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If the senate consents and if the full congress passes an exception to the seven-year requirement, i will provide strong civilian leadership of military plans and decisions and the department of defense. i recognize under the constitution it is the congress that raises sustained and supports the armed forces through annual authorizations and appropriations. for many years i have watched you in action and testified before you. i look forward to collaborating closely for the defense of our nation. i am mindful of the extraordinary privilege it is to be nominated for this position. i will hold se...

Country. >> reporter: and professor gillers points out trump is right in at least one respect. the conflict of interest laws that apply to members of congress and cabinet members specifically exempt the president and vice president. that leaves some people pointing to the little known emolument clause in the constitution, that bars public officials from accepting gifts or compensation from foreign governments except if congress consents. so with republican majorities in both houses and a justice department possibly led by jeff sessions, the emoluments clause is unlikely do be enforced. kate? >...

The last week, and all the polling, there was one night when all the consents were going on and they were talking about the polls and comey had come out with the second letter and i said maybe we're going to are a madam president, but that was the only time i thought maybe his chances were -- had dwindled. >> yeah and i guess i felt pretty much the same way. there was a certain amount of confidence, almost an arrogance that i had. i didn't vote for trump or hillary. i was almost saying look i told you so, hillary's going to win, and it shows in some ways i was in my own bubble and i'm guilty o...

Team. what a phenomenal job. look at it this way. our house majority is bigger than expected. we won more seats than anyone expected and much of that is thanks to donald trump. donald trump provided the kind of coattails that got a lot of people over the finish line so that we could maintain our strong house and senate majorities. now we have important work to do. many months ago, republicans in the house united around a bold specific agenda for this country. it offers a better way forward for america and it will help us hit the ground running as we work with donald trump to do this. we will h...

That's how i see the court and the kind of people that i would be looking to nominate to the court. would be in the great tradition of standing up to the powerful, standing up on behalf of our rights as americans. and i look forward to having that opportunity. i would hope that the senate would do its job and confirm the nominee that president obama has sent to them. that's the way the constitution fundamentally should operate. the president nominates and then the senate advises and consents or not, but they go forward with the process. >> secretary clinton, thank you. mr. trump, same question...