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President experienced anything in the last 24 hours that might change his mind on decisions he made over the course of the last week? >> reporter: we heard forces in iraq were glad when he said we are not taking that security assistance mission out of iraq but what he learned from the briefing will confirm the decision simply because he looked at all that material carefully to start with. the forces of isis have been largely defeated and we know rebuilding is a matter of attacking them in the fiber realm, making sure they couldn't take businesses and refund their operations. his commanders wou...

Criticism? >> we got a lot of insight why he made this decision. it was very methodical. he said in a speech yesterday i gave the general 6 months but i gave another 6 months, when we had retaken 99% of territory in syria i said it was time to bring our men and women home. saudi arabia stepping up, turkey stepping up and we are right across the board in iraq ready if needed. that elucidation explains a lot. he made a promise to this country when he ran on getting out of syria, made good on that promise and it was a smart, methodical, wise decision. todd: the president was criticized for not ma...

That said that's a bribe too. anyone who offers a witness anything of material value to influence their testimony is guilty of a crime. unfortunately that wise decision was overruled. now prosecutors can do what defense attorneys can't do: offer material benefits to get witnesses to give them evidence favorable to their side. >> thank you very much. john roberts. still down at the white house. what is the latest? >> well, still no reaction from the president to this or from any member of the president's legal team. we keep on checking on it. the president weighed in on twitter about the james ...

>> yeah. i think i would say i've spoken in the past days since -- two days since the hearing to political staff and career staff alike. and there's a lot of disappointment i would say that in answer after answer as you saw throughout the hearing thursday of mr. pruitt was at two hearings. he spoke before congress for several years. in answer after answer about his unusual rending raearrangements. questions about a $43,000 secure telephone booth and installation and millions of dollars spent on security. he would refer to decisions made by his staff. and, you know, and that either political or...

Criminal investigation. joining me now, joyce vance and danny cevallos. the judge's decision is tying together these two cases. how do you see them affecting one another? >> this decision from the judge was very predictable. when a civil proceeding and a criminal proceeding are moving along side by side, judges will usually stay the civil proceeding both to avoid any prejudice to a potential defendant and that the criminal case proceeds with the speed it needs to go forward under the speedy trial act. there's a tie in here. the judge has made a little bit of a leap of faith, assuming that mr. ...