CABINET IS STEPPING DOWN AMID FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS.
FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS. HOLLY
HOLLY HALLIE JACKSON HAS MORE ON THAT.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
YOU. MICK MULVANEY CALLS IT A
TREMENDOUS HONOR NOW TO BE ABLE
TO WORK WITH THE PRESIDENT AS
HIS ACTING CHIEF OF STAFF.
BUT TWO YEARS AGO, HE SOUNDED
QUITE DIFFERENT DISCUSSING
TRUMP, CALLING HIM A TERRIBLE
HUMAN BEING.
HUMAN BEING. IN A MATTER OF DAYS, HE’LL BE
DONALD TRUMP’S RIGHT-HAND MAN.
BUT IN THE DAYS BEFORE THE
PRESIDENT WAS ELECTED, IT
APPEARED THAT MULVANEY COULD
PAIRLY STAND HIM.
>> HE’S A TERRIBLE HUMAN BEING.
THE CHOICE ON THE OTHER SIDE IS
JUST AS BAD.
>> Reporter: THOSE COMMENTS FROM
A SOUTH CAROLINA DEBATE IN 2016,
NOW RESURFACING.
NOW RESURFACING. FIRST REPORTED BY "THE DAILY
BEAST," AFTER THE INFAMOUS
"ACCESS HOLLYWOOD" STORY BROKE.
QUOTE, WHAT HE SAID IN THE
AUDIOTAPE IS DISGUSTING AND
INDEFENSIBLE, MULVANEY WROTE AT
THAT TIME.
THAT TIME. MY GUESS IS HE HAS PROBABLY SAID
EVEN WORSE, CALLING DONALD TRUMP
NOT A VERY GOOD PERSON.
TRUMP ALLIES, BRUSHING IT OFF.
>> I THINK HE’S GOING TO JUMP
INTO THIS JOB ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
HE’S ACTUALLY A PERFECT FIT IN
MANY WAYS.
MANY WAYS. >> Reporter: A MULVANEY
SPOKESPERSON CALLS THE COMMENTS
OLD NEWS.
OLD NEWS. POINTING OUT, HE HADN’T MET THE
PRESIDENT AT THE TIME.
NOW, HIS SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT
TRUMP HAS NEVER WAVERED WHILE
SERVE WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION.
HE BOTH LIKES AND RESPECTS THE
PRESIDENT AND HE LIKES WORKING
FOR HIM.
FOR HIM. MULVANEY WILL STAY ON AS
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, AS HE
TAKES ON THE ACTING CHIEF OF
STAFF ROLE IN THE WEST WING,
CAPPING WEEKS OF SPECULATION
ABOUT WHO WOULD REPLACE JOHN
KELLY.
KELLY. WITH THAT OPENING FILLED FOR
NOW, ANOTHER ADMINISTRATION JOB
IS UP FOR XWRABGRABS, INTERIOR
SECRETARY.
SECRETARY. RYAN ZINKE IS STEPPING DOWN,
AFTER TWO YEARS AT THE AGENCY
AND 17 SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS
INTO HIS CONDUCT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED ABOUT THAT
LAST MONTH.
LAST MONTH. >> I THINK HE’S DOING AN
EXCELLENT JOB.
EXCELLENT JOB. BUT WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
AND WE’LL PROBABLY HAVE AN IDEA
ABOUT THAT IN ABOUT A WEEK.
>> Reporter: A HOUSE DEMOCRATIC
SOURCE SAYS ZINKE WAS FACING THE
PROSPECT OF AGGRESSIVE OVERSIGHT
FROM DEMOCRATS ONCE THEY TAKE
OVER THE HOUSE NEXT YEAR.
HOURS BEFORE ZINKE’S APPEARANCE
AT A HOLIDAY RECEPTION,
PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCED HE
WILL LEAVE AT THE END OF THE
YEAR.
YEAR. HIS LEGACY AT THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT, AS MUCH DEFINED BY
THE ETHICS QUESTIONS AS THE
AGENCY’S ROLLBACKS OF OBAMA-ERA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS. >> THERE WAS A FEDERAL JUDGE IN
TEXAS WHO DECLARED OBAMACARE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE IT
WONDERING WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN
TO THEM.
TO THEM. WHAT’S THE LATEST?
>> Reporter: THE SHORT ANSWER IS
FOR THOSE FOLKS, HODA, NOTHING
HAPPENS TO THEM FOR NOW.
THE LAW REMAINS IN PLACE BECAUSE
IT IS EXPECTED TO BE APPEALED TO
HIGHER COURTS.
HIGHER COURTS. THE EXPECTATION IS THIS WILL GO
ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME
COURT.