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>> all right. there is the tape. a lot to break down. we start with kelly o'donell at the white house. >> kelly, first explain what we just heard and what's that reference to 150 and how does all of this square with previous statements from this administration. >> well, good to be with you. this gives us a window inside then candidate trump's office. an in person meeting where you hear him finishing up a call with someone he refers to honey, maybe one of his family members and you see michael cohen and his lawyer in many ways described as a fixer going through a list of to-dos keeping the reco...

>> reporter: and what you just heard from those women were their message to senator collins and i asked senator collins that and the wiggle room is to what extent during the confirmation hearings get that commitment from this nominee that they'll standby what they are calling federal law which is what the position that senator collins are taken. i asked her this question here just this afternoon. >> if that kind of hostility exists where i feel that a nominee can't put aside personal views in order to render a decision that respects the long standing constitutional rights then i can't vote for...

America's highest court. president trump is at his golf club in sistterling, virginia. the escalating debate fuelling more divisions in an already fragile political environment. one of trump leastrump's leadinr is already joining the action. kelly o'donell, what do we know of the short list and who's facing criticism? >> reporter: good to be with you, craig, we know there are seven names on the active working short list. it includes some of the judges that's been interviewed by the president and also senator mike lee of utah who had a phone call with the president. there is a lot of speculatio...

Those things. the fact that it gives us a window into the president's private time in his office of people he trusts and hear some of h is comments. that's for people to assess what they think he's saying and how big it is. it takes us away from the blanket denials we heard for a long time. >> kelly o'donell starting us off. thank you. mimi rocka, handling the president's case. charlie sykes. mimi, let's start with you here. the president's attorney rudy giuliani tweeting a short time ago, i think we have it here. we'll put it on the screen. if cohen is telling the truth. why are he and lanny ...

Authenticated it yet. >> china is great and xi is a great president. he's now president for life. president for life. hey, lock, he wok, he was able that. i think he's great. maybe we'll have to give a shot at that some day. kelly o'donell. there are new information of the president's tariffs proposal. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: the president is expecting and getting blow backs from allies around the world and we see it in canada and europe. this is an issue that the president long expressed these