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And kills jobs. a lot of what the epa does today has very little to do with improving environmental protection. it has to do with increasing their power and control over people. >> ed: to be fair, scott pruitt is somebody in oklahoma as the attorney general, he has been, to say, a skeptic of climate change would be the understatement perhaps of the year. when christine todd whitman today was quoted in "the new york times" ," a modere republican, former governor of new jersey, she said what it me...

>> the greatest thing i could do is shoot that ship outf the water. everyone is going to say oh, its so great. its not great. if russia and the united states actually got together and got a log and dont forget we are a powerful nuclear country and so are they. i have been briefed, i can tell you one thing p a briefing that were allowed to say because anybody that read the basic book can says it, nuclear holocaust would be like no other. if we have a good relationship with russia, believe employe...

They dont b.s. anymore as their enemy, but increasingly, they see us as their ally against the common threat. i have to say that in my conversation yesterday with president trump, he sees the things in the same way. that opens up opportunities, no question about it. >> sean: can i get into a little more deeply, what has happened in the interim? you have forged closer alliances. i know you cannot divulge everything but what can you tell us about these particular countries? the saudis, the egyptia...

United states brought up the notion of shooting a russian spy ship and skuchd discussed what he learned about nuclear holocaust. >> the greatest thing i could do is shoot that ship out of the water. everyone is going to say oh, its so great. its not great. if russia and the united states actually got together and got a log and dont forget we are a powerful nuclear country and so are they. i have been briefed, i can tell you one thing p a briefing that were allowed to say because anybody that rea...

Chairman jason chaffetz, whos not so into investigating the white house in general, is now looking into possible security violations at mar-a-lago this weekend when the president was photographed in public discussing response to north koreas missile launch. three and a half weeks in, we want to ask how are things going? the answer from someone who knows a thing or two about work in the white house next. >> to say we here in control would be a substantial understatement. the president of the unit...

Would be a substantial understatement. the president of the united states has accomplished more in just a few weeks than many presidents accomplish in an entire administration. >> im joined by chris lou, assistant to the president and white house cob in the secretary for former president barack obama. mr. millers contention that -- youre already laughing. is that a fair assessment? >> chris, theres no comparison between what we went through in 2009 and what trump folks are doing at this point. i...

Needs to be a select committee? >> no, doesnt need to be a select committee. we know how to do our work. we have a intelligence committee. in the judiciary committee, lindsey graham has a subcommittee looking at it. i dont think we need to set up a select committee. we know they were messing around wi it. we dont think it had any impact on the outcome but obviously we are not going to ignore something like that. >> i want to bring in the president and kroeft of the center for american progress m...

Urgency, a scramble there? >> there is definitely an urgency to get their message on the same page. im told no plans for a formal statement from the president. but things are very fluid here so that could change. i want to underscore that. and of course well have the press briefing with sean spicer and it will likely be a very heated one, hallie. >> things are fluid, kristen welker. perhaps the understatement of the morning. >> and we have plenty to discuss today. i want to start with you, senat...

Ooh. ooh. >> as former governor you depend on your staff to give you direct, honest, accurate information especially you have to defend him. >> jeremy bash who worked in the obama administration in the cia under panetta said he didnt have a problem with him talking to the ambassador during the transition. the problem is what was said. >> is that the crime or the cover up? isnt that the famous -- >> the president and the vice president dont know whats going on behind them. thats a very difficult ...

Noncommittal respond. the white house did not give me anything to say on it? oh, oh. >> as a former governor, you depend on the staff to give you direct, accurate honest information, especially if as a governor or vice president. >> he survives because jeremy who worked in the obama administration at the cia did not have a problem with him talking to the russian ambassador in the transition. the problem, of course, is what was said, but in this town, you survive. >> its not the crime of the cove...