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Progressives are running the party. this class of freshman is a very diverse class. we have a big ten. we are people that know we have to work together and that our job is to deliver for the working men and women in this country on a variety of issues. we're going to do that and deliver for the people. we're going to deliver on health care, on ethics. we're going to talk about an infrastructure bill. that's what she will do. he can try to do all that name calling he wants. it's not true. >> all right. go blue. we had a rough year. >> was awful yesterday. >> thank you, representative. appreciat...

Fargo where the current president is about to speak. we'll of course have coverage of that. but there is a lot of breaking news unfolding right now. i want to get some serious analysis. joining us is norm eisen, former special assistant on ethics. and he is also author of a wonderful new book entitled " e "last palace." norm, let me start with you. we'll get to the book in a moment, but i want to get your thoughts on now the president is suggesting questions of obstruction of justice, perjury. that won't be on the table if robert mueller does want to question him on those issues maybe in a dir...

This or expressed concern about the ethical violations. so all of this now with the inspector general. the pentagon not officially commenting on it. dana white issuing no statement. the pentagon only saying that the matter is under review and that they can't comment on it. but poppy, this comes at a time when this is a pentagon run by james mattis, who prides himself, quite correctly, on ethics and obeying the ethics. jim mattis is often seen in the pentagon hallways going and picking up his own dry cleaning. poppy? >> there you go. setting an example from the top. barbara starr, thank you. ...

In this particular party matter when at the white house, for example, advising on whether to fire the fbi director james comey that would be a separate violation of the same statute, which provides for a lifetime ban on ever representing back to the government on the same particular party matter that you participated in personally and substantially. put that all on top of obstruction of justice, what this is all about and i don't think he ought to be getting anywhere near>> it bottom line is, all of this should be known to the people who advise the president on ethics, but as we've known since...

Joining us is walter shaw. until resigning last month director of ethics. thank you for being here. it is weirdly timely you are with us tonight. >> i think everyday is weirdly timing these days. >> on ethics, certainly. i don't know if you had seen this news before. they just announced it. the interior department is looking into calls placed by secretary zinke to reportedly pressure that senator into changing her vote. >> i hadn't seen that until you posted it. so i don't know the details. what i can tell you having worked with the inspector general community and having sat on the council of ...