Amna FBI director Chris ░░░░░░░░ s announcement that he ░░░░░░░░ step down in his ░░░░░░░░ and before Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to office has marked ░░░░░░░░ over how he should ░░░░░░░░ handled his departure On ░░░░░░░░ and other major news ░░░░░░░░ the presidential transition we ░░░░░░░░ to New York Times ░░░░░░░░ and Ruth Marcus associate ░░░░░░░░ for the Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ cape is away Starting ░░░░░░░░ his decision I want ░░░░░░░░ play some of the ░░░░░░░░ for you where he ░░░░░░░░ his decision to step ░░░░░░░░ in January before Donald ░░░░░░░░ could fire him gt ░░░░░░░░ In my view this ░░░░░░░░ the best way to ░░░░░░░░ dragging the bureau deeper ░░░░░░░░ their freight while reinforcing ░░░░░░░░ values and principles that ░░░░░░░░ so important in how ░░░░░░░░ do our work Amna ░░░░░░░░ does leaving early in ░░░░░░░░ tenured term to avoid ░░░░░░░░ incoming president firing you ░░░░░░░░ does that keep the ░░░░░░░░ out of the political ░░░░░░░░ gt gt Somebody said ░░░░░░░░ had no good options ░░░░░░░░ he happily chose the ░░░░░░░░ of the options People ░░░░░░░░ have worked hard over ░░░░░░░░ to make the FBI ░░░░░░░░ It is a tremendously ░░░░░░░░ organization which is easily ░░░░░░░░ We have these tenured ░░░░░░░░ and the idea is ░░░░░░░░ the FBI director doesn ░░░░░░░░ turn over with the ░░░░░░░░ because we are building ░░░░░░░░ to depoliticize the agency ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump wants to ░░░░░░░░ that he should aggressively ░░░░░░░░ to fire him and ░░░░░░░░ should have that fight ░░░░░░░░ open the door to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump wants to ░░░░░░░░ and that seems to ░░░░░░░░ that is the wrong ░░░░░░░░ to keep our institutions ░░░░░░░░ Amna A reporter said ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump would have ░░░░░░░░ a way to fire ░░░░░░░░ and he should have ░░░░░░░░ him do so He ░░░░░░░░ he has done great ░░░░░░░░ with this decision and ░░░░░░░░ to be scorned You ░░░░░░░░ protecting the bureau and ░░░░░░░░ country would be better ░░░░░░░░ I standing up to ░░░░░░░░ Trump and not enabling ░░░░░░░░ It seems that you ░░░░░░░░ gt gt I 100 ░░░░░░░░ with David on this ░░░░░░░░ This should be and ░░░░░░░░ been an apolitical job ░░░░░░░░ was fired except for ░░░░░░░░ person who was scorned ░░░░░░░░ the Bush Administration and ░░░░░░░░ fired by the Clinton ░░░░░░░░ after an extensive finding ░░░░░░░░ wrongdoing that now may ░░░░░░░░ minor compared to some ░░░░░░░░ the things we have ░░░░░░░░ Now he has done ░░░░░░░░ twice Ray capitulated in ░░░░░░░░ And he allowed Donald ░░░░░░░░ to shatter yet another ░░░░░░░░ without imposing any costs ░░░░░░░░ that is separate and ░░░░░░░░ part from the caliber ░░░░░░░░ the person that Donald ░░░░░░░░ wants to replace him ░░░░░░░░ Carrie he could want ░░░░░░░░ replace him with Bob ░░░░░░░░ And I think both ░░░░░░░░ us would have the ░░░░░░░░ attitude which is this ░░░░░░░░ not an ordinary political ░░░░░░░░ and it should not ░░░░░░░░ transformed into one but ░░░░░░░░ we are Amna It ░░░░░░░░ all but clear the ░░░░░░░░ for cash Patel who ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s nominee ░░░░░░░░ lead the FBI He ░░░░░░░░ pledged to reform the ░░░░░░░░ Do you see anything ░░░░░░░░ in the way of ░░░░░░░░ Patel s nomination gt ░░░░░░░░ He has not met ░░░░░░░░ some of the key ░░░░░░░░ The ones he has ░░░░░░░░ with which is now ░░░░░░░░ the teens they seem ░░░░░░░░ My own reading of ░░░░░░░░ situation is that the ░░░░░░░░ if there are dissenters ░░░░░░░░ is the third priority ░░░░░░░░ imagine he will be ░░░░░░░░ What I m curious ░░░░░░░░ in a ghoulish way ░░░░░░░░ how effective he will ░░░░░░░░ or how effective any ░░░░░░░░ these people will be ░░░░░░░░ asked the president what ░░░░░░░░ learned in office and ░░░░░░░░ said there is a ░░░░░░░░ of passive aggressive activity ░░░░░░░░ government Cash Patel wants ░░░░░░░░ get rid of headquarters ░░░░░░░░ day one Really You ░░░░░░░░ you have the ability ░░░░░░░░ do that I don ░░░░░░░░ think we will see ░░░░░░░░ political opposition I m ░░░░░░░░ about how the agencies ░░░░░░░░ respond Amna When you ░░░░░░░░ ray stepping down early ░░░░░░░░ cash Patel taking the ░░░░░░░░ what does that mean ░░░░░░░░ the future gt gt ░░░░░░░░ cash Patel s book ░░░░░░░░ has a handy dandy ░░░░░░░░ list tradeking makes a ░░░░░░░░ about closing down headquarters ░░░░░░░░ shall see It is ░░░░░░░░ to be very difficult ░░░░░░░░ the men and women ░░░░░░░░ the FBI are professionals ░░░░░░░░ sworn to uphold the ░░░░░░░░ of law enforcement which ░░░░░░░░ it