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In the time line, for all the holes in the fact pattern, that was a comment that she might live to regret. >> well have to see. she didnt say much there. she said thats not accurate. were going to need to have some more information from the white house. what does that mean? its not accurate. what im trying to figure out today in my reporting is what did the fbi tell the white house throughout the past year? what was the extent of what the fbi said with regard to porters status and his background...

Line here. because kellys assertion that the picture changed things dont seem to add up with the time line we have. 7:09 p.m. did the stories detail their allegations of abuse by porter. in response, the chief of staff, john kelly released a statement drafted with the help of communications director hope hicks who, and this is complicated but this is real life, people, currently in a romantic relationship with rob porter, saying, quote, rob porter is a man of integrity. hes a friend. a trusted p...

It should be noted if youre cleared as a member of the press into the white house, you dont have a hard pass if youre a member of the press core, you get a gray one. he had a blue one. he had west wing access, he had access to parts of the building normal reporters wouldnt have allowing him to hang out in the couch and lobby allowing him to talk to people coming and going or set up in steve bannons office. >> and the t word, he says he has tapes. >> as weve learned not every time someone in the ...

Monday. >> will the press core be in the room for that? >> well certainly keep you posted. it might be hard for him to present trophies if you arent there but well have to wait and see what happens on monday. >> i have two questions. first one some controversy by the department of transportation suggesting that the administration doesnt support the split federal state framework for the gateway rail tunnel kebting new york and new jersey. since its infrastructure week, im wondering if the preside...

>> ill ask on monday when the president became aware that michael flynn lied at the fbi, you referred her to john doud, john doud is not engaging. thats a knowable fact in this building. its not a legal matter for the attorney to say. can you tell us when the president became aware of that? >> the attorneys feel differently and feel this is a question that should be answered by them and ill encourage them again to respond to them but ill have to refer you to john doud again. >> its a legal quest...

Its still, how does a president lie like that and not get hammered? the press core, we need to know. >> i will read you a quote from then director comey july 2016, quote, we have no basis to conclude that hillary clinton lied to the fbi. i have no basis for concluding she was untruthful with us, from james comey when he was director of the fbi. >> the white house provided absolutely no evidence for the presidents rambling. we will not be distracted. okay. were just not going to be distracted and...

Thats if you add up everyone there who says all the time, often, sometimes. on republicans, its really 63%. so, ron, you have a majority of republicans who answer the question, how often does donald trump say things that are untrue? you know, this very big group there, 47% saying sometimes. 11% saying often. they just accept that apparently. >> i think they accept it. i think obviously trumps core supporters accept it but, lawrence, we are starting to see first time really in an unprecedented th...

Every bitter angry word of it. he refused to give the congresswoman the dignity of her own name when he was telling that story. he dehumanized her when he referred to her as an empty barrel. since then, myeshia johnson said this about congresswoman wilson. >> whatever miss wilson said was not fabricated. what she said was 100% correct. >> every day since john kelly was exposed as not telling the truth about congresswoman wilson has been a day that he has shamed himself by not having the simple d...

I think obviously trumps core supporters accept it but, lawrence, we are starting to see first time really in an unprecedented thing since watergate members of the presidents own party, bob corker, jeff flake, john mccain, say that this man is just unqualified, unfit, unable to be president. and, you know, we kind of let it slide by last week as if its normal to have senior members of the presidents own party in the senate say that the president of the united states is unfit to be president. its...

And as the senators said, this is a short term fix, and it remains an open question. what does happen in the long term, there is room to potentially reach a deal with democrats, but not if, as the president so far has done, he is committed to basically undermining obama care, rather than improving upon it, and fixing. >> and for the folks who couldnt see todays event at the white house, it was a very standard for a visiting dignitary. a couple questions from the u.s. press core, a couple questio...