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Arpaio who had a bad record on civil rights, the politicalizing of the pardon process. we would see that here again. manafort was a close confederate of the president and the president is willing to step in there. over the last couple of days there's been reporting about manafort in this joint defense agreement with other attorneys talking and part of what's going on there is the thought and maybe promise of a pardon is affecting how manafort is interacting with the government and with other defendants and other targets in the investigation. it's quite unfortunate the president is using this p...

Special counsel's team. is it appropriate and should the house investigate? >> it's not appropriate. manafort was a cooperator. sount sounds like he's breached his agreement with the government. it's not the way innocent people conduct themselves. if the president was not colluding with russia, why is he clu colluding with paul manafort? >> will house democrats who control that branch of government try to investigate this issue. >> we want to know whether the president has dangled pardons for paul manafort, jerome corsi and others. you have to look at these not in separation but the fact that ...

Inside myanmar. but there is a pardon process in myanmar and many people have been convicted, have been pardoned. considering that they're not guilty of anything, certainly a pardon would be more than appropriate. >> you would think. tell me about these two journalists? i understand they both have young children. >> yes. so one just had a baby girl in august. another reporter has a 3-year-old. it's been really poignant and sad to watch as our journalists go to court, come back and forth between the prison, which is by the way the same prison that awniung san suu kyi was in pris he gets a momen...

>> certainly as review of clearances, there's a working group looking at the overall security clearance process and who maintains those and whether or not they're needed across the board in government. in terms of the pardon process, again, the president has authority to carry out those decisions. he takes input, looks at them on a case by case basis. >> you said there are people looking at the security clearances. can you tell us who they are? >> there are a number of people on the national security team. i know the chief of staff is involved in that process. >> thank you. earlier this week t...

Group that is looking at the overall security clearance process and who maintains those and whether or not those are needed across the board within government. in terms of the pardon process, the president has the authority to carry out those decisions. he takes input and looks at them on a case-by-case basis. go ahead. >> you said there are people looking at the security clearance. can you tell daws -- >> secretary sanders: a number of members on the national security team, i would have to get back to you. i know the chief of staff is involved in that process. >> sarah, thank you, earlier thi...