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Provide his financial disclosure form. however in response to carden cork issue said that conclusion for tax returns simply just isnt part of the standard confirmation process for the committee. corker writing: furthermore, prior to his confirmation hearing he hell go the same ethics and fbi check as previous secretaries of state. thats already in progress and i am deeply disappointed by my colleagues continue to imply otherwise. end quote. >> not just democrats who have questions about tillerso...

Influential departments for the first time since george h.w. bushs incoming administration. >> certainly a cabinet with the highest i.q. >> reporter: its the process for the tillerson selection and trumps interior secretary choice, montana congressman ryan zinke that is bringing up the conflict of interest questions trump was supposed to address this week. instead postponing that until january. sources tell cnn donald and eric trump have been involved throughout the cabinet selection process. th...

With obamacare repeal and then replace, then you will have tax -- some -- well have a small tax reform package and then a bigger tax reform package at the end of april. >> reporter: trump, also sharply defending his choice for secretary of state, exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson. who is facing a tough confirmation process due to his business dealings with russia and its president, vladimir putin. >> rex is friendly with many of the leaders in the world that we dont get along with. some people dont l...

The leaders in the world that we dont get along with. some people dont like that. they dont want him to be friendly. thats why i am doing the deal with rex, because i like what this is all about. >> reporter: but its the process for the tillerson selection and in trumps interior secretary choice, montana congressman ryan zinke thats raising, again, the very conflicts of interest questions trump was supposed to address this week. instead, postponing that until january. sources tell cnn donald tru...

On the tillerson selection at secretary of state. his potential ties to russia and, of course, what weve learned about the cia assessment of russian hacking and interference in the united states election. new overnight, a "washington post" report confirmed by nbc that the cia believes that the russians deliberately interfered to help donald trump win the election. trump, of course, responding within minutes with that statement basically slamming the intelligence community. a community thats ther...

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