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Any less horrifying to a lot of folks in washington. an economist about what it may do to exactly the trump base that put him into office. trump sees this as the ultimate act of populism. >> he's received, there aren't many issues that republicans on the hill have fought back against this president, where he's received a lot of public push back. >> this is one. paul ryan, his office put out, sent out an e-mail blast to reporters saying, attributing a drop in the dow to this proposal. >> think of the issues paul ryan has taken a pass on. >> he's kept his mouth shut on a number of things. this i...

We do know this indictment like the one on friday only reinforces our point when it comes to the special counsel's investigation. as the president has long stated there is no evidence of collusion because none existed. there will be no findings of wrongdoing. again, this has to do with an attorney representing one of the individuals who has already been indicted. has nothing to do with actions related to this president. >> it is not an indictment. he is cooperating with mueller's team and in court at 2:30. trey gowdy wants to know in two weeks about the security clearance in the white house ab...

Mismanagement. porter scandal in a vacuum, it's by a lot of other things. >> let's bring in ted lieu of california, member of the house intelligence committee joining us now. thanks for being with us. >> thank you, brianna. >> you just -- you just heard your republican colleague trey gowdy and speaker ryan saying congress is now going to get involved. in oversight of the rob porter matter and oversight of security clearances here. how significant is that to you? >> that's significant, i welcome the investigation. let me say, prior to getting elected to congress, i went through two security cle...

Risk for mueller. >> bill: topic two. you heard trey gowdy a moment ago. he has launched an investigation of what official matter we do not have clarification on that yet. it goes to the rob porter matter in the west wing. what's at issue? >> i thought tray gowdy summarized it. how could a guy with allegations like this get a job in the white house? or are there long knives in the white house out for general kelly who knew about this and kept this information from him? i can't imagine for a moment that general kelly participated in a cover-up. i can only think that general kelly -- that this i...

Tell them how terrible and incompetent they think john kelly is and john kelly is quote a big fat liar and further demand that subborthey lie to h this matter. once it gets to that point, it not likely to be sustainable. in a white house that lost one chief of staff and three deputy chiefs of staff and a national security advisor and all these people, there is wide spread expectation that president trump is going to need a third white house chief of staff very soon. and honestly, while on the subject. the other very senior white house official plainly on the hook for the handling of the rob po...