this out. hes made ground against the rebels, had upper hand in the civil war. why...

This out because i think this tremendously undermines our efforts. again, we need to keep in mind what the overriding national interest and and the overriding national interest is a nonpartisan investigation, get to the bottom of the truth in terms of what the russians did, whether there were u.s. persons involved, and i understand the stakes are very high, but that doesnt let us off the hook in termtz of our responsibility. and, wolf, i just want to make sure at the end of the day whether we ca...

Have to pay attention to. >> joe watkins, rick tyler, zerlina maxwell, great to have you three this morning. great conversation. have a great day. >> thanks so much. thanks. >> that will do it for me. thomas roberts is straight ahead. and among his guests, democratic congressman seth moulton, a member of the house armed services committee, who has some strong words for president trump and attorney general sessions. thanks for spending your saturday with me. have a great day. you dont let anythin...

Ambassadors, it wouldnt surprise me at all that the administration had tapped trump tower phones. ma maybe hes right. but interesting the way its coming out. >> and we should have more information in the next hour on that. and i want to talk about the amended testimony that will happen possibly on monday along with sessions recusal. will this stop the bleeding by having him produce more information on this? >> awell, if mt may be too litt too late. i dont think democrat senators will let attorne...

But democrats are not going to let neil gorsuch off the hook so easily, promising an all out war against the conservative darling. mike emanuel live from capitol hill. the supreme court nominee paid a visit to capitol hill today, mike. how did that go? >> well, sandra, good afternoon. judge neil gorsuch has been doing some initial outreach. he met with chuck grassley a short time ago. senator grassley said essentially hes looking forward to a thorough vetting of judge gorsuch but hinted that he ...

Jersey city after the towers came down trumps campaign is not backing down. theyre dismissing any debate whether this was factual. whats your take? >> i have a serious take and a silly take. silly is trump has a new prompt coming up in dubai with luxury villas and five-star and classy and his name all over it. im pretty sure it will have a mosque, too. the funny thing is while trump is attacking arabs and making things up, hes making a ton of money off the region. its a case of a man who cant pu...