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Nervous. >> jim, just in terms of the sheer number of acting secretaries, how difficult does it make it for the administration when it comes to any kind of real movement on a specific policy level? >> look, all these folks were deputy secretaries, and they were high-ranking officials in those agencies when they were appointed the acting job. and theyre all highly qualified people taking over those acting roles. and its going to be incumbent upon congress to -- the senate to confirm the nominees ...

Elected to solve the problems. this doesnt solve problems. this creates a new problem. this was not the mitt romney we ever saw in utah during the 2018 election. he accepted donald trumps endorsement enthusiastically. you never heard him talking about this during the campaign. in october, in the last debate, he was asked specifically about his feelings about donald trump. he said he essentially agreed with donald trump on all the policy issues. to do this before is he sworn in under kicks his ef...

Its interesting and we go back a couple years ago all these democrats supported building wall, now they dont support building a wall. but the problem is people like this officer in california are dying because we are not enforcing the law. how does congress justify what i believe is aiding and abetting by releasing people that we know broke our laws and should be sent back. >> sean, its good to be back on with you. what you saw today with a meeting in the white house with the president is an exa...

Its interesting and we go back, a couple years ago, all these democrats supported building wall. nowhe they dont support buildig a wall. but the problem is, people like this officer in california are dying because we are not enforcing the law. how does congress justify what i believe is aiding and abetting by releasing people that we know broke our laws and should be sent back? >> sean, its good to be back with you. what you saw today in the white house in the meeting we had with the president i...

Hes a very sensitive guy, but hes basically saying, im with you on your policy issues. >> domestic -- >> domestically. or the points he talks about in the op-ed. so, you know, thats the reason a lot of democrats are sort of rolling their eyes about this. but he gets credit, maybe his team gets credit for effectively creating some buzz for him as he gets sworn in tomorrow. >> what do you think? republicans are republicans who dont like what he did, as well. >> yeah. look, i dont think theres much...

Thoughts on this, its a two parter, sort of, how much of a threat does a senator romney pose for this administration over the next two years, is he going to be a jeff flake or bob corker? somebody who talks a big game? but for the most mart goes along with the presidents agenda on voting, at least. or is this a different chapter of the republican party beginning to fray and crack with unity. >> i think hes going to play a role with jeff flake and bob corker. at the same time, theyve had a rocky ...

The one thing she did do which was very important is she avoided falling into the trump trap. for the last two years weve heard the same sort of resistance talking points about a coming apocalypse and instead of trading barbs with the president, what she did in her roll-out is she took a step back from that. didnt even mention trumps name once and introduced her own policy vision. when it comes to substantive policy issues, i think thats where she is strongest because she does have a record. she...

Crimes. so by definition, virtually every cooperating witness is a liar. thats why corroboration is the key. when we have a cooperating witness who tells us a story, were not going to accept that story at face value. we are going to look into every single other source of information, whether its their computers, their cell phones, gps information, surveillance tapes, collateral interviews of other people that the cooperate or spoke with about these areas of interest. so mueller will not be build...

Will protect against voter suppression throughout this country. if youre fighting against voter suppression in the last 90, 120 days before the election, then the brian kemps of the world have probably already won and youre fighting a losing battle. its necessary to be in those courtrooms and fighting during that home stretch but these are policy issues that happen in the off years of like a 2019, like a 230 2017 and those policy issues shape who can come out and vote in 2020. thats what democra...

So this is a battle that the president is waging in large part by himself, and he is tying the hands of folks like mitch mcconnell. >> so deal, no deal, cake or no cake. basil, i want to go back to pelosi for a minute here. should democrats be doing anything to, say, show a unified front behind her? how do we expect the shutdown to play out after january 3rd? >> first things first, they have to elect her to the speakership and not through a bruising battle, which i dont think well get, quite fra...