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So does sessions stay or go? it would be very difficult for the president to get rid of him because it would be very difficult to find a replacement. there is something else to are can. consider. of sessions built up a huge following. now those conservative followers seem to be coming to his rescue. >> that's right. republicans in the senator rallying to his support right now. not to mention conservative media. thank you very much. let's discuss all this. joining us mark preston, jack kingston and former congressman from the state of georgia. jennifer, former white house communications secreta...

Defense -- said it avery -- >> can he do that? can i president just decide i'm not sort of confirming that are with he good on this, and that's just that, or does he need the consensus of a team on that? >> we'll see the federal government it enormous, being the world's most powerful, some argue it's not sustainable. this is how trump is running his white house. >> as he would say time will tell. >> a whole lot of things rite now. david, thanks so much. >> if you're wondering what jeff sessions is thinking about, when he talks to the president, so are we. next we are speaking with a senator wh...

Our namilitary can be burdened with medical cost and disruption that transgenders would entail. the rand corporation that helped form this policy for the obama administration, senator, says that cost for the reassignment surgeries would be somewhere between 2.4 and $8.4 million. that's what the president says. your response? >> i'm sure we will have hearings on that in the armed services committee and also in the defense appropriations committee that i serve. we will go from there. >> senator richard shelby of alabama, thank you for your time. appreciate you coming on. >> thank you. a lot go...

We do have breaking news. we just learned the attorney general of the united states jeff sessions is at the white house. we're told the meetings are routine. nothing routine with the attorney general. the president of the united states tweeting new criticism about the attorney general. want to bring in a friend of the attorney general, represent senator richard shelby of alabama. served in the senate alongside jeff sessions for a long time. senator, thank you so much for being with us. you are someone who has spoken to the attorney general the last few days when he suffered this public shaming...

He deserves better than this. he is not the president's personal lawyer. he is the attorney general of the united states. he took an oath to the constitution, not to the president. and i think the president needs to realize that, that he is not his lawyer. he recused himself when he thought he had a possible conflict, and i think he did the right thing. he has had a lot of experience in law enforcement. he is on the judiciary committee, former united states attorney for a long time. he is a man with a lot of friends and a lot of respect. >> so while he is at the white house right now, attorney...