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Sensible. all hes done is say hes not going to put himself in that position where they have dinner. i dont draw the line there but i dont think theres any problem with drawing the line there. it doesnt have to imply guilt, either. hes very religious and traditional. this is how it would have been for a lot of human history. >> tom: carly, you took issue with the fact that he said pentz doesnt trust himself. why would that be problem? >> hes a traditional guy who made a passing comment years ago....

It hacked into the dnc and john podesta and leaked out in favor of one candidate against another candidate. >> reporter: and other members will look at the evidence next week. in fact, of note, anderson, republican senator susan collins, tonight shes leaving the door open to actually requesting president trumps tax returns as part of the senate intelligence committees investigation. >> and jessica, the fbi director, james comey, he had a public appearance today, and he spoke. if memory serves me...

>> the conversations were dominated by libya. ryan tried to explain romneys libya mistake. >> it was a passing comment in general. it was not a claim that this was a result of the terrorist attack. >> i dont think they should have sent their u.n. ambassador out saying that this was by a spontaneous mob. i dont think he should have mentioned it six times. >> the problem for romney is, it matters less than how he answered it in front of 65 million people. the white house has questions to answer on...

Obsessed with as you guys can tell. kurt, i go back to the question of small ball. is it too much to be talking about mitt romneys campaign tactics or is this fair game? >> i think its as a passing comment, fair game, but again, you want -- its a presidential election. you want the big, important, you know, crossroads issues raised and that doesnt do it. >> not the literal -- >> existential issues. >> karen made a terrific point. its also up to a media to ask the big questions and because of the...

The debate i think that south carolina, if you look at the exit polling, 80% of those voters in south carolina is watched the debates and the debate had a major factor in how they voted. >> and they like newt gingrich. they liked newt gingrich whose record, his past record does not speak to the evangelicals. the reverend dobson was harshly personally critical of newt gingrich and his wife, callista saying she was his mistress for six years, his comment not mine, and that had an influence on the ...

Is discussing that with don mcgahn illegal? is asking his white house council advice -- >> -- lets just say again the president says we didnt discuss it. and don mcgahn says we did. its not illegal to have discussed it, so there would be no reason for the president to lie. thats just his recollection. but if you have a prosecutor thats out to get you. and wants to select the truth in the way chuck todd thinks can you determine the truth. >> martha: either it was discussed or wasnt discussed. the...

>> ryan there referring to his visit to the white house today before mitch mcconnell was on speakerphone. they felt they had sold the president on this bill. its another remind for people on the hill that speaks for this president expect this president. >> this does highlight wen adviser to the president come out and talk about his position, we dont foe that this is the case because this is this third or fourth time that we have seen a major issue like this, the president come out and contradict...