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Earlier today said he was looking at legislation that would create some roadblocks to firing special counsel, some sort of review process. do you think the house needs to act preemptively -- >> i havent given thought to this. the think its in the presidents interest that he continues to do his job. >> paul ryan finishing up speaking at the podium. theres a lot for us to cover, including new developments surrounding president trumps surprise announcement banning transgender service members. paul ...

The afghanistan policy, and it only makes sense to consult those leaders in the field as well. and thats simply just part of the review process. >> when you say the right people, does that include eric prince? >> i meant from our inside, internally, all of the right people would be part of that process. >> can you confirm if eric prince was part of the conversations about the contract. >> i cant. i can not at this time. but ill check and let you know. >> on the presidents statement, because you ...

They could work on together. >> so they have -- you have no reaction to what senator rubio said? >> no, i dont, john. >> all right. my other question is about personnel. the president has -- and you pointed this out yesterday in the form you handed out, numerous judicial vacancies to fill, including four on the controversial ninth circuit court of appeals. in an effort to speed this up, will the administration waive the blue slip process from senators or, and the opinion of the american bar asso...

>> im not sure about that memo. i will check into the details and circle back. >> can you talk about how serious the president thought about using private contractors on the ground in afghanistan as opposed to u.s. military personnel? >> i know we feel it is important to get input from all perspectives, and all of the right people were part of that process a part of any conversation. use contractors over the last years coming. currently, there are tens of thousands of contractors that are bravel...

That at this point. i know theyd like to do that soon. >> okay, you dont have any idea. be that as it may, what role does the president see for himself in terms of explaining the strategy to the american people? does he plan a primetime address, a press conference, a national tour? how implicated do you think he will be in selling the new strategy to the public? >> i think those things will be determined once the new strategys finalized. >> last one. whose decision was it to provide really di re...

This tiny beetle has destroyed billions of trees including many in utah. locals want the dead trees removed and logging to return. however environmental lawsuits have stop many of those projects because it called for putting vehicles and roadless areas and walking which groups oppose. about 40% of litigation relates to vegetation management -- there is a bill in congress that would streamline the review process and reduce lawsuits. critics say these are aimed at basically falling less wide, but ...

Frustration from this team here. >> cnn retraction, does the white house now believe the news media have an obligation to review stories on the russian trump issue and retract questionably sourced stories on the topic? >> im sorry? im not following the -- >> do you believe that the media should go back and look at anonymously sourced stories on russia and trump and, you know, maybe start a review process and retract where necessary? >> i think that would be a great idea. i certainly dont think t...

Think youd find frustration from this team. >> on the retraction, does the white house not believe the news media have an obligation to review stories on the russian-trump issue and retract questionably-sourced stories? do believe the media should go back and look at the stories on russia and trump and start a review process to attract if necessary? >> sarah: i doubt would be a great idea. i certainly dont think you would get arguments from us if they were retractions from outlets on fake storie...

You would i think find frustration here. >> cnn retraction. does the white house now believe the news media have an obligation to review stories on the russian trump issue and retract questionably sourced stories on the opic? >> sorry? not following. >> do you believe the immediame should go back an look at anonymously sourced stories on russia and trump and maybe start a review process and retract where necessary? >> i think that would be a great idea. i certainly dont think you would get argum...

I can understand the frustration that the president has. >> i get thats a frustration. i also think it is a false premise. i say this to people all the time. i get you dont like him. but show me whats untrue. show me what we report on this show that is wrong or doesnt deserve the coverage. you cant ignore the fact that the president creates these sicksic cycles himself and on purpose. youre asking for that coverage, are you not? >> i think some of the tweets should be reviewed. i think there sho...