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Important positions? >> thanks, john. on the first part, as you know -- i'll give you the same answer on executive orders. we don't comment on personnel decisions until they're made-finalized. nothing for that. on the second part, what i would say, the president is confident that we have a deep bench of folks that during the transition we talked about this a number of people that have expressed a huge interest in joining the president in fulfilling this agenda. that list is robust and long. however, that being said, i think for folks that have to go through the senate confirmation and to watch...

The nominees he wants for some very important positions? >> well, thanks, john. i'd say, on the first part, as you know, and i'll give you the same answer we give executive orders, we don't comment on personnel decisions until they're made, until they're finalized, so i've got nothing for that. on the second part, what i would say is the president is very confident we have a deep bench of folks who during the transition we talked about this, a number of people who have expressed a huge interest in joining the president in fulfilling this agenda. and that list is robust and long. however, that ...

Is to be an actress, because you get the most exposure. so i think that is a great part of my wanting to act. i also had a very subjective feeling that in each part i would find part of myself which would make me feel better about myself. >> one of the reasons that i think that they perhaps had disagreement is because he was a little bit discouraging of her doing acting. i think thatp perhaps he didn't think as high of an art as she was capable of. >> you know, he wrote me a letter and he said, don't let "vanityfare" fool you, because your real talent is your

>> we are, in fact, hopeful. hope has to have an empirical basis. the president-elect's victory speech was a hopeful sign. his appointments will be telling. the presence of steve bannon in the mix is discouraging in terms of his association with the alt right. we're willing to work with the administration. to the extent the president-elect standing with the constitution, with american civil rights agenda, we're willing to stand beside him. to the extent he does not, we will stand against him and oppose any kind of agenda that runs contrary to our values and mission. >> wasn't to get your take ...

U.s. election. just before the break, you saw john's conversation with "the new york times" national correspondent, mr. david sanger, that was filmed for our showtime documentary series, the circus, filmed in conjunction with bloomberg politics. we're joined by david sanger, he's in "the times'" d.c. news room. and on the set, technology reporter and editor of back channel. thank you both for coming. update us on what your latest sense of the u.s. government's posture is towards trying to retaliate against the russians or taking some measure to either punitive or discouraging of them continuin...