. >> there is book coming out ronald kessler, showing president trump in positive light. he talks about him in the future seeing more of a reagan figure but disliked by media. he will get a lot done. you are not portrayed postively. he says you are to blame for some of the leaks. when he met with you, you had negative things to say about ivanka and jared? into no. i have a great working relationship and great working relationship with jared and ivanka. i have a dinner with them recently at their house. the president and i talked about number of issues, talked about that very briefly because there are some things happening. he knows, he said publicly privately who the leakers and liars are. there is a lot less leaking in the white house. >> some still exists in the white house. >> perhaps. let me make clear something you know, you are there and have two eyes. if somebody puts kellyanne interview on chiron in a headline, you get clicks and kicks. we're not really discussing that here at all today. we don't need a book to tell us this is, mr. trump is going to be a great pre

sunday night on afterward, journaled ronald kessler with his book, the trump white house, changing the rules of the game. >> he is like a boxer. he is bobbing and weaving, counterpunching. it is all an act. for 26 years, when she joined the organization, there were seven other employees. she knew them better than anybody on the business and social side. she said there are two donald trump's. one is the one you see on tv who makes outrageous comments to get attention for his brand. --n if it creates public negative publicity, he becomes the center of attention every day in conversation and for the media. then there is the other donald trump who is the opposite. he is thoughtful, he listens, he is careful about making decisions. >> watch afterwards sunday night at nine a clock p.m. eastern on c-span two book tv. the senate judiciary committee considered legislation to set requirements and limitations on removing a special counsel appointed by the attorney general office. past with senators grassley, flake, and graham favoring the legislation. this is just over 1.5 hours.

joining us is the book's author, ronald kessler. thanks for joining us this morning.ay, this revelation caught a lot of our attention in part because she's been one of the biggest attackers of the media, fake news, et cetera. yet you're saying she's one of the biggest sources. >> i think she does a very good job on tv. when i interviewed her at the white house and it was recorded she apparently forgot she was on the record and started attacking reince priebus, saying the nastiest and most obviously untrue things about him, so damaging that i don't want to repeat it. i didn't put it in the book because i thought it would be unfair. she also went after jared and ivanka saying they leak against steve bannon. aides have told me that they have seen text messages she has sent to journalists leaking, attacking her colleagues. it's just the truth and that's what i try to do in this book. >> you're saying in addition to being a leaker, she is leaking lies to the media. >> lies and distortions, major source -- the major source probably of leaks from the white house. >> she refu

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the author, ronald kessler, said conway once forgot she was on the record and ripped h ttoin rmo er ccohief of staff, reince priebus. as well as ivanka trump and jared kushner. >>> epa head scott pruitt is under scrutiny for living i byn the wife of an energy lobbyist. the epa has defended pruitt, saying the $50 a night lease fell under ethics rules. some similar apartmentntre fortp this was a transition that didn v'teo petplfoe of judgment issues. >> reporter: he's accused of lavish spending on travel and a secure phone booth for his office. >>> more rallies expected in sacramento this week amid protests over the fatal police shooting of stephon clark. a 61-year-old grandmother was struck by a police vehicle during a vigil for clark. her family says she suffered a concussion and fractured ribs. the incident now under investigation. this was the second weekend of protests after clark's death. an autopsy requested by the family found the unarmed black man was shot eight times. mostly in his back. >>> a tragic update about a family car crash. that left at least five people dead, including sev

you are on withdrawal kessler. -- with ronald kessler.ler: there is not one executive order or bill targeting african-american unemployment rate. number 2 -- he himself referred to the unemployment rate as a con during the obama administration. and has not been calculated any different. it's a different standard -- double standard. he did not destroy isis. he had nothing to do with that. it was sheer timing and will of the people to get rid of isis. policy that hey changed for the military that has changed the rules of engagement? i would like to hear your answer. guest: first of all, on the unemployment rate, the reason that it is at historic lows, lower than any point in recorded history, is that trump is deregulating. -- excuse me -- ceos feel they can expand and hire more people. that is also why the stock market is up 40% since the election. a lot of this is psychological. people feel they can invest. businesses are not going to be demonized the way they were under obama. details ofhe military engagement and how he removed restrictio

