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Would have been able to build on that momentum. they squandered it. i don't think it's lost. i still think he can put it in front of the congress and he would still have support. >> it's needed. he's a builder. it's his back ground. it also plays to his base. i want to go back to the leaks for a minute. my mind is blown over the fact that communications aide -- and, again, she's a communications specialist -- kelly sadler has not publicly apologized. what gives here? >> well, apologies are not something the trump white house is known for. this really even goes back to the campaign. >> but isn'...

What we discussed in a classified setting and something else we discuss -- discuss in the open hearing. she made the decision about whether the american public has access to information about her professional back ground and she is making the decision about whether or not the american public will hear things that may not be favorable and so my question was whether she would be willing to recuse herself from making that decision to avoid an appearance of conflict so the american public could judge for themselves whether they believe her record of work supports the idea that she would be a good ...

A historic day and i mean you know. who will replace him who will replace the prime minister. well it's not clear at the moment what exactly will happen next but there need to be both a legal and a political process so with the new constitution there has the prime minister has resigned but the party is still in power in parliament but the opposition leader has called for a process with a transitional government that will receive a vote of no confidence. in a new elections which will be free and fair soledad that process has remained to be seen. bring us up to date on the back ground into this ...

Reconfirmed that he won't change it. but joe manchin saying he will vote for pompeo, that will give him enough votes. mark, the more troubling prospect might be gina haspel, up to become the first woman of the director of the cia. the prospects for her confirmation don't look that great. >> right. i mean, this is going to be a fight for several weeks where senators we've spoken to have said that they're wrestling with this issue of which way to vote. as you said, it's very, very rare for someone to be nominated for cia director who came up through the ranks of the cia. if someone has lived a l...

Cia is primarily an organization that informs policymakers. now you get to be a policymaker. i think you've got a good background to do so. i'm enjoyed getting to know you over the years. weep talked about some tough issues. we talked about soft power. and kind of the suggestions made today, a guy with your back ground, particularly military background, do you really believe in diplomacy and soft power? you've got an impressive background. you were on the house intelligence committee. you were number one in your class at west point. you also went to harvard law school. i won't hold that agains...