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Mischaracterized and misjudged the strength of the russian army and they thought that ukrainians would fall within a week and thought zelenskyy was going to be dead. and because they overachieved, they find themselves scrambling to arm a country that should have been armed four years ago. actually six years ago when they went in 2014. >> ainsley: other big stories in the news this week is the supreme court. there is a nominee. you probably watched it all day yesterday like we all did. judge keta...

So we provide personal financial advice for every retirement investor. >> we believe gitmo does serve a healthy purpose in our national security and making sure we dont bring terrorists to our seas. i wont get into what we may or may not do in the future. >> bill: the white house making options open. whether or not american citizens could be housed at gitmo. john kelly telling catherine herridge. if its legal he will consider it. oliver north, author of counterfeit lies and colonel, nice to see ...

Successful at negotiating. because he does it in a way that doesnt telegraph to people what he is going to take on or off the table. >> what does the president in terms of did -- >> you get two. >> narrowing down his nominees for the supreme court? okay. >> at the end of the obama administration the number of prisoners in guantanamo bay was reduced to 40. what are the presidents plans for that prison? >> on the first, i think in the next week or so we should have an update on a nominee for the s...

Successful in negotiating he doesnt telegraph to people what he puts on and off the table. >> and [inaudible] naming nominees and follow-up. >> we had two. >> in the end of the obama administration, the number of prisoners in guantanamo bay is 40. what are the presidents plans on the prison. >> on the first and in the next week or so well have a update on the nominee for the supreme court. >> the nomination? >> i think we will have one in the next coup canle of week and he continues to make that...

In negotiating because he does it in a way that doesnt telegraph what he may or may not take off the table. >> what are the presidents thinking now on the supreme court? is he closer to naming some nominees? in a follow-up -- >> two? >> a nominee. and at the end of the obama administration, the number of prisoners in guantanamo bay was reduced to about 40. what are the presidents plan for that prison? >> on the first, i think that in the next week or so we should have an update on a nominee for ...

To close more areas of the arctic and atlantic oceans to drilling. ive lost track on how many day he is has left in office but what is this about is this legacy building? final moments, what do you any? >> hes got about 31 or 32 days left in office before trumps inauguration. what youre seeing him do is on the clemency piece in particular, this is something hes taken personally and has really stepped up over the last year or so so youre seeing him try to get as many people pardoned as possible. ...

91-3. the legislation prohibiting the president from transferring terrorists from gitmo to the u.s. is headed to the white house for the presidents signature. on gitmo thats not a case of gridlock or congressional inacti inaction. the presidents desire to transfer terrorists to facilities in the u.s. here is the presidents former white house counsel greg craig. >> think he has the authority on his own, to close guantanamo and bring the detainees wherever he wants within the united states in a mi...

He has spoken out to the supreme court on behalf of detainees at guantanamo bay and submitted a brief that helped derail the military commissions act here in the united states. so hes been a proponent of rights for enemy combatants detainees in guantanamo bay in the past. hes a well-known military justice lawyer and obviously an outspoken advocate for the issues that he thinks are important. >> sure. we understand as well at yale where he now works, he teaches military justice. he teaches about ...

>> the funny thing is i agree with the president on gitmo. i think it should be closed. but i have serious reservations about the means hes used to achieve many of his policies. >> jonathan, thank you for joining us from george washington university. we appreciate it. another angle to this story, sergeant bergdahls father grew a beard. very similar to the ones that his captors have. he learned his language. posted videos begging for his sons release. we want to talk about this. whats behind the ...

What does it mean when does things that are the opposite of what he promised? >> in some of those cases i think it is a little different. on gitmo he attempted to do something which was opposed by congress and had to back down. that seems a little different circumstance than saying i want to do a and then deciding i want to do the opposite. i dont think that is an accurate description. on this wires taps, i dont know what is going on. i know the intelligence committee folks seem to be saying eve...