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Is that constitutionally sound? >> well the problem for the children i they can't accept the position because of the anti-nepotism statute, that was enacted after bobby kennedy. and that will prevent his children and in-laws from accepting positions with the government. they can be informal adviser but they can't work for positions appointed by the president or where he has urged others to appoint them. so i think their role is going to have to be somewhat limited unless he wants to go back to congress and try to renegotiate an amendment to that statute. >> but even if they don't have official...

Don't, they can still talk to him and do business deals with the company. it's very messy. richard painter d absolutelyp i think that's a serious problem. >> richard painter, very much appreciate your time tonight. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> one quick note, that press conference that president-elect donald trump had scheduled to talk about his business dealings with, that was scheduled for tomorrow and not today. but that ain't happening until january. but it turns the out that we bought something today that president obama got rid of. i don't know how useful the something will be, ...

Children i they can't accept the position because of the anti-nepotism statute, that was enacted after bobby kennedy. and that will prevent his children and in-laws from accepting positions with the government. they can be informal adviser but they can't work for positions appointed by the president or where he has urged others to appoint them. so i think their role is going to have to be somewhat limited unless he wants to go back to congress and try to renegotiate an amendment to that statute. >> but even if they don't have official position -- we're out of time, because even if they don't, ...

>> it's important that the president goes -- >> i think it's really important -- >> goes to africa. >> absolutelyp. >> and it's important that the secret service does what has to be done to keep him alive while he's in africa, right? >> absolutely. >> so i'm -- i'm just -- so i wonder, i mean that's one of the top stories in "the washington post" today. i wonder what point is? >> i think -- >> in the time of sequestering i guess. >> i think they got the memo from what i can tell. >> they're not going to do the safari. they came out and said they're not going to do the safari for appearances, o...