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♪ >> martha: nikki haley, the former ambassador to the united nations claims that she was approached by rex tillerson and john f. kelly while they were serving in president trumps cabinet to join their efforts to undermine his presidency and "save the country." >> nikki: it absolutely happened. instead of saying that to me, they should have said that to the president, not asking me to join them on their sidebar plan. it should have been go tell the president what your differences are" if you d...

Undermining the president or saving the republic. that was a real debate taking place inside the white house among some of the presidents senior-most advisers. then secretary of state rex tillerson and then chief of staff, john kelly, confiding in then ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley. this is according to the new book out tomorrow by nikki haley. she takes those two men to task. according to the "washington post," the debate was sparked over whether to cut off u.s. funding to a u.n...

Their sidebar plan. it should have been, go tell the president what your differences are and quit if you dont like what hes doing. but to undermine a president is really a very dangerous thing, and it goes against the constitution, and it goes against what the american people want. and it was offensive. >> now, john kelly responded. he said if providing the president, quote, with the best and most open legal and ethical staffing advice from across the government so he could make an informed deci...

Its from a top official who says she resisted efforts to undermine presidential authority. nikki haleys new book is "with all due respect: defending america with grit and grace." there is this excerpt about haleys time as ambassador of the united nations. she said, kelly and tillerson confided in me that when they resisted the president, they werent being insubordinate, they were trying to save the country. >> when they said that to me, they should have said that to the president, not asking me ...

Senators tried to get her to joining them in ousting president trump. they confided in me when they resisted the president, they werent being insubordinate, they were trying to save the country. it was their decisions and not the presidents that were in the best interest of america. the president didnt know what he was doing. haley talked about this on cbs with both kelly and tillerson. you. >> memorialized that conversation, it definitely happened in. >> it absolutely happened. and instead of s...

>> reporter: the white house defended it in a statement saying the president on the lawsuit is a technicality. the lawsuit is non-adversarial to the president and in no way indicates distance between the president and acting chief. there are questions of the future of lieutenant colonel alexander vindman, who testified in the inquiry and blasted as a never trumper by the president. hinting vindman may leave his position at the national security council. >> there is a point for everybody detailed...

>> instead of saying that to me, they should have been saying that to the president, not asking me to join them on their sidebar plan. it should have been, tell your president what your differences are. but to undermine a president is really a very dangerous thing. and it goes against the constitution and what the american people want. as for kelly, he declined to comment in detail, but did say if providing the president with the best and most ethical legal staffing advice from the government. i...

>> instead of saying that to me, they should have been saying that to the president, not asking me to join them on their sidebar plan. it should have been tell the president what the differences are and quit if you dont like what hes doing. but to undermine a president is really a very dangerous thing. and it goes against the comfort of my constitution and against what american people want. >> dana: thats nikki haley saying tucker terry of state rex tillerson and white house chief of staff john ...

>> instead of saying that to me, he should have been saying that to the president, not asking me to join them on their sidebar plan. it should have been, go tell the president what your differenc ds are and quit if you dont like what hes doing, but to undermine a president is really a very dangerous thing and it goes against the constitution and it goes against what the american people want to. was offensive. the one shes talking about former secretary of state and chief of staff, john kelly. ke...

At the president didnt know what he was doing." on cbs sunday morning she said that she was offended not only that they were trying to get her to join them but also what they were doing it all. >> instead of saying that to me they should have been in saying that to the president, not asking me to join them on their sidebar plan. it should have been go tell the president what your differences are and acquit if you dont like what hes doing. but to undermine a president isnt really a very dangerous...