03/15/2009
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"A lot of the people around the President are telling him not to fire Sessions because he will have a (INAUDIBLE) on his hands trying to get anybody confirmed starting with Pruitt."
"Presidents, no matter how much experience they have, need stabilizing forces around them."
"There's no pressing need here. This is more of a political move."
"It is very healthy for a president to have a good friend, someone who can look him in the eye and tell him what's going right, but also what's going wrong, to give candid advice and not be as intimida..."