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Donald trump, i think you can best sum it up in a word, unpredictable. >> yes, wait and see. thanks so much. while thats happening on wednesday, the other big story line this week for the trump transition team will be the confirmation hearings for many of the president-elects cabinet picks. but the fact that many of those people havent turned over background information and financial disclosures has some democrats threatening to draw the process out. trumps senior adviser offered a defense by ...

Elizabeth warren you can talking about the government ethics office and they havent filled out paperwork. senator mcconnell called it procedural issue. happened in the past that it wasnt all done. they are wealthy individuals without much government background. this is a scandal here? >> this is not a scandal. wildly successful businessmen and business women like linda mcmahon and wilbur ross, steve minute knew chin, these people created tens of thousands of jobs, taken companies with a infusion...

On his own conflicts of interest which he doesnt seem to feel any shame about. >> to your point, i dont want to be unfair to the legislative knowledge in a donald trump tweet but he seemed to not even understand that the reason this was coming up now is because the parliamentary procedure sets the rules once at the beginning of the two-year term. >> the conference has to vote on it, it gets into this omnibus setting of the rules. look, i think paul ryan and kevin mccarthy knew that was a bad ide...

Setting of the rules. look, i think paul ryan and kevin mccarthy knew that was a bad idea. they were against it to begin with. >> this is bunting and catching. this is basic stuff. you dont start off your new congress by saying "were going to get rid of ethics rules." >> sounds bad. >> i would like to think this is an indication and road map for the future but this is a process issue that literally i think this type of overreach is almost impossible to imagine again except for some very major is...

Got caught in its cross hairs. what do you make of the move? >> a lot of members complain of due process issues with the oce. it does hand democrats something to run on in 2018. the minute you have a scandal, people are going to point to republicans getting rid of the oce as part of a broader conspiracy of republicans to run the house of representatives in an under handed way. i dont think so much its a process issue. after all, we uncovered all sorts of scandal and wrongdoing before it existed....

Countries acquiring nuclear weapons, joining hands with russia and syria. here to talk about it is fareed zakaria. it is interesting, as jim acosta was reporting on and the "new york times," as well, this idea that some are having a hard time figuring out who to talk to to get to donald trump. there was talk of a cell phone somebody had on the golf course. its an odd situation. >> its unconventional, like everything hes done. i dont think that one should make too much of the process issue. clear...

It will be an unconventional move and then little trump has done has been typical. talking about joining hands with russia and syria, his words have caused a stir. here to talk about it, anchor of gps and airing weekends cnn. it is interesting as jim acosta was reporting on and as "the new york times" has reported as well. this idea that some allies are having a hard time figuring out who to get to talk to to talk to donald trump. there was talk from someone in australia, swung using a cell phon...

Strong that the united states unilaterally can go to the united nations and get sanctions back on. well take a look at it. were concerned whether we can put back the regime or not. >> i want to bring up one last question with you, senator cardin. the united nations will consider a resolution this week on whether or not to approve the iran deal. you as top democrat and chairman and senator corker sent a letter to the president saying that congress should go first before the u.n. given that even i...

Strong that the united states unilaterally can go to the united nations and get sanctions back on. well take a look at it. were concerned whether we can put back the regime or not. >> i want to bring up one last question with you, senator cardin. the united nations will consider a resolution this week on whether or not to approve the iran deal. you as top democrat and chairman and senator corker sent a letter to the president saying that congress should go first before the u.n. given that even i...

Strong that the united states unit hat rally can go to the u.n. and get the saps back on. we will look at it. we are concerned whether we can put back the regime or not. >> i will bring up a last question, senator cardin, that the u.n. will consider a resolution on whether to approve the iran deal. you as a top democrat on senate foreign affairs committee and the chairman, senator corker sent a letter to the president saying that congress should go first before the u.n. given the fact that even ...