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The list. it is really remarkable and unprecedented and the irony here sadly is that the whole reason that mike hayden helped establish the president, the former cia director would keep their clearances, is to help new administrations to be able quickly talk to their predecessors and find out if something is unusual or if you know alarming or something in pakistan or saudi arabia. thats the whole point that they are able to quickly without having to go through a long clearance process talk to so...

Bruce orr who is in the justice department right now and had a relationship. a working relationship with an asset, christopher steele on the dossier. that was enough to put him on the list. it is really remarkable and unprecedented and the irony here sadly is that the whole reason that mike hayden helped establish the president, the former cia director would keep their clearances, is to help new administrations be able quickly talk to their predecessors and find out if something is unusual or if...

Than his predecessors. many public comments. hes met with victims. theres been no official comment from the vatican yet on this case. are you disappointed by that? >> yeah, i am. you know, i think josh shapiro laid it out pretty clearly what needed to happen as far as the support from the bishops, the cardinals here in the u.s., as well as, obviously, pennsylvania. were asking for them to call off their lobbyists, the insurance lobbyists, the catholic lobbyists and let us pass this bill. i think...

Provinces which were taxed every time they passed through a harbor or city gate. many senators raked in fortunes by controlling the tariffs and that gave them their competitor bitch. afia you were discovered injustice and above all corruption in the practice of living customs duties and rents and saw that landlords in particular were making huge profits. because it often wouldnt. nero reigned in the ambitions of many senators eyeing minister ariel portfolios like his predecessors he filled these...

Gina haspel, like all her predecessors, reached out to the former directors of central intelligence to talk to them as she started her job to say what are the things you wish you would have known earlier, what are the mistakes you made that i can avoid early on? those conversations can still happen. she can call in john brennan to her office anytime she pleases. but its a little bit easier with a security clearance. this isnt about john brennan, its actually hurting the u.s. government by creati...

Counsel and which by the way we understand she is releasing new recordings within the next few minutes. >> well be watching for those. as all that drama is playing out, a new cnn poll finds two thirds of americans want robert muler to wrap up the russia investigation before the november midterm elections. its a finding likely to sit well with the president as is this one, for the first time, president trumps approval rating is higher than some of his predecessors at this point in their preside...

Remarkably consistent. he stays within such a narrow band of approval, everyones locked in on him, he can do anything -- i think he once famously said he could shoot someone on fifth avenue and he wont lose support. he seems to be like about that. the other point he will like about this poll, we have the chart that stacks him up historically to his predecessors at this point in their president sis, for the entire trump presidency that yellow line, the trump line has been at the bottom. hes alway...

Shes been in communication with the special counsel. >> oh, i have plenty. >> anything mueller would like to see, mr. robert muler? >> if his office calls again, anything they want, ill share. >> reporter: today is the day that that book is actually released. omarosa is not going away quietly. she has several television interviews scheduled for today, and we will see what else president trump has to say about all of that. erica? >> abby, appreciate it. thank you. also want to get to this break...

The approval rating. >> you can look at his overall approval rating. donald trump is at 42%. 53% disapprove. these are not glowing numbers, obviously. he is upside down. he has been holding pretty steady the entirety of his presidency. here is whats new for him. look at him in comparison to his predecessors at this point if their presidency. throughout the last year and a half, trump has been at the bottom of this chart. we compare him to his predecesso predecessors. now he is above reagan, clin...

>> i think thats a key number out of the poll we put out. 42% approval rating, which is stronger than his predecessors who were popular. that being said, they -- the economy wasnt as strong as it is now. i think this reinforces what many people have thought ever since the president started to run for office and now as president, they support -- they dont support his rhetoric but they support his results. as long as we continue to have results, we will do well. >> its good to see you. i appreciat...