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Every cycle and someone may try to make gains with this, but this is her own doing. this is not a staff issue. this was her own doing. she did not have staff with her at that time when she was signing things years ago. her staff is researching more aggressively than others. it raises the question why didn't this come up sooner? we cannot sit here right now and say that voters are actually concerned about this. we all remember things 12 years ago in the obama campaign and the clinton campaign and reverend jeremiah wright, and it didn't. so we don't know how voters will react to it, but how she ...

Debate stage. i think that has fallen by the way side perhaps in favor of a more inspirational candidate. i don't know who fits that, if it's camela harris or beto o'rourke. i think the staff issue is a real one, too, jim, speaking to people in iowa. there are limited resources, limited top staff in these early states. >> yeah. and i also think the other thing to watch is, yes, it will be bruising, but there's a fascinating idealogical fight that will take place in terms of democrats in terms of how far to the left do they go? is medicare is litmus test inside the democratic party? are they go...

On capitol hill, there's a bipartisan regard for her and the work she's done at this point, that you're in danger of getting burned. you add the staff issue, you add the russia issue in general, and you're wandering into a lane that could blow up into your face. >> yet silence from the president on twitter. when he sees these media stories, he often intervenes. he did this to general mcmaster, forgot to say the results of the election were not impacted by the russians. the president off jumps into these controversies silent with nikki haley. >> there's still many hours left in this day. and he...

Of about half of donald trump's most relied upon allies. they are struggling on their own. so it's not a staff issue. it's a can you get things done amid all this controversy. and i know donald trump like to hear the word, but all this chaos. >> certainly is chaotic over there. thanks very much, chris cillizza, with that report. joining us now, cnn political analyst molly ball, and senior writer juana summers. what do you make of gary cohn's departure and what it means for the chaos inside the white house? >> sure. just the latest chapter as chris was noting of this rapid string of departures....

And will lead a fair independent investigation. have you changed at all? >> not about mueller but the staff issue. bob mueller made mistakes. ultimately it will be a political issue unless he indiets the president. reports like this become political and influence elections and influence whether or not there is an impeachment or not which is a political decision. mueller would have a lot more support for his report if he did not have these problems where it's a democratic staff writing the report. he is inviting criticism of himself in partisan places because he has too many partisans on his st...