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City, missouri. the room is empty but the president has a lot of news following him around. >> reporter: that's right, ali starting with william barr. because in mr. barr president trump finds attorney general nominee with a unique set of characteristics. william barr is establishment republican. he checks that box. he haas also has sweeping views of presidential power and a hard liner when it comes to criminal justice issues. as you mentioned they are closing up shop in the hotel balance room in kansas city. but in the last hour or two president trump was here and introduced by matt whitaker,...

General clapper who said he was not aware of anything at all. >> he said he wasn't aware of anything because he wasn't aware of the investigation. >> right. >> he hadn't talked about it. he hadn't reviewed the record. that's different than saying i have looked at everything and i see no basis. >> it is not that different. he haas has access to intelligence throughout the world. if there was collusion going on between the trump campaign and russia, the director of national intelligence would have picked it up from somewhere. doesn't have to be part of a criminal investigation. now, again, i wan...

Brett kavanaugh. there could be a sense that why would the it put hardiman through this twice and denying him both times? hardiman's people are feeling good about this. he drove a taxi to put himself through georgetown law school. in the coincidence of all coincidences, hardiman just happens to be in washington today with the judicial conference of the united states. he's on the judicial committee. they typically meet at the supreme court. there's an outside chance that his nominee is today at the supreme court. and judge brett kavanaugh, he haas the most ex-sensitive record. 300 opinions leav...