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fight they didn't know how to win. >> it's not a smart political fight. jeb bush is right about the deference that should be afforded an executive with regard to qualified nominees. this process has been broken some time. there have been great sins by both parties. the question senator lee brought up the chief law enforcement officer of the country being unresponsive to a question about limits on executive authority with regard to this very important question that is now moving through the appeals process and ultimately to the supreme court with regard to in the view of many of us the president's great overreach and writing immigration laws. i say as someone a long-time champion of immigration reform. >> it's in the courts. >> right. >> that's the point. the president has a legal point of view on this issue. >> it is a point of view. we don't know he's right. >> but that's for the courts to decide. you wouldn't expect his nominee for attorney general to have a different point of view on this
fight. jeb bush is right about the deference that should be afforded an executive with regard to qualified nominees. this process has been broken some time. there have been great sins by both parties. the question senator lee brought up the chief law enforcement officer of the country being unresponsive to a question about limits on executive authority with regard to this very important question that is now moving through the appeals process and ultimately to the supreme court with regard to in the view of many of us the president's great overreach and writing immigration laws. i say as someone a long-time champion of immigration reform. >> it's in the courts. >> right. >> that's the point. the president has a legal point of view on this issue. >> it is a point of view. we don't know he's right. >> but that's for the courts to decide. you wouldn't expect his nominee for attorney general to have a different point of view on this it was interesting he raised immigration. you raised human trafficking.
note. those are great words. oklahoma city has done a tremendous job essentially to re-brand itself. nobody now thinks of oklahoma city as that. they think of kevin durant and a lot of positive things. good for that. i want to go to loretta lynch. six months. just give her a vote. how has this happened? >> i think the republicans often pick the wrong battles, but they did want to use -- they wanted a certain language in the human trafficking bill and are satisfied they've gotten what they want. i spoke with senator mcconnell's office yesterday, and i'm told she will be brought to a vote wednesday night at the latest. most likely prediction is -- >> she will get through. steve, this seems they picked a fight they didn't know how to win. >> it's not a smart political fight. jeb bush is right about the deference that should be