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The ways in which we as a country learn about how our leaders are behaving, what our leaders are thinking, what our leaders are doing and anonymity has been a part of the american fabric since the constitution was vest. >> leaks. sounds like a bad thing. no one want as leaks. >> but people like plants. it's a question of which way you want to think about it. >> steve, i want to get your interpretation of another development, donald trump talking about libel laws. it's a response to michael wolff's book. here's what he said. >> we're going take a strong look at our country's libel laws so that ...

Courts. >> he wants to, it seems, strengthen the libel laws. these are state level laws. they are on the books in every state. does the president misunderstand how libel laws work, steve? >> well, he does among other things but first, obviously, what he's saying when he says he wants to take at that look at the libel laws, he says he wants to take a look at the constitution. i would warn him about two things. the first is that he is, if anyone, he's the primary beneficiary of our country's relatively rather liberal libel laws. if there was anyone who repeatedly says things that he knows are fa...

. 14 years in prison, that's the potential fate for these two reuters journalists if they are found guilty of violating myanmar official secret. they were arrested one month ago and they remain behind bars and time is of the essence. joining me now is steve ed adle the editor in chief. there is a hearing coming up on january 23rd. what is the reason your two reporters were detained? >> while they were out reporting on december 12th they were asked by a couple policemen and they went to see the policemen and had a conversation and as soon as they left, they were surrounded by many police and ...

Facts, and don't necessarily think it's enough to paint a big picture that everybody knows is probably accurate, but -- and i think that over the years he's had those kinds of problems. >> michael wrote a book called "burn rate" that was about his experiences in the internet. his first book. in it he has an episode where he has me giving a speech in laguna beach, a place i've never been. but what i said was probably correct. >> that's perplexing. >> yes. >> norm great to see you. thank you for being here. steve as well. up next the executive producer in chief. we'll go inside the cabinet roo...

The president >> sure. the uncharacteristic undiplomatic thing i could say about that with trump and wolff you have the perfect pairing of a subject and author. >> you haven't been the biggest wolff fan over the years? >> well that speaks for itself. >> norm, what about you? we've seen ten days of coverage of "fire and fury." there's some details pointed out that's wrong. wolff has blown that off, he said read the book, decide for yourself. >> steve has a point but michael in all of his work, there are facts that you would quarrel with. but the big picture, the big themes, i think he usually g...