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Transparency game? >> because i think i'm trying to explain that to you. i think that we recognize there's a privacy aspect to allowing citizens to express their view. that's why we maintain the same policy that every other administration did coming up here. >> keeping him honest, here is what he said about transparency during the transition. >> conflict of interest arise when you are not -- when you are sneaky about it, when you are shady. >> they just exist. >> if you tell everyone here is what's going on, here is the process, here are the people playing ining a role, that's transparent. wha...

On the night before americans have to come clean with the government about their finances, the white house is under fire for not coming clean with the voters on a number of things including the president's taxes. before we go further, we should say that there's no law mandating either of those things. however, in withholding, no pun intended, the administration is reversing precedent. some of it recent, some of going back decades. today, reporters called them on it. >> why does the president object to people knowing who is coming in white house? >> it's not a question of objecting. it's about ...

The presidential records act and the federal records act prescribe it. it's the same policy that every administration had up until the obama administration. the faux attempt that the obama administration put out where they would scrub who they didn't want put out didn't serve anyone well. the president wants to make sure people can come and provide details and there's people who want to be able to come have that conversation with members of the administration the same way they would do with members of congress. >> why didn't he he one up the transparency game. >> we recognize there's a privacy...

We're following the law both ass signed them. they would scrub what they didn't want put out didn't serve anything well. the president wants to make sure people can come the same way they can come into congress e' e office and provide details. there are people who want to be able to have that conversation with members of the administration the same way that they would do with members of congress, go into their office. >> why didn't he take this opportunity to one-up the transparency game? >> i'm trying to explain that to you. i think that we recognized there is a private cy issue to respong to...

Federal records act prescribe it. it's the same policy that every administration had up until the obama administration. frankly the faux administration that the obama administration put out who they would scrub who they didn't want put out didn't serve anybody well. the president wants to make sure people can go, provide information and details. there's people who want to be able to come, have that conversation with members of the administration the same way they would do with members of congress. go into their office. >> why didn't he take this opportunity to one up the transparency game? >> ...