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He looked at the russian collusion question. it comes at a charged time and a time when the white house is increasingly saying enough is enough. this thing has dragged on long enough, wishfully, theyre saying this meeting is significant, because it might signal the end at least of the interrogation process and then we can get into some sort of conclusion and wrap this thing up. you are also hearing that from republicans on capitol hill that they might be wrapping up their intel investigations, i...

Forward. >> its an appearance issue more than anything. i also think this. i think that bernie sanders, if he were a democrat -- >> okay, scott. >> if he were a democrat, i think we could have avoided a lot of this stuff, but the integrity of the party, an optics issue more than a substance issue, but it needs to be reformed. >> hold on one second. >> need to be reformed before 2018. >> let me be really clear. the agreement that the democratic national committee entered into with the clinton cam...

Conservatives are not happy that this doesnt go far enough. thats a substance issue. >> mitch mcconnell has quite the reputation on capitol hill. >> some compare him to lbj. >> you compare him to johnson, but theres a huge divide going on here between conservatives and moderates. theyre not seeing factually what they want in the senate bill. there are a lot of sticking points. the higher premiums, the medicaid changes. whats it going to take for mitch mcconnell to get everybody to bridge this ga...

The way he is close to reince p priebus. there is no active move. the president focusing on manning the bend. >>. >> you and i have been talking to staffers are at the white house and they are expressing their frustration that they have to deal with this that they keep asking about it. it is your sense this is becoming a real distraction for the white house? >> as much as everything is a white house. if it is not just talking about making america great again. there has been a combative posture a...

Incredible. one of the greatest political ads ever. >> that was fantastic. >> just as a matter of pure political communication. ive never seen anything quite like it. >> phillip bump, this guy is a 35-year-old secretary of state, right? nobody really saw this coming. >> thats right. particularly in missouri. missouri used to be a swing state now a deep red state. its the sort of place where in a year where democrats should do well nationally because its a presidential election year, the sort of ...

Secretary kerry contends that every time in the past that negotiations with iran have broken down, quote, irans nuclear program has advanced. uma? >> molly, thank you so much for that update. joining us now for more on this, christian whiten, a former state department official under the bush administration. appreciate you being with us, sir. when we talk about this letter and we hear about it is this more of a style issue or a substance issue? is this actually going to make a difference when i...

>> great to be here. jenna: can pr fix this? >> no, i predict dr. emanuel is not going to be put out on my more shows. jenna: why has he been? >> i think theyre trying to find the right person who can articulately discuss. the problem they have of a fundamental one of it just not working, and thats a substance issue. a lot of white houses, both parties, make the mistake of saying its a pr problem. no, the problem is designed into the law itself. jenna: if you were called in, and and they said, a...

>> i can have spoken with numerous people who have worked closely with him who say he has a substance issue. they have never seen him drinking at work but think he has been drunk at work. he has denied this. but the police are following him around and they will find mickeys of vodka in the trash. there are handoffs with close friends who are drug dealers or alleged drug dealers who are on charges right now. i think a lot of the signs point to a substance issue and how long that is going on. >> w...

Presidents performance, lackluster in energy, perhaps. so playing president obama getting ready for this second debate, town hall style, did you pep up in what did you do? were you more aggressive as president obama? >> i think obama will come out swinging. he will be more aggressive. it looked at the debate but i dont think it was his problem. not just style. it was lackluster. it was substance. he didnt offer anything new for four years. having played the role of barack obama now for several w...

You respect him, as many do. can he turn things around at this point? >> well, he can, and will, and has vowed to continue to make an impact. what he has done is strange in that hes relinquished a winning strategy of being the most knowledgeable conservative for a losing strategy, which is to be the most positive candidate. one. thats not a substance issue. republicans want a substance. two, he is dramatically and directly undermining that strategy by vowing to rip off mitt romneys face. and thr...