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And news about first daughter ivanka trump. she'll be changing her status. she was an adviser to the president, counselor to the president but would not become a federal employees which raised question ethics and compliance. she pledged she would follow the rules the same way employees do but the questions became bigger and louder and finally decided she is indeed going to become a federal employee and will take on the role of special assistant to the president. she said quote, i have heard some concerns of advising the president while voluntarily complying with ethics rule and instead will be...

You worked in the oval office for years she's taking a lot of heat they're suggesting she's not qualified. what makes you qualified? >> look, she's been a successful business person and has a background that can match up to a lot of people that can walk into the west wing. the only problem with my gut is if you're the president you don't want to hire people you can't fire. this is now the second family member in the west wing. that's a problem. she'll have to go through some gyrations to conform with the ethics rule which she absolutely must conform with, her husband jared kushner is having to...

Potential ethics violations, then understanding that you are at the mine that sean spicer's conduct with the media is perhaps a more gross offense. is that what i'm understanding? >> well, yeah. showing merchandise in the white house, to get the violation of the ethics rule. that is not a firing offense and that the notion that kellyanne conway should be fired for that. i didn't ask that. >> there's a lot of talk about that. but that's just ludicrous. it's also hypocritical for the members of congress to be calling her an investigation of her when they are focusing on the real problem there, w...

To the justice system. >> thank you very much. i will see you after this where we will talk about possibly conflict of interest in the white house and the breaking of an ethics rule. the possibility of that. we'll be right back. every month? shocked by l additional fees. tacked on taxes. come on! with t-mobile one, taxes and fees are now included! get 4 lines of unlimited lte data for 40 bucks each. that's right - all unlimited. all in! and now, for a limited time save more than you pay in taxes on all smartphones. so switch to t-mobile and save hundreds vs. the other guys. it's better than a ...

That create a conflict for, say, his secretary of state, the secretary of state who might have had some oil and gas investments, domestic oil and gas investments. and the office of legal counsel ruled that where there was a, the focus was on trying to undo the saddam hussein aggression, that that was not a particular matter which is the key term used in the ethics rule -- paul: right. >> and, therefore, there was no conflict. so i think people have to step -- paul: ten back from that and make -- it sounds like what you're saying is this is ultimately a question of political judgment, and that'...