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The last thing before we go tonight, one of the presidents unique rhetorical devices getting some new attention. the president backing up his policies by citing opinions from a cast of unnamed characters. this was note inside a new piece by a white house correspondent for bloomberg. he notes the presidents tendency to cite an anonymous figure important and powerful who invariably supports the presidents position according to trump himself. these nameless individuals are fixtures of his speeches ...

Us as a people, as a nation, as people in this world. so when her family lies her to rest, they will not have to m e excuses for her. they will not have to give any kind of story to explain things. in fact we will have to explain to aretha why we didnt live up to all the things that she fought and stood so hard for, which is why in her name, lets use our platforms to really stand for something. she used to tell young artists dont just reach fame, use your fame to do things for things that matter...

Pushback kind of perspective that the president is getting to this, even though the calls the response tremendous? >> i agree with chris, its tremendous but not in the way the president wants it to come across as. these are significant individuals, non-partisan primarily individuals in national security leadership positions or former who have clearly identified whats really going on here. they do believe its an attempt to stifle criticism. but also it will have a trickle down affect. on bone occ...

Is he speaking from classified information to criticize the president? theres no evidence that thats the case. i think thats a very dangerous line, that dissent is enough to be something that you would revoke security clearance. as john makes the point, it doesnt really hurt brennan. it hurts the collected institutional wisdom sharing within the intelligence community. >> its what you are saying, john, this doesnt hurt the individual. this hurts the government with this decision. i think its imp...

Born in absence withdrawal, nas. this is tough to watch. the uncontrollable crying, unstoppable tremors. and this distinctive scream. >> theyre essentially coming off of opioids i guess like an adult would, except these are babies that have just been born? >> thats correct. were going to see how big the baby is. >> reporter: for dr. craig towers, she was not acceptable. so he decided to challenge the status quo. >> conventional wisdom has been if someone has a use disorder during pregnancy, dont...

So is often the case, the conventional wisdom is wrong, far from trying to silence brennan, trump is elevating him. he wants to make brennan the face of the so-called resistance. this is the trump playbook. >> its an interesting proposition. it could be. donald trump has a way of no matter how outrageous his behavior of bringing out the worst in his opponents. i dont think john brennan is a particularly attractive personality for the left or the right in terms of his record. >> bill: a lot on th...

Strip security clearances from this one and that one. and its not as though these guys have a right to have their clearances. its not a matter of personal privilege. we, the american people, and our national security apparatus, has a right to the full wisdom and advice of people both in the government and who previously served so they can be read in when their consultation is needed. so the pattern both of collusion and obstruction is very clear. and because the president is unlikely to be indic...

Required. sometimes theres institutional wisdom that the current leadership needs to tap from the past. they cant just drag it out of nowhere, out of a file cabinet. sometimes these are things only a former director would know within these agencies. so trumps cutting off his nose to spite his face. and of course theres no bipartisanship in washington. i would not expect any at this point in politics. >> people at home are watching going, did a lawmaker just say butt head? i think i called him a ...

Controversy, but he is going after critics to silence and punish them because brennan in particular has been tough on him. what is lost in all of this, i will make one final point. the tradition that they have frequently reached out to the other side and asked for help. asked for wisdom or experience. when john kennedy had his bay of pigs, he called on president eisenhower to help him think it through. bill clinton said the most important adviser he had was none other than richard nixon. they ha...

Affirm, a valuable function. there are a very, very small number of people with the constellation of clearances required. sometimes theres institutional wisdom that the current leadership needs to tap from the past. they cant just drag it out of nowhere, out of a file cabinet. sometimes these are things only a former director would know within these agencies. so trumps cutting off his nose to spite his face. and of course theres bipartisanship in washington. i would not expect any at this point ...