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An then you have to call back to the white house chief of staff or somebody else and say does that mean -- frequently, it doesn't mean what you thought it meant. >> i'm pretty sure when lbj told you something you knew what he wanted. with donald trump we are not dealing with somebody that has to be kind about it, issue, knowledge, depth. he is more about being president for the level of respect he thinks he is getting from people over time. this is about him looking like the smartest guy in the world and being able to brag as president. the big, grave concern is this reliance on jarrod kushner...

Terms of being in the opposition? >> well, look, at the end of the day, right now i am in a state of grave concern. president-elect trump was elected and, sure, there was some hopes that i would have that he'd come to the presidency with a willingness to reach across the aisle but if you look at his rhetoric since elected, it is far to the right that we've seen in a long time and the appointment that he's making to the epa, to even the jeff sessions nomination and all that he's done and stood for on lgbt issues, police accountability issues, it puts me in a posture where i'm willing to fight a...

For. what is your personal philosophy on how to conduct yourself as a member of the u.s. senate in terms of being in the opposition? >> well, look, at the end of the day, right now i am in a state of grave concern. president-elect trump was elected and, sure, there was some hopes that i would have that he'd come to the presidency with a willingness to reach across the aisle but if you look at his rhetoric since elected, it is far to the right that we've seen in a long time and the poiappointment that he's mag to the epa, to even the jeff sessions nomination and all that he's done and stood for...

That effort not only as dni but as a citizen i think is of grave concern. >> and he says this effort by russia to push out fake news propaganda continues to this day and also sent a strong message in the wake of president elect trump assessment, clapper said there's a difference between healthy skepticism and dispar e disparageme disparagement. he will come "face to face" with donald trump as well as intelligence leaders about that high profile briefing about this comprehensive report that right now president obama is being briefed on. >> another piece from the intel briefing taking a spin don...

Said jared kushner might be one of his negotiators or a mediator. >> he's said that. the president-elect also has been a donor to this settlement through the american friends group. that came out in his trump foundation tax returns from about ten years ago. there is grave concern for those of us who believe in a two-state solution and don't think the settlement enterprise is furtherering the cause of peace and lowering the temperatures this is of grave concern. >> to be continued. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> more ahead. we'll be right back. ugly and me. they are the natural born enem...