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For general flynn's resignation. that's why the president decided to ask for his resignation and he got it. he asked the white house counsel to review the situation. the first matter was whether there was a legal issue. we had to review whether there was a legal issue, which the white house counsel concluded there was not. but that's the plain and simple issue, and when he lost trust with the president, that's when the president asked for and received his resignation. the president did not feel comfortable with him serving in that position and asked for and received his resignation. >> it turn...

>> if you're one of the people who criticize hollywood for being nothing but liberal out there types, lily tomlin and jane fonda are perfect examples of that. that wasn't funny. julie louis-dreyfus's line was pretty funny. that was a joke she was making. >> things always get political. that is always fodder. but sean spicer was a new wrinkle, adding a real person saying fake things as the punch line. all of that is where it gets muddy. >> stephen colbert made this deliberate choice. he thought bringing out spicer, having melissa mccarthy in the audience would create some bang. last night it is...

Into their kool-aid attacking trump day in and day out without facts. >> eboni: i look at the updates on my phone from some of these news organizations and they are so petty. it is like really? you're looking for any and everything at this point to bring in, bringing down on policy, if you want to attack them on the merits of things you feel you have a problem with politically or otherwise but the pettiness of the elect is playing in his favor. >> stephen: the positive thing for me is president trump's strategy here is working. it really is working. do your best to speak the truth directly and...

Renewable energy in that investment. >> this is a complicated issue. one of the things that bothers me is whether he believes it or not, we are entitled to know that and they're being cagey by not telling us. you can say it's a nuanced answer. he can do all that, but you have to just sit down and answer the questions. he sends out spicer and everybody else to give us this vague stuff so of course we keep pummeling him. >> true. if he did talk about that it would help. don't forget what he said yesterday. he outlined very specifically why we should get out of the paris climate deal. he wasn't v...

Just the way mr. spicer said. >> what would you call this if not a back channel? what's the word you would use, general? >> a back channel actually has a legitimate place in diplomacy. back channels are not conducted by nongovernments, and the trump transition team wasn't a government, so i would not give it that label, which gives it some sense of legitimacy. >> so sources tell cnn that russian government officials discussed having what they say could have been derogatory information. those are their words, on trump. one source saying it could be financial in nature. what do you make of this?...