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Put out his income taxes, claimed he's under some kind of audit, never offered proof. he's got all these trips to mar-a-lago to his private club he owns as president. there's all sorts of conflicts there, all sorts of violations of traditional sort of ethics guidelines and norms they say. why bother, why get angry about president obama and this -- former president obama and this, when you have the example of donald trump and such bigger questions being raised? >> well, donald trump is a corrupt liar, and so, therefore, better than donald trump is not a suitable standard for the conduct of publ...

Board than if he gets republicans on board. transforming the country means passing things with bipartisan support. obviously that's going to require chuck schumer to go along with him on some things >> infrastructure fights are fascinating. >> two, schumer is gettable. it makes a world of difference transforming the cub. >> a surprise that happened just hours before the new congress started, house republicans decided to put an end to their independence ethics oversight. that's right. the first move of the 115th congress by the republican majority in the house was to vote in closed door session...

Bridge gate, the prevailing interpretations of christie fundamentally missed the mark. he has been so singularly successful at constructing his own mythology as a reformer, a crusader, a bipartisan problem solver that people have never really seen him clearly. the problem with christie isn't merely that he is a bully, it's that his political career is built on a rotten foundation. christie owes his rise to some of the most toxic forces in his state. powerful bosses who ensure that his vow to clean up new jersey will never come to pass. he has allowed them to escape scrutiny, rewarded them for ...

Christie owes his rise to some of the most toxic forces in his state. powerful bosses who ensure that his vow to clean up new jersey will never come to pass. he has allowed them to escape scrutiny, rewarded them for their support, and punished their enemies. all along, even as it looked like christie was attacking the machine, he was really just mastering it. we start with christie's first campaign where me cast himself as a reformer and crusader for stricter ethics guidelines. he ran this ad -- >> hi. my name is chris christie. i got into this race for the promise of a better future for my fa...

It is not politics as usual. >> wait. why did he think that the united states had to get involved when the state of virginia, i would think, since it was their laws, their ethics guidelines, they took a pass on it. you've got democrats who dominate that state now. why did eric holder feel like the federal government should go and tell virginia its business better than virginia could tell its own business, when you had a state that is completely dominated by democrats? >> i think it's a fair question. i asked him about the federal inquiries into now these two governors, state officials. their a...