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Leakers, trump wants to be tougher. they are going through metadata, apparently, of a former buzzfeed now "new york times" journalist to confirm that that person communicated with this senate aide who had a lot of this possibility ability over classified documents that went from the intelligence community through that senate community. i was struck by the muted response of the bipartisan leadership of that committee, ritual or to and mark warner. mark warner has been no shrinking violet about th...

Certainly has been under his fire, but nothing sets him off more than immigration. im told that meeting on wednesday in cabinet room was very heated. incredible heated. she spoke back to him about it. shes hardly been a shrinking violet on this issue at all. this is what she said tonight in a statement released just a few moments ago. the president is likely frustrated that the existing loopholes and lack of congressional action have prevented this administration from fully securing the border a...

Consequential stormy daniels investigation coming from the mueller investigation as it were. and we are looking at lie after lie after lie and cover story after cover story after cover story invented by the president, invented by giuliani, invented by mr. cohen. the question is when is the president and the people around him going to say, hey, were here to tell the truth, here is what happened about stormy daniels, but more importantly in the russia investigation. >> i mean, the president certai...

Mueller investigation as it were. and we are looking at lie after lie after lie and cover story after cover story after cover story invented by the president, invented by guiliani, invented by mr. cohen. the question is when is the president and the people around him going to say, hey, were here to tell the truth, here is what happened about stormy daniels, but more importantly in the russia investigation. >> i mean, the president certainly is no shrinking violet when it comes do going after com...

Of the tougher postings in this country up in baltimore, and he was talking about the attacks on him. he was asked about this possible case of impeachment. heres his answer. >> i can tell you there have been people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time, and i think they should understand by now the department of justice is not going to be extorted. >> so, julia, not a shrinking violet. do you think, like a good police officer, he had backup prior to m...

Threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time, loved and i think they should understand by now the department of justice is not going to be extorted. >> so, julia, not a shrinking violet. do you think, like a good police officer, he had backup prior to making that pronouncement, or does he have, as lawyers say, reason to believe that there are people with his back at doj down the road? >> well, i mean i think he hit it on the head. hes been threatened publicly and privately. ive ...

Presidents. hes been u.s. attorney in one of the tougher postings in this country up in baltimore, and he was talking about the attacks on him. he was asked about this possible case of impeachment. heres his answer. >> i can tell you there have been people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time, and i think they should understand by now the department of justice is not going to be extorted. >> so, julia, not a shrinking violet. do you think, like a goo...

Year. >> she put your feet to the fire. make sure you get the job done and move on. >> she was no pushover. >> no pushover. >> she stood the up for herselves. >> right. >> inside of the walls of the nice home ellens rank was near the bottom. >> he became condescending, controlling where i could go, who i could see. >> at home, mike made the rules and ellen obeyed them. you had a significant executive job at a big company. >> yes. >> so you are not some little shrinking violet whose home cowering...

To be leaker. joining me now, editor in chief of "the hill" bob kusack. you have some strong thoughts about this, too. what are they? >> i think john bolton deserves his own team. if theyre mcmaster holdouts or obama holdouts, they have to go. in all likelihood the leakers are probably from people who dont agree with the president. we saw that recently with the call to putin. that upset the president. understandably. now, bolton is no shrinking violet. at the same time, how is he going to work w...

Insider trading case, which your office won. tell us more about dowd and his approach to the law. >> well, i think people have observed over the course of the representation of donald trump hes not a shrinking violet or mild-mannered guy, a fighter, pugnacious publicly, pugnacious in the court. hes been favored by climaents with strong personalities and fighters themselves, he was john mccains lawyer, hedge fund guys lawyer, most recently the presidents lawyer. he likes to shoot a little bit fro...