competently and capably, but it appears that the main reason why he was nominated for attorney general by president trump is because of this 19-page single spaced memo that he sent out only to rod rosenstein but also to white house lawyers which in effect appeared to be an audition for the job because he clearly stated he has very can a patience views of presidential powers in which most of the time he's not going to believe that president trump is capable of committing obstruction of justice merely by dint of the fact that he is the president of the united states. >> there is a lot more to discuss here, but so far we thank you for your time. ariana and cynthia, thanks for being with us this afternoon. coming up, president trump naming patrick shanahan as his new acting secretary of defense. we will talk more about shanahan and what all of this means for the u.s. on an international stage. stay tuned. the u.s. on an international stage. stay tuned of lumber and arms of steel ♪