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Missiles, nuclear weapons, dismantling the infrastructure for this and we are going to agree to the most strict inspections regime on earth. by the way, we are going to give an accounting on the japanese abductees, something president trump promised the japanese when shinzo abe was in washington. thats success. anything short of that is basically, i think, essentially the north koreans just trying to drag this process out. we have given them the incentive because time is now on their side. >> am...

>> well, the president has changed his tone towards mueller. he has since ty cobb came in in july, he has ratcheted back his criticisms and he has even as recently as december said he thought mueller would treat him fairly. i think he has been coached to the point that to realize that criticizing mueller doesnt get him anywhere. it only antagonizes and drags this process out. if hes done nothing wrong, then he shouldnt do that. >> do you have reporting that suggests what the views of other folks...

Counsel. the president thought those were things that were reasons for him not to oversee the russia investigation. >> has this kind of desire to get rid of mueller, has it pertained or has it gone away over time? >> well, the president has changed his tone towards mueller. he has since ty cobb came in in july, he has ratcheted back his criticisms and he has even as recently as december said he thought mueller would treat him fairly. i think he has been coached to the point that to realize that ...

Lawyer. although he has admitted he paid a settlement to the accuser out of his own offices budget. there is an ethics investigation into this, but some are calling this process out. here is what congresswoman kathleen rice said earlier today. >> enough is enough. what i am voicing publically is what every single private citizen is saying across america. why are the rules for politicians in washington different than they are for everyone else? right now what were talking about is there going to ...

Vote that could pave the way for tax cuts. the president said tax reform this could be would be, quote, the biggest in the history of our country. well, nbcs derek hague joins us from kapcapitol hill. rand paul the only senator to vote against. hes been ailing. it has to have a house vote, is that correct? >> thats right. the president inserted some language into the bill to make some changes the house had asked for, so now this bill goes back over to them with the hope the house will pass the s...

Specific question. >> do you think that the president is remorseful for what he said because of the outcry from friday? >> i think the president supports our law enforcement and he supports the protection of the citizens of this country, and he wants to empower our law enforcement to be able to do their job. i dont think theres anything beyond that. >> first, following up on olivias question, you mentioned that theres a legal review of this legislation, but the white house has already said that ...

>> i would have to ask on that specific question. >> do you think the president is remorseful for what he said, because of the outcry from friday? >> i think the president supports our law enforcement and he supports the protection of the citizens of this country. and he wants to empower our law enforcement to do their job. i dont think theres anything beyond that. >> theres a legal review -- the white house said the president would sign it. so what is the nature of that review? presumably there...

The president is remorseful for what he said, the outcry from friday? >> he wants the law and force me to do their job. it is not anything beyond that. >> the white house authority said they would sign it. what is the nature of that presumably? >> with every particularly complex piece of legislation like this is, theres a legal review and once we sign that, we will work through and put more of the details of that process out. >> one more for you. a warning to congress a couple of times not to ta...

Senators on this committee as they lay this process out. >> while we disagree with general flynns lawyers in taking the fifth and it is more clear that the business does not have the right to take the fifth. >> if, in fact, theres not a response well seek additional counsel advice on how to proceed forward. at the end of that option is a contempt charge and ive said that everything is on the table. >> a really important point there and saying the top republican, richard burr, the chairman of the...

In some cases, there are interventions, complicated by some of the unions. but it is important to note that when you talk about buy america or buy american, there are steps that could be taken with the wto that could totally tighten those up and remove waivers that exist. the president has not taken many of those steps yet. theres a lot of wiggle room here. a lot of space that is left open for multinational corporations to do more of what they want to do rather than what the president says theyl...