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Is that if you don't try, you won't succeed. >> but ariane, that's only going to happen if democrats agree to -- the republicans agree to it. >> right. senator feinstein said tonight, i don't know about this hearing, i wasn't told about it beforehand. because she wants something else. she wants the fbi to come in and investigate. but keep in mind, the fbi and even the department of justice said tonight, look, they were brought in, their role was to provide information. now, if the white house wants to ask them to do more, they could. but so far, the white house doesn't. so it's an interesting ...

It the bottom line as he gets results, they try to talk about chaos and profits. most americans care whether or not their countries and live ares are improving. making this country a better place and making it safer. making the economy better. better wages u what people vote for at the end of the day, to make their lives, the hives of their neighbors and fellow citizens better. the president is achieving those results. what happens is the president turns and tries to figure out how can we focus on the process story. how chaos and stuff like that. aopposed to the result. president trump is doin...

The subject matter is, when a white house communications department is focused on an issue that is negative for the white house for eight days, what does that tell you? >> well, it means at some level it wasn't handled the way that it should have been. i will tell you this. i'm not here to defend rob porter. >> harris: you can't. because you don't know all the facts. we don't know all the facts. pete pete or anyone involved in domestic abuse at all. that's on the table completely. did rob porter not get fired and did the white house not take action? he doesn't work there anymore, does he? ulti...

Story. but it is a process story, you're right. in this case, it's clear that this position has a major responsibility in the white house and it goes directly toward national security issues because the most sensitive information goes through passes through the staff secretary's office. staff secretary reports to chief of staff. joe hagan who has a good fine reputation served in the push white house. he knows how white houses are supposed to work. so that's why this is critical. this is a major critical fundamental position in any white house. >> you look at this white house too, mac. i want t...

In this case, that office is overseen by deputy chief of staff, joe hagan, who sits next to john kelly. and they would have alerted joe that the deputy chief of staff that there were problems in this investigation. >> matt, you know the white house well. you know where the deputy chief of staff sits in relation to the chief of staff. would deputy chief of staff have known about this in your experience and your view? >> yes. deputy chief of staff as well as general counsel should have immediately been raised to chief of staff. any time have you a security clearance that's lingered this long, pa...