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That they did consult the office of legal counsel which is the part of the justice department that reviews executive orders to make sure theyre on the face of it lawful. what that office doesnt do is look at -- the policy implications of these orders. wolf, heres one of the more interesting parts of what the conundrum as dana points out that trump is in. sally yates is the highest ranking confirmed official and as such, her job is to sign foreign surveillance warrants. if they need go to wiretap...

Gag in presenting scientific knowledge to the american people. you cannot shut down free thought in a democracy. you cannot shut down the press. thats what hes trying to too. right now i think its our job to dig even harder, look at those conflicts, look at those connections to russia, look at the lies, look at the policy implications of what hes doing and report it. and if the american people still want him, thats their choice. >> jennifer rubin, bob garfield, thank you. lets see what the audie...

Oh, my god, look at everything thats happened. there are real policy implications to what happened yesterday. >> well, mike, give us your take when you cover stories like this. look, i dont think you ignore the obsession with crowd size and going back to the race. also what he said about, quote, illegals. but i think it has to be put in perspective to what was comparatively, compared to the first two days, a much better day. i dont agree with some of them. >> also for any president, a significan...

>> noelle said she believes donald trump is sincere when he says he wants to try to insure everybody. do you believe that? >> i wouldnt say its sincere. i think its just rhetoric he spouts off and doesnt necessarily think about what the policy implications are. i mean, this is i think something that we have gotten used to through the campaign and now during his preelection period, but as soon as he takes the oath of office, the significance of that changes dramatically. here is the fundamental p...

Fired back at reports that sought to corroborate accusations the obama administration was behind that u.n. resolution. meanwhile, democratic congressman eliot engel and george mitchell are both describing the u.s. abstention from the u.n. vote as a mistake. >> we really dont know. its like the he said/she said, we dont know. to me thats not important. whats important, regardless how one feels about settlements, the fact is the united nations never gives israel a fair break and israel relies on t...

T -- abstaining from the vote was a mistake. >> would have been wise to veto this resolution not because of policy implications but because of the timing and the circumstance that it leads to with respect to trying to get the parties together. we have a new administration coming in. they will make a new initiative. unfortunately this moves israel further away from being willing to negotiate with the palestinians and makes the palestinians less likely to negotiate which is difficult. >> george mi...

Getting to and talk and have a good time. with punctuation, so sad. halle jackson spoke to the special envoy to the mideast, george missal who disagreed with the decision, saying while there is historic precedence, it may interfere with the peace process. >> president obama would have been wise to veto this resolution not because of the policy implications, but because of the timing and the circumstance that is leads to with respect to trying to get the parties together. we have a new administra...

Done to maintain u.s. policy for a long time is to say what are the u.s.s interests? one is in a free and safe israel because they are an ally and important democracy and the other is a stable and peaceful middle east. as he concluded as every other president that the only way you get a stable and peaceful middle east is if you have a two-state solution. >> i want to play to george mitchell and the leader, obviously a negotiator of good friday accords and the ira. he said they made a mistake her...

Minister begun had a bitter relationship. i do think if i could make other points on this issue. >> sure. >> that president obama would have been wise to veto this resolution, not because of the policy implications but because of the timing and the circumstance that it leads to with respect to trying to get the parties together. we have a new administration coming in. they will make a new initiative. unfortunately, this moves israel further away from being willing to negotiate with the palestini...

You not only have trump supporters who care but ive yet to find evidence that other than lindsey graham elected republicans, some of whom are on the record longtime hawks actually care because partisanship trumps love of country. evan mcmullin has been tweeting about that epically. >> and this is something i saw a lot when i went to trump rallies during the campaign when you were ask people why are you supporting trump and what do you think even if his policies are antithetical to potentially yo...