cannot be cash ░░░░░░░░ says go and investigate ░░░░░░░░ Brooks They have to ░░░░░░░░ a predicate to do ░░░░░░░░ And there are standards ░░░░░░░░ hoping those standards can ░░░░░░░░ up against a sustained ░░░░░░░░ onslaught across the board ░░░░░░░░ a very dicey situation ░░░░░░░░ it is why while ░░░░░░░░ agree with David s ░░░░░░░░ prognosis of the likelihood ░░░░░░░░ cash Patel being confirmed ░░░░░░░░ think it is very ░░░░░░░░ that we are here ░░░░░░░░ I want to get ░░░░░░░░ takes on some new ░░░░░░░░ because Americans are looking ░░░░░░░░ some of Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ nominations and about half ░░░░░░░░ U S Adults say ░░░░░░░░ are not confident in ░░░░░░░░ picking of well qualified ░░░░░░░░ 17 said they approved ░░░░░░░░ his pick for secretary ░░░░░░░░ state On his pick ░░░░░░░░ health and human services ░░░░░░░░ Jr 30 approved 42 ░░░░░░░░ disapprove and 14 said ░░░░░░░░ gt gt That means ░░░░░░░░ lot of people that ░░░░░░░░ for Donald Trump are ░░░░░░░░ on board with these ░░░░░░░░ That is a big ░░░░░░░░ to watch My colleague ░░░░░░░░ French said there are ░░░░░░░░ million Republicans that voted ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump in the ░░░░░░░░ but there are 74 ░░░░░░░░ people that voted for ░░░░░░░░ in the general election ░░░░░░░░ is a big difference ░░░░░░░░ the 17 and the ░░░░░░░░ A lot of people ░░░░░░░░ the larger group did ░░░░░░░░ vote for this They ░░░░░░░░ to get back to ░░░░░░░░ economy of 2019 As ░░░░░░░░ Trump overreaches his mandate ░░░░░░░░ much public outcry will ░░░░░░░░ be And I happen ░░░░░░░░ think that public opinion ░░░░░░░░ serve as a brake ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump I think ░░░░░░░░ bond markets and stock ░░░░░░░░ will serve as a ░░░░░░░░ on Donald Trump when ░░░░░░░░ does something foolish The ░░░░░░░░ line is there will ░░░░░░░░ no internal resistance I ░░░░░░░░ thinking there will be ░░░░░░░░ no resistance from the ░░░░░░░░ that did not sign ░░░░░░░░ for all of this ░░░░░░░░ gt Maybe some I ░░░░░░░░ people the Trump voters ░░░░░░░░ up for disruption but ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ signed up for this ░░░░░░░░ disruption They did not ░░░░░░░░ it would be named ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz told C gabbard ░░░░░░░░ Jr Tulsi Gabbard RFK ░░░░░░░░ one thing that was ░░░░░░░░ in the poll was ░░░░░░░░ includes Republicans Two out ░░░░░░░░ 10 Republicans say they ░░░░░░░░ little to no confidence ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s choices ░░░░░░░░ those are his voters ░░░░░░░░ There is another moment ░░░░░░░░ are in you saw ░░░░░░░░ conversation William just had ░░░░░░░░ the heels of Brian ░░░░░░░░ s murder we have ░░░░░░░░ his alleged killer folk ░░░░░░░░ of sorts and not ░░░░░░░░ the dark corners of ░░░░░░░░ internet but out loud ░░░░░░░░ mainstream discourse What do ░░░░░░░░ make of that conversation ░░░░░░░░ gt It is reprehensible ░░░░░░░░ that the company mistreats ░░░░░░░░ is no excuse We ░░░░░░░░ t kill people in ░░░░░░░░ country I am struck ░░░░░░░░ the class dynamics The ░░░░░░░░ Thompson worked in a ░░░░░░░░ salon and his dad ░░░░░░░░ in a grain elevator ░░░░░░░░ went to Iowa state ░░░░░░░░ comes from a middle ░░░░░░░░ background The kid that ░░░░░░░░ up in a fancy ░░░░░░░░ estate family and went ░░░░░░░░ a fancy prep school ░░░░░░░░ Baltimore and has two ░░░░░░░░ League degrees that kid ░░░░░░░░ the populist outsider It ░░░░░░░░ like a cartoon I ░░░░░░░░ say one thing about ░░░░░░░░ Health Care I ve ░░░░░░░░ my people my family ░░░░░░░░ coverage by United Health ░░░░░░░░ and I have no ░░░░░░░░ for them but their ░░░░░░░░ margin is 6 which ░░░░░░░░ low by corporate standards ░░░░░░░░ people are driving up ░░░░░░░░ care costs in this ░░░░░░░░ and they are not ░░░░░░░░ insurance companies but there ░░░░░░░░ If you want to ░░░░░░░░ mad at someone for ░░░░░░░░ health care costs may ░░░░░░░░ spread some of the ░░░░░░░░ around Amna We could ░░░░░░░░ a larger conversation on ░░░░░░░░ at want to get ░░░░░░░░ take gt gt David ░░░░░░░░ spread the rage around ░░░░░░░░ what alarms me is ░░░░░░░░ degree of rage We ░░░░░░░░ all had our moments ░░░░░░░░ rage against the health ░░░░░░░░ machine I worry the ░░░░░░░░ is Asian of the ░░░░░░░░ of this troubled young ░░░░░░░░ is illustrative of not ░░░░░░░░ anger at the health ░░░░░░░░ system but anger more ░░░░░░░░ We are a kind ░░░░░░░░ road rage nation and ░░░░░░░░ should scare all of ░░░░░░░░ Amna Ruth Marcus and ░░░░░░░░ Brooks always great to ░░░░░░░░ with you both Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much. ♪♪