in the waning years of the bush administration. we were both there and now she is back. it s an extraordinary political feat 12 years ago. stand by. i want to get to capitol hill. manu is just outside the house chamber. manu, describe the sights, sounds, and the smells of this first day. there is a lot of excitement anticipated among the democrats, particularly the new members for new opportunity here and realizing how ambitious the agenda is and the chairman of the key committees who have been launching investigations and doing oversight. i got a chance to talk to some of them this morning including the chairman, the new one. jerry nadler said he is prepared to call in matt whitaker, the acting attorney general as one of the first witnesses. they have been going back and forth about a date in january. i said will you subpoena matt whit ter and he said we will if we have to.
politically. he s astute politically. he s a very smart person. a very respected person. i really believe he s going to do what s right. you won t overrule him? i would get get involved. all the people who say i m going to end the investigation. they have been saying for how long has this witch hunt gone on? for what? the president adding he believed that the administration had wasted enough time on this witch hunt. i wanted to point something out. questions about matt whit ter to the president. philipp was asking himular questions. at the time the president attacked abby, suggesting her questions were stupid. fred? we remember. boris sanchez. thank you so much. president trump leaving the door open for new staff changes. we will talk about that with our panel, next.