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Thicket of conflict that at the very least creates a huge perception problem and at worst, something far, far worse. but as jessica pointed out, it is actually not illegal for the president to do business even out of the oval office. it would be illegal for cabinet secretaries, other people in washington. which is where you depend on the character of the person in the office. the problem is, donald trumps not exactly in the habit of drawing a line between the personal and the profession. hes pre...

Idea of delegating, fine, except that if something happens -- >> he still has to make decisions. >> but its not just that. if something happens, if he relies on the counsel and knowledge because hes maybe not -- we dont know at this point, all right, were going to give him time and see how he goes into january. but if something happens, hes accountable. so i wonder what you think, doug. is he doing himself a disservices by not doing this? because in the end, i mean, it comes down to him. whether...

That might be one of the rallies. i find it interesting because there is an image or perception problem. he nominated or appointed other figures, but bannon has been painted by many people. we are seeing recognition that there is a difficulty about that. >> i want to play something else he said about the new york times. he was asked about the conflicts of interest and being president if he doesnt set up the blind trust. heres what he had to say. >> in theory i could be president of the united st...

Trump? im wondering if you advised your successor as what you see as worrisome trends, particularly when it comes to making his own, potentially, powerful staff picks? lastly, sir, in these final weeks of your presidency, do you believe you have any leverage to stop bashar al assad and president putin to stop bombing aleppo? mrs. merkel, your own foreign minister has described trump as a preacher of hate. im wondering if you now tell americans that they now have a perception problem? >> one of t...

To. they have no choice in the matter, whether they like him or dont like him, he will be the president of the united states. and of course, theyre going to work with him. the question is, what kind of relationship will they have? and when you look at our traditional allies, nato members, they all called to congratulate or express their congratulations at home through statements or tweets or phone calls. but many of them have also added some reservations saying that we are willing to work, of co...

For america than 9/11. so hes going to have to overcome that kind of perception problem and well see if he can. but will they work with him? of course. >> richard, you talk about the perception problem and part of that problem here at least has been what seems to be this praising of president vladimir putin. how do you anticipate that will impact president elect trumps relations with his allies with the united states allies? >> i think russia is going to ultimately be one of the most complicated...

The clintons that theres one set of rules for the clintons and one set of rules for everybody else. anybody whos already listening to that message is probably going to vote against hillary clinton, but i think its a huge problem. optically its a problem. i think for a woman who is running a foundation to have this kind of a pay gap when shes way out there on the stump criticizing other companies and private organizations for this same thing, its more than a perception problem. its a real problem...

"the daily beast" where im editor in chief, but this exchange is extraordinary. chelsea clinton is trying to raise a red flag early on saying there are at the very least perception problems shaken up people at state -- >> thats how the trump campaign is using this. pay for play. >> i dont see pay for play and i see an enormous amount of bad blood and one of the mysteries of this campaign is how political professionals like the clintons have been clueless about the perception of many of their dec...

Anything illegal. its a perception problem only. i think his bigger issue are the constitutional questions that have been raised over whether he is constitutionally qualified to be a candidate for president. this is not an issue that donald trump alone is talking about. we also have faculty members, scholars at harvard law school weighed in and said there are real questions here so this is what ted cruz needs to address tonight. hes got to put it to bed because thats the issue thats hurting him ...

Tame approach for this group, online people referring this to group as al-qaeda or vanilla isis, are they being treated differently because theyre white, not as harsh as the black lives matter activists, for example? >> its a hard comparison. i will say no one professional in law enforcement would condone any of the situations weve seen with unarmed african american youth and their interactions with law enforcement. i think because this area that were seeing is so isolated, theres no civilians a...