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Discipline. he appreciates a grand jury. then he doesnt follow up. youre seeing all this come home to roost in a very ugly way. >> the va problems are bo he moth. youve got a new va secretary. what do you make of this? >> i invite us to depersonalize this. >> yes, its not trump -- >> recognize that everything that doesnt work well in government bureaucracy doesnt work well, extra bad, in the va. >> isnt that sick? >> its more sick because these are people who we made promises too and in this ind...

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You really have to dig down on this report. it comes from the office of special counsel. these are the government prosecutors who protect government inside whistleblowers and investigate whistleblowers complaints. they have sent a letter to the president this morning, basically saying, hey, weve investigated a lot of these va problems, a lot of these health problems, and weve brought these to the attention of the va. they dont agree with us. we, the special prosecutors here, believe the va is re...

Himself with what he just said to those homeless vets? >> reporter: thats the big question. well be waiting the see what comes out of that closed-door meeting. no cameras allowed. the president did give some indication of what to expect in that meeting. he spoke in an interview with abc. he said hes going to have a serious conversation with shinseki to see whether he thinks hes prepared and has the capacity to take on the jobs of fixing the problems at the va. he said i dont want any veteran to ...

Me to believe he didnt look further into this way back when. >> we are waiting now for this meeting between shinseki and the president. thats why we continue to keep up the live picture at the white house as he await his arrival. when the scandal first exploded, president obama voiced strong confidence in secretary shinseki and his ability to fix any problems but that was before this really mushroomed and now the presidents support seems to have waned in recent days. the president said shinseki ...

Accepting a resignation or allowing him to continue the problem even though theres only a few years left in this administration. >> reporter: i think if you look at what happened with hhs secretary kathleen sebelius, that could be illustrated, could give us a hint as to how the administration could handle this. they left secretary sebelius in place even as that disaster rouse rollout of healthcare.gov was on going. there were many, many problems with that. they kept her in place so she could be ...

Few minutes ago in this public statement. he will have his plan to offer on how he intends to fix the problems. will that be enough for the president? will that be enough for the white house, which certainly is under growing political fire? shinseki still very much someone who wants to keep his head down, look at the situation very detail orientated, very much task orientated. thats been his management style throughout his career. he does not particularly like the public eye. he doesnt like to b...

Quote, unlike the va, no one on the exchanges is buying insurance from the government. the government doesnt employ doctors or decide how much theyll get paid or require them to accept any of the insurance plans sold through the exchanges. obamacare is not a health care system. the va is. so why do those on the right pretend the va problems have to do or are similar in some way to the health care law, goldie? >> you know, reverend sharpton, the fact of the matter is the issues happening today wi...

Claims had incorrect documentation and you say nothing about this? >> no, we would rather waste $6.7 billion. >> i dont know get it. >> i wish i could say there is a logic at work. >> what do you think happens with obamacare coming into play? >> this problem. obamacare. and now the va problems. we cannot run our simple programs to help the veterans and the elderly. >> that would seem to suggest a basic lack of trust in your government to do something effective. >> people are concerned/worried, w...

Vets dying while waiting for health care, almost as outrageous is the claim that he heard about the va problems from listening to the news. watch. >> i heard on the news. >> i first learned about it from the same news reports that i think most people learned about this. >> when did the president find out about the department of justices subpoenas for the associated press. >> he found out about the news reports yesterday. >> when was the president first made aware of these problems? >> we learned...