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Whitaker's appointment of acting attorney general, we're learning how he ended up at the justice department a little more than one year ago. sources telling us it was the white house that had a heavy hand inserting whitaker into the chief of staff role to essentially keep an eye on then attorney general jeff sessions, who at that point had lost the confidence and drawn the ire of the president. matthew whitaker was well-known as a reliable conservative when officials at the white house hand-picked him to work under jeff sessions in late 2017. sources say former white house counsel don mcgahn w...

What e the founders wanted. they knew how hard it would be to have a system like ours and a presidency that did not turn into a dictatorship or monarchy. what's that benjamin franklin meant when a woman asked him what kind of government have you given us. and he said a republic if you can keep it. we're watching the process of our system trying to keep it. >> michael, good to talk to you. thank you for your perspective on this. nbc's presidential news historian. >> great to see you both. stand by. right now on capitol hill, republicans are trying to hash out a tax plan that both sides can ag...