Attorney general, congressman mike pompeo for cia director, and Michael Flynn for National Security advisor. There you have it. Will it be mitt romney though for secretary of state . A lot of questions to answer tonight. I want to bring in we begin this hour with cnn correspondent, phil madding lee, outside of trump tower. Good evening. First lets talk about the big news tonight on the Trump University law suits. Give us the details. Reporter the man who never settles, including this specific lawsuit, he settled to the tune of 25 million, that will be paid out to more than 6,000 students. This was about three separate lawsuits related to Trump University. Again, the forprofit educationentiteducation entity, that has been bogging down the campaign, and really his private business, as well over the course of the last couple years. That is now all put to bed and while donald trump claimed he would never settle, theres pretty good reason, theres really good chance, don that at some point s
Students. This was about three separate lawsuits related to trump university. Again, the forprofit education entity, that has been bogging down the campaign, and really his private business, as well over the course of the last couple years. That is now all put to bed and while donald trump claimed he would never settle, theres pretty good reason, theres really good chance, don that at some point soon, the president elect would have to take the witness stand during the looming trial. Now thats gone, they admitted no wrongdoing and for the president elect, this is one major issue no longer on its plate. Lets talk about him filling out his National Security team and hes picked some hard core conservatives. What you can tell us about that . Reporter the one thing you hear repeatedly is when it comes to National Security you shouldnt be surprised by any of these three picks if you paid any attention over the course of the campaign. All three of them espouse the core tenets donald trump did
There are humans. This is a politician. In too many parts of the world, especially in the middle east, theres been a breakdown of order thats been building for decades. And its i unleashed forces that are going to take a generation to resolve. Greg this is a human. Theyre sneaky, dirty rats. [laughter] [applause] greg this is a politician. We will prevail because america is a great country. [applause] well prevail because americas a great country that can withstand even some of the present circumstances. Greg this is a human. How am i doing, am i doing okay . Im president. Hey, im president. Can you believe it, right . [applause] i dont know. Greg i dont know. Is so when a politician is told that a friend is toxic, hell drop him like a hot potato with syphilis. [laughter] but a human being with no political experience relies on something called loyalty. Maybe thats why donald trumpjao easy on mike flynn. Now, thats not political, but its human. Come to think of to it, every trump error
[laughter] i made a list. Number one, comey leaked over a trump tweet. The president tweeted on friday after i got fired that i better hope theres not tapes. I boeing up in the middle i woke up in the middle of the night on monday night because it doesnt dawn on me originally that there might be corroboration for our conversation, there might be a tape. And my judgment was i needed to get that out into the public square, and so i asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter. Greg when i wake up in the middle of the night, i take a leak. [laughter] i dont leak in the hierarchy of honorable things to do, i go with tweeting over leaking. At least with a tweet, you know its coming from trump, for better or worse. Trump stands by his tweets. Comey hid behind a leak. He had his buddy drop it to the times to protect himself. Thats a weeny move, and i know weeny moves. Fact is, in all of this he suddenly realized trump is the more transparent of the two. Hes abrasive
This is a politician. In too many parts of the world, especially in the middle east, theres been a breakdown of order thats been building for decades. And its i unleashed forces that are going to take a generation to resolve. Greg this is a human. Theyre sneaky, dirty rats. [laughter] [applause] greg this is a politician. We will prevail because america is a great country. [applause] well prevail because americas a great country that can withstand even some of the present circumstances. Greg this is a human. How am i doing, am i doing okay . Im president. Hey, im president. Can you believe it, right . [applause] i dont know. Greg i dont know. Is so when a politician is told that a friend is toxic, hell drop him like a hot potato with syphilis. [laughter] but a human being with no political experience relies on something called loyalty. Maybe thats why donald trump said to james comey, hey, go easy on mike flynn. Now, thats not political, but its human. Come to think of to it, every tru