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Why do you think they made this giant donation? what's the possible explanation? >> reporter: buying access, you know, trying to buy the idea that they will not be condemned for human rights violations. look, i'm so old i remember when it used to be a bad thing in a republican primary to have any connection with sit co and venezuela state-run operations because we all recognize them as corrupt oppressive dictators. frankly i wish president trump and his team would take that money and donate it to venz land opposition groups. i also wish that our country would speak more vocally, would be more ...

There has never been one, by the way. so you have 200 diplomats based in washington, and the inauguration has always been typically american. so access to these events is limited just to the inaugural event itself for foreign diplomats. so this president, who has not had access to the foreign community, said, you know, i want to do something to create a tribute to them, to allow them to see my first fingerprints on a global canvas of diplomacy. and so that first dinner is really for them. it's 160 diplomats. it's the cabinet selectees. they have never met or been introduced to each other. it's...

Disturbing to a the love us about hillary clinton. not only did she sell access but she was in charge of improving very important things to the national security. li not only is this a conflicted interest. this should be investigated as really whether or not she broke laws and whether or not bill clinton broke laws in accepting money. we're talking about millions of dollars. he got, i think, $750,000 from the bank that was brokering the deal to sell the iranian country tt russians. i think this needs to be discuss asked debated and it goes to whether or not she is qualified or whether or not i...

Say i'm donald trump and therefore so my concern is he'll grab up that power and treat the country as his bully. that could be a real problem, particularly when we're not sure what is his philosophy. he said to "the wall street journal". i give politicians money so they do what the hell i tell them to do. that concerns me. that's what i don't like, politicians are bought and sold. many conservatives are upset with hillary clinton because she appears to sell access. my concern is a businessman like donald trump buying access. isn't that equal? and some say does the emperor have clothe or a brai...

Her title is special adviser to the president. shelves a liason between the white house and congress. and last friday night, she called actually a capitol hill police officer. he came over and they fought about another woman he was dating. when he went out to his car, apparently, she was able get not just his cell phones, two cell phones, but his service revolver t. gun he carries as a capitol hill police officer and she wanted the passwords to his phone. when he refused, they went back into the house, according to police, she fired a single shot at him. neither was hurt. but the police that w...