sounds like things could get complicated on capitol hill. it s hard for me to imagine a nominee that donald trump would choose that would get republican support that we could support. you are right. you would do your best to hold the seat open? absolutely. i think that is something the american people since they will not tolerate. we look forward to receiving a nomination and moving forward. it s not surprising the left would question the eventual nominee but there are growing concerns from some on the right as well. a coalition of pro-life groups and leaders sent a letter saying they are worried about some of the candidates on the list of 21 potential picks mr. trump has released. we urge you to consider, not consider candidates lacking a pro-life record. several of these charges have written or spoken in ways that are at odds with the pro-life position. the transition team says not to worry. all are being thoroughly vetted. the president is working very
the american people if they already know about obamacare. the promises that were made were all broken. paul ryan said while repeal of the signature law would come swiftly, lawmakers will be careful to make sure consumers aren t hurt. we want to make sure that as we give relief to people, we do it in a transition that doesn t pull the rug out from anybody. that s the point we are all trying to make. republicans leaders called for a transition, what comes next is unclear. some g.o.p. members are proposing a simultaneous repeal and replace. others are suggesting a lengthy process of two to four years. pence was asked what happens if replacing the law gets messy. the american people know who owns obamacare. lawmakers are hoping to have the obamacare repeal on president trump s desk by the
hard to get this right and these are people who have very deep records. they have to be analyzed carefully and lots of cases have to be ready. there is no one particular statement or comment by any of these prospective nominees that can be viewed in isolation. first liberty institute has been pouring through all of the opinions of the charges on mr. trump s list and says there s a way to calm conservative fears. there are many other excellent judges on the list that have no red flags. in fact, a solid judicial background that would make excellent choices at the u.s. supreme court. it will take 60 votes in the senate to get any nominee passed, the first procedural hurdle. unless something changes, republicans will need some help from across the aisle. bret: thank you. the sentencing phase began today for the man convicted of killing nine black church members in south carolina. the convicted killer did not ask jurors to spare his life from
have hacked podesta. also says russians did not give him the info. also retweets, it s very dishonest, more dishonest than anyone knows. we are back to the panel. it seems clear, mercedes, that the intelligence community is saying listen. wait until you hear before you go after us. what about this public back-and-forth? i don t like one of the problems with the intelligence community is the fact they ve gone so public, especially around this election time, post election in pushing forward the theory that the russians have hacked and have basically said trump has been i spoke to a former national security advisor, part of the team that basically said this is not normal. this is not at the intelligence community should be doing. they should not be going public with this information. i think what you re going to find is that there s a chance trump will hear the word
maybe tweet about it. then you ve got him going into this private briefing on friday, and i think trump has to be really careful. these are republican hawks that are going to be against him that he needs for his confirmation. mccain signaled today probably not going to be voting for tillerson. if he loses two more hawks, tillerson is going down. they are saying this is not over as far as the story goes. next up, more highlights from yesterday s swearing-in s.