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Such a move could help address conflict of interest concerns something donald trump is expected to address in a news conference next week. conflicts of interest are main thing people are ringing the bell out. with six days until the press conference we here on msnbc are asking a new question each day for the president-elect. we certainly hope he answers them. will donald trump provide proof that he sold all of those stock positions? i want to bring in john harwood. this is rich for president-elect trump to say he felt it was a conflict to own stocks so he sold them. is there any proof that he ...

Lap yesterday in pence's home state of indiana, then ohio. in cincinnati, the president-elect reignited the boyce truss enthusiasm that catapulted him to the stunning upset. one unscripted bombshell. trump wants retired general james mattis to become his defense secretary. already a potential obstacle looms. phil mattingly has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some hurdles for that pick. i'll get to that in a minute. but you noted, carol, last night was a victory tour. hess campaign aides were very -- transition aides were very clear, this is not a victory tour, but a thank-...

2013. you need tube removed from the military for seven years to be eligible to run the defense department. i've talked to trump transition aides, they said they did not believe they would have a problem getting a waiver. george c. marshall was able to get that waiver. we already saw one statement kirsten gillibrand, new york senator, strong voice in democratic caucus last night announcing that she would oppose the waiver because, again civilians leadership a principle of american democracy. not expecting a lot of that that, but keep an eye on it when it does show up. with me now dana bash, ...

Mr. trump. i want to share what she said. >> people feel betrayed to think that governor romney, who went out of his way to question the character and the intellect and integrity of donald trump now our president-elect would be given the most significant cabinet post of all, secretary of state. >> okay. people are saying kellyanne conway has gone rogue here. donald trump is furious. hold on a second. kellyanne conway's middle name is strategy. she has said from the get-go, loyalty to mr. trump is everything. if that's the case, should we believe she's going rogue, or is this part of a general ...

Sneaky. >> reporter: all of this is how democrats call into question trump's lease agreement with the u.s. government for his new hotel just blocks from the white house. >> as soon as he's sworn in on january the 20th, he will have violated the law. >> reporter: citing trump's lease, which says no member of the government can share in any part of the agreement. now donald trump is not in the white house yet, and it's premature to determine whether donald trump will, in fact, want to follow up that lease. we know trump's lawyers and transition aides are working to untangle these conflicts. we w...