. >> sunday night on "afterwards," journalist ronald kessler with his book on the trump white house.is interviewed by jenny thomas of liberty consulting. >> he's like a boxer. very intentioned, bobbing and weaving, counterpunching. it is all an act. i interviewed one of his top aides. when she joined the organization there were only seven under -- other employees. she knew him better than anyone. she said that there are two donald trumps. one is the one on tv who makes these outrageous comments to get attention for his brand, and even if it creates negative public city, he still becomes the center of attention every day, both in conversation in the media, but there's the other just theump, who is opposite. he is thoughtful, he listens

that's what ronald kessler wrote about the trump white house. does that surprise you that is attributed to kellyanne conway? >> that actually does surprise me, ron. i've known kellyanne conway for a number of years while writing my book, and just over the years as an advocate for public women. there are a lot of people in this white house talking to the press. there are a lot of people who speak incredibly frankly to the press. sometimes you see that even with people who -- for example, anthony scaramuchi. i think if you got rid of kellyanne conway or a number of them, things flow from the top. this is a president who is obsessed with the media. he's obsessed with how people appear on television, and he himself have called people on television and leaked to them. that is the culture of the white house. >> even if she were the number one leaker, the amount of leaks coming out of this white house would be difficult to pin down on just one person. excellent point, j. >>> now to escalating tensions in sacramento. protesters marching for another nigh

also this we can honor afterwards program journalist ronald kessler reports on the trump administration in the inner workings of the white house. recalls the personal and public life of mrs. reagan. television for serious readers. and now it begins with anthony ray hit. before being released in 2015. good evening. on behalf of the entire staff. at the historic federal reserve building.

it is written by ronald kessler.he book is reportedly overwhelmingly favorable to the president, to the white house. with one notable exception. the author claims the number one leaker in trump's skrirl none other than kellyanne conway. which is a surprise because she is probably the most aggressive trump defender of all of them. and of course, i was curious to get her take on this. so joining us from washington, please say health tow kellyanne conway. thank you for joining us. >> jared is gay. yes, that jared. he is g-a-y gay. >> kellyanne? >> oh, hi. >> were you just saying jared was gay? >> was i? >> it seemed like up. >> well, i wasn't. >> what were you saying? >> i was talking to the easter but not yiflt i said carrot. >> you said carrot is gay? >> that's right. have you ever seen a carrot? they're pretty gay. >> all right. i wanted to get your response to this book that claims you're the number one leaker in the white house. >> first of all, i would like the dlat president on winning today's easter egg hunt. he

. >> sunday night on afterward, journalist ronald kessler and his book the trump white house. >> he is like a boxer. bobbing and weaving, counterpunching, it is all an act. i interviewed a number of -- i interviewed a reporter, who was a top aide. when she joined the organization there were only seven other employees. she said there are two donald trump's. one is the one you see on tv who makes outrageous comments to get attention for his brand. even if it creates a negative for the city, he still becomes the center of attention every day, in conversation in front of the media eric then there is the other donald trump, the one insiders note was the opposite. , verytful, listens careful about making decisions. watch afterwards sunday night on book tv. monday evening at 7 p.m., james comey will be live on tv on c-span2 in primetime with his best-selling autobiography "a higher loyalty." issues he faced as the fbi director, including hillary clinton's in males and his views on president trump

ronald kessler, congratulations for being here. >> the book defends the president on a number of frontsssia investigation, "access hollywood," it talks about his marriage, how it's going to last. i want to get to it in a second. how should people read it? is it meant as a defense of president trump? >> i think it's a truthful book. it says he will be seen as a great president just like reagan who was dissed by the press based on the results. the record unemployment, getting rid of isis, all these tweets and controversies are going to be forgotten long-term. at the same time there's plenty of negative items in the book and juicy tidbits in the book. for example, hope hicks is the number one leaker and she -- >> hope hicks or kellyanne conway. >> i'm sorry. kellyanne conway. while i was interviewing kellyanne conway at the white house she forgot she was on record and she started lashing into reince priebus. she said the most mean cutting and obviously untrue things about reince priebus and i didn't include them in the book because they were so unfair. she also led into jared and ivanka sa

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view of gerald ford, joined by former vice president dick cheney and this weekend journalists ronald kessler report on the trumpet administration. >> he offered a veil so he, she put on and came out and started going out with him for a few months. and guess where fox went out together was in that story. >> the 16th paragraph. and it was the story that had meeting and an encounter, we said he was wonderful and the gentleman and they started going together. to me, it's like robbing a bank . and when i was at the washington post, in water dates, i would have been fired if i didn't write back. >> that's how the media change and what i do is i have specific examples about the collusion allegations or any other issues. and on collusion, the washington post ran a story august 14 of last year which quoted emails, they been sent over by the white house congressional committee among the various campaign aides including manafort. this minor aid was trying to get them to meet with russian leadership and manafort in the email said no, we're not going to do that and gates said we're not going to do that a

journalist ronald kessler with his book on the trump white house. he is interviewed by jenny thomas of liberty consulting. >> he's like a boxer. very intentioned, bobbing and weaving, counterpunching. it is all an act. i interviewed one of his top aides. when she joined the organization there were only seven under -- other employees. she knew him better than anyone. she said that there are two donald trumps. one is the one on tv who makes these outrageous comments to get attention for his brand, and even if it creates negative public city, he still becomes the center of attention every day, both in conversation in the media, but there's the other just theump, who is opposite. he is thoughtful, he listens, he's very careful about making decisions. "afterwards" on c-span2. >> for the second year in a row, president trump chose to skip the annual white house correspondents dinner and hold a rally. event in michigan, the president talks about the -- the accomplishments of his administration, the upcoming midterm elections, and the controversy surroundin

and this weekend journalist ronald kessler reports on the trump administration. >> he offered a bathing suit, do you want a bathing suit? yeah. so she went in the bathroom, put on a bikini, came out and started going out with him for quite a few months. but guess where the fact that they went out together was many that story? the 16th paragraph. the 16th paragraph. and the story portrayed it as a demeaning encounter. she said he was wonderful, he was a gentleman. and they started going together. that's the, to me, it's like robbing a bank. it's so dishonest. and when i was at "the washington post" during watergate, i would have been fired if i did anything like that. absolutely no question. that's how the media have changed, and what i do is i present specific examples whether it's about the collusion allegations or any other issue. and on collusion, you know, "the washington post" ran a story august 14th of last year which quoted e-mails that had been turned over by the white house to congressional committees among the various campaign aides including manafort. papadopoulos, this minor

. >> sunday night on afterwards, journalist ronald kessler with his book the trump white house, changing the rules of the game. he is interviewed by sandy thomas of liberty consulting. >> like a boxer he is always bobbing and weaving and counterpunching. it is all an act. his top 8 for 26 years when she joined the organization, she knew him better than anybody on the social side and she said there are two donald trumps, one of the when you see on tv who makes these outrageous comments to get attention for his brand, and even if it creates negative public city he still becomes the center of attention every day in conversation and the media. there is the other donald trump, the one insiders know who is just the opposite, he is thoughtful, he listens, he is very careful about making decisions. ..

. >> sunday night on afterwards, journalist ronald kessler with his book the trump white house: changing rules of the game. he is interviewed by any thomas of liberty consulting. >> he is like a boxer. he is diverting attention, bobbing and weaving, counterpunching. it is all an act. his top pay for 25 years joined the organization, there were only 25 employees. said, there were two donald trump. the one you see on tv, who makes these outrageous comments to get attention for his brand, and even if it creates negative publicity he is still the center of attention every day, both in conversation enter the media. in there is the other donald trump, the one that insiders know, who is just the opposite. he is thoughtful, he listens, he is very careful about making decisions. >> watch afterwards at sunday night, 9:00 eastern, on c-span2's book tv. >> washington journal continues. host: back at our table this morning, bill browder of hermitage capital management and a vocal critic of the russian regime. let me show the headline from dq. bill browder -- enemy number one -- putin enemy number one

sunday night on afterward, journalist ronald kessler with his book. he is interviewed by ginny thomas of liberty consulting. >> he is always very intentioned, bobbing and weaving. it is all an act. i interviewed his top aide. there were only of the -- seven other employees. there are two donald trump's one is the one that you see on tv, who makes these outrageous comments to get attention for his brand. even if it creates negative coverage company still becomes the center of attention every day in conversation and for the media. then there is the other donald .rump who is the opposite he listens come he is very careful about making decisions. effort -- watch afterward on c-span twos tv. talks tocy pelosi students in georgetown university. she covered a number of topics including the upcoming 2018 meant term -- midterm elections and social media data. [applause] >> good morning. >> good morning. >> leader pelosi, welcome back to georgetown. we are thrilled to have you. studentcam -- student town hall here as we approach the end of the semester. we are

coming up this morning, ronald kessler discusses his new book " the trump white house: changing the rulesf the game." then, talking about the new pbs frontline film about the trump presidency and the latest search for earthlike planets. a sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at some :00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. this week, facebook ceo mark will testify before senate and house committees on facebook's handling of user information and data privacy. today on c-span3, he will answer questions during a joint senate judiciary hearing. then on wednesday, he will appear before the house energy and commerce committee. watch live coverage and listen live with the free c-span radio and. the free c-span radio app. president trump's attorney is being investigated for possible bank fraud, campaign finance violations, according to a person familiar with the case. according to the article,

thehi trump white house shares ronald kessler's interviews with president trump and members of his administrationmothy snyder reports on the rise of authoritarianism around the world in "the road to unfreedom." and neuroscientist barbara lipska recalls her experiences surviving brain cancer. also, "hunting "el chapo"" chronicles the eight-year hunt to capture the mexican drug kingpin, elle chap poe. michael honey in "to the promised land." journalist elise saw roth reports on how america handles mental illness. and andrew yang looks at how technologyl is displacing jobs and impacting the economy in "the war on normal people." look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for many of the authors in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> i'm going to read to you from "all quiet on the western front" by eric maria remarque. i'm doing this because this is the book, when i was asked to find something to read, this was the book that had the mood that i feel not only about us here in new york, but people all over the world for all kinds of reasons. i hope it comes clear from the small

the trump white house shares ronald kessler's interviews with president trump and members of his administrationmothy snyder reports on the rise of authoritarianism around the world in "the road to unfreedom." and in the neuroscientist who lost her mind, barbara lipska recalls her experiences surviving brain cancer. also being published this week, hunting "el chapo" chronicles dea special agent andrew ohio began's eight-year hunt -- hogan's eight year hunt to count the mexican drug kingpin. "to the promised land." and in "insane," alicia roth recounts mental illness. and how technology is displacing jobs in "the war on normal people." look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for many of the authors in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> i'm going to read to you from "all quiet on the western front" by eric maria -- [inaudible] i'm doing this because this is the book that, or when i was asked to find something to read, this is the book that had the mood that i feel not only about us here in new york, but people all over the world for all kinds of reasons. i hope it come

kennedy: author ron kessler says president trump will be seen as a great leader just like ronald reagan. china retaliates with tariffs on american goods. who will win if we ends up in a trade war. the president set to meet with vladimir putin. grab a hammer, it's time to nail this thing. no american president has had as big an impact in the nation and the world in such a short period of time, that according to author ron kessler. in his book he details how the president makes decisions whoab trusts and what he thinks of people around him. he claims first laid yesterday melania trump rules the roost and is the one who convinced donald trump to run for president. he claims jared kushner and ivanka trump are responsible for the president's worst decisions and the president is encouraging them to move back to new york city. he says kellyanne conway is the major leaker, a charge she denies. welcome to the show. you say this president will be seen in such legendary favor as ronald reagan. >> reagan was also dissed by the press and it turns out he had remarkable accomplishments. we are seeing

kennedy: author ron kessler says president trump will be seen as a great leader just like ronald reagan with tariffs on american goods. who will win if we ends up in a trade war. the president set to meet with vladimir putin. grab a hammer, it's time to nail this thing.

sunday night on afterwards ronald kessler with the book the trump white house. he is interviewed by jenny thomas of liberty consulting. it's all an act. i interviewed his top aide for 26 years when she joined the organization. there only seven other employees. they knew them better than any other on the social side. there are two donald trump's. one is the one you see on tv who makes these outrageous comments to get attention for his brand. he still becomes a center of attention every day both in conversation and for the media. but then there's the other donald trump the one insiders know who is just the opposite. he's thoughtful, he listens, these very careful about making decisions for republicans joining democrats and support. mitch mcconnell says the measure well not be debated on the senate floor. the judiciary committee markup session was an hour and 40 minutes.

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