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House nancy pelosi stormed out of the white house meeting accusing the president of having a meltdown over a bipartisan houseboat of pulling on syria. all is th the president is thing about holding the summit at his resort. based on media and democrat craze and hostility we will no longer consider national real miami. the reversal that came after criticism and accusation of self-dealing. >> you need to understand and acknowledge it makes it interesting and maybe its something you want to reconsi...

>> if your last name was not biden do you think you wouldve been asked to be on the board? >> i dont know. probably not. i dont think theres a lot of things that wouldve happened in my life is my last name was not biden. chris: can we also learn that one of those officials who testified before the house impeachment investigation this week was so disturbed in 2015 when hunter biden started working for the ukrainian energy company, charisma, and the appearance if nothing else seemed to be self-...

So, i think mulvaney, every chief of staff like those before him, its a waiting game. if not now, down the line he will eventually find himself either having to resign or being fired by the president. >> john, what about the presidents reversal about doral. its not every day we see him back down like this. what do you think prompted it? >> well, it was naked self-dealing. and when you accumulate things that people can see in plain sight, sometimes its too much even for republicans. remember the ...

Magnificent views. incredible conference rooms and restaurants. its like such a natural. each country can have their own villa or their own bungalow. >> a source tells cnn that doral wasnt even on the list of venues because of ethical concerns. mr. mulvaney said it was the president suggesting it. surprise. before air time i spoke with steve cohen about what democrats plan today. congressman cohen is this anything he anything other than the president awarding a huge federal contract to himself? ...

>> yeah. i mean it would be obviously self-dealing and, you know, theres just so many places where youd rather be in june and other facilities that could accommodate this type of event in a better way. but, you know, the first thing you learn i would think as a small-time alderman in a small town is to avoid the appearance of impropriety. this man has no shame, no shame whatsoever. >> its a great point that you raise about florida during the summer not being obviously the high tourist time at a ...

We have incredible conference rooms, incredible restaurants. its like -- its like such a natural. each country can have their own villa or their own bungalow. >> anyway, a source tells cnn that doral wasnt even on the list of venues because of ethical concerns. mulvaney nyesterday said it was the president who suggested it. just before air time, i spoke with congressman steve cohen about what democrats plan to do. congressman cohen, is this anything other than the president awarding a huge feder...

Resort in florida, it would be hosting the g 7, the white house opening up the president to more hearings, potential legal problems, raising questions, the emolumens violations, but they say it is nothing wrong with this. they are surveilling so many across the country. how problematic is this for the white house to host a g 7 at a trump property. >> it is quite problematic, everything about it is wrong. the problem is using the governmental position. i think the president is trying to normalize...

>> yeah, i mean you would -- it would be obviously self-dealing. and, you know, there is just so many places where youd rather be in june and other facilities that could accommodate in type of event in a better way. but just to -- the first thing you learn even i would think as a small-time alderman in a small town is is to avoid the appearance of imprepriet. this man has no shame, no shame whatsoever. >> its a great point you raise about florida during the summer, not the high tourist time at a...

So the white house announcing that president trump will host the 2020 g-7 summit at his doral resort in miami. is the president using his office for his own personal financial gain? i want to discuss now with richard painter and dana johnson. gentlemen, thank you. so good to have you on. the president is not supposed to talk about the presidency. its actually written into the constitution. but choosing his own resort for a major national conference its a brazen act of self-dealing. how does he k...

His resort in miami. is the president using office for personal financial gain? i want to discuss with the former white house ethics lawyer and the author of its even worse than you think. what the trump administration is doing to america. gentlemen, thank you. good to have you both. the president is not supposed to profit off the presidency. its written into the constitution. but choosing his own resort for a major international conference. its a brazen act of self-dealing. how does he keep get...