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Reporters i have to say some of them should -- just should have gotten off the couch and signed up. that's a quote. it seems to be a pattern. doesn't seem like a throwaway line. what do you think? >> look, i'm going to talk about john kelly's stupid comments in a moment. before that, you and i are friends. i think so many viewers see you as a friend because you are so authentic because you lay it out there and show your heart every night. you and i good morning to sad club of having lost a sibling. when you lose a sibling, you lose part of you. you lose part of your childhood. think it's a goo...

He's not asking for a big lift from the democrats. >> i think john has been proven right. this is going to be a very tough issue. there were other issues, though. and some of them maybe won't be as tough. 38 words on criminal justice reform. that's a positive. you have democrats excited about that. you have republicans -- jared kushner apparently has been behind the scenes. so i do want to point out -- >> that was one of your flags. >> listen, i play it fair. i said if he puts criminal justice reform on the table that's a good thing. you have too many people in prison for too long for dumb stu...

This is going to be a very tough issue. there were other issues, though. there were other issues. and some of them maybe won't be as tough. 38 words on criminal justice reform. that's a positive. you have democrats excited about that. you have republicans -- jared kushner apparently has been behind the scenes. so i do want to point out -- >> that was one of your flags. >> listen, i play it fair. i said if he puts criminal justice reform on the table, that's a good thing. you have too many people in prison for too long for dumb stuff. it's breaking the bank. it's breaking up families. it's agai...

What about the manafort lawsuit trying to scale back the scope of the mueller investigation? >> that lawsuit is really beyond frivolous. it's the kind of throwaway line that a defense counsel might use in a prosecution. it's the standard tactic of attacking the prosecution. >> they haven't gone to dismiss the charges. they haven't made motions to dismiss the charges. >> that's where this kind of defense is normally raised. this is, really, a political stunt, not a legal move. >> you and chris murphy, your connecticut colleague, just came back from puerto rico. you spoke on the floor today. wha...

Do you think that they need to beef up the political shop at the white house or is that not actually the issue? >> well, there is certainly the question of whether the president's support can truly help candidates because we saw this case study in alabama, he endorsed two very, very different candidates and both of them lost. luther strange very much more of an establishment republican that mitch mcconnell supported and wanted to win the nomination and go on to be the next senator from alabama. he lost and the president was fuming because he felt misled by his team. he didn't go with his gut a...