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Domestic policy aid. it didn't involve any of the key people from the key agencies because folks aren't there in leadership positions. it's about priorities and what's clear is by putting people like steve bannon on the principles committee, the white house has sent a signal that politics trumps expertise for them, at least in the early days of this administration, when it comes to making senate security decisions. hopefully with the appointment of h.r. mcmaster that's going to change. >> one of their explanations for that, their defense was that david axelrod, a political adviser, had sat in ...

Know, you have a majority that wants to go ahead and move with the confirmation, and there will be an administration that wants a cabinet in place, and at some point people will say enough is enough and we have to fill a cabinet for the executive branch to function. >> you feel good about these cabinet picks? some want to slow down because they want to slow down the control of steve bannon last week. >> i would be among them, and i think it was weird and difference to replace, for example, the chairman of the joints chief of staff and fuse what it could be perceived as politics into the securi...

Talking about it or sharing it is breaking the law just as he, you know, talked about hillary clinton sharing classified information on her e-mails. so if donald trump wants to talk to his kids about decisions, important security decisions he is making, he has to protect himself and have them have security clearance. >> it's an interesting idea. i mean, dana, do you think there's some truth to that, that in free-willing discussions, this protects him in case he says something? >> no question. like i said, i get that. we all have respect for the fact he has such confidence and trust in his adul...

To protect himself in a way or ask for it to protect himself because he talks to them about everything. he's used to consulting them about everything and there is this matter of talking about classified information when you're not supposed to be talking about it or sharing it is breaking the law just as he, you know, talked about hillary clinton sharing classified information on her e-mails. so if donald trump wants to talk to his kids about decisions, important security decisions he is making, he has to protect himself and have them have security clearance. >> it's an interesting idea. i mean...

You probably had to deal with a lot of security decisions. how do you read what's happening in los angeles? >> well, listen. i'm not an expert on school superintendents. >> sure. >> i think chuck is right that you always want to default to the safety position. the problem, obviously, no coordination of l.a. and new york and then pointing fingers which happened on occasion. the house and the senate and anthrax and leads to embarrassment and other issue here is it really gives the terrorists a road map to how we react to these things and most frustrating for intelligence officials. >> do you agr...