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>> i think shes made, you know, i think it was widely rumored to reply a large role in the justice department if hillary clinton had won. >> so on a different topic, i have a question about that fired usher, angela reed. it was reported she received a generous severance package. how do you give a substantial severance package to a government employee? >> i dont know. i would be glad to get back to you on that. aneta? >> reporter: yesterday we learned sally yates said she learned of the first imm...

Russians on a phone call. while hes under investigation, why is he being allowed to participate as the national security adviser? >> i dont recall the schedule from that day. the point is, again, i think this is -- look, i answered the question a moment ago. i think as i went through the timeline, sally yates came over here, gave us a heads up, provided us the opportunity, made it clear that materials were clear for the council to review. but, and we following that process. within 11 days after ...

Governance of local syrian arabs. the fight for raqqah will be long and difficult but ultimately, yet another defeat for isis and another step towards eliminating the isis threat that threatens peace and security in the region and the world. >> the secretary of state is meeting today with his counterpart from russia today, the foreign minister of russia, sergey lavrov. are you expecting deliverables from that meeting? >> we will have a readout when thats done. >> reporter: i have two brief. firs...

Agenda. hold on. caitlin. caitlin. let me answer the question. she had come here, given a heads up, told us there were materials. at the same time, we did what we should do. just because someone gives you a heads up about something and says, i want to share some information, doesnt mean you immediately take an action. if you flip the scenario and say what if we just dismissed somebody because a political opponent of the president made an utterance, you would argue it was irrational. we did what ...

>> reporter: [ inaudible ] the administrations position sanctuary cities should not be existing nationally, will you still take action that denies funding to cities nationwide? >> again, i think its a positive sign. i hope more follow the governors lead. but we are going to do exactly what the president said and follow through on the executive orders hes made. major? >> reporter: so sean, you mentioned director clappers testimony yesterday. you said no evidence of collusion. he was also asked if...

That the president wants to continue to meet with his team, develop a meet with not just the national, the economic piece, but his environmental team and come to a decision on whats the best interest of united states using the expertise that surrounds him. >> sean -- [ inaudible ]. >> what would winning mean to him? >> i think reducing the threat, especially when it comes to isis and the taliban. >> reducing the threat. >> minimizing, eliminating. obviously in the best case scenario -- major, im...

In this agreement to some degree. does he think he can make changes and still stay in it? >> i think the reason that he is seeking the advice of his team is to get options and then hell pursue the best one. but im not gonna tell you which one hes gonna do. thats why hes continuing to meet with the team and to get advice. steve? >> also, in the outcome of the spending bill that the president signed was a provision to extend the eb-5 visa program. its been pointed out that the company that jared k...

The administration is working on it. we met with a couple members of the presidents team, the senate finance committee did. we know how important it is to growth. we got to get to a tack code that is simpler, that reduces rates, hopefully allows businesses to recover their costs more quickly and creates economic growth which will create jobs, better paying jobs and higher wages in this country. we are not competitive in the global market place. we know that. the tax code has to change. its a que...

John? >> question about the presidents policy concerning syria. this morning we learned from the pentagon that the president plans to directly arm syrian kurds against isis. has the president discussed this plan with the leader of turkey? and what was the reaction from turkey? >> i dont know if hes addressed this to the president yet. i do know that yesterday the president authorized the department of defense to equip kurdish elements of the syrian democratic forces as necessary to ensure a clea...

Next and if he wants to commit more troops. at one point we had 100,000 troops there and we didnt eliminate the threat. why would 15,000 do the trick if 100,000 didnt? >> i think thats a very washington question. meaning just because you spend more, throw more people doesnt mean youre doing it in the most effective way. one of the things he has asked his national security team to do is to actually think, rethink the strategy. what are we doing to achieve the goals that you are asking about? how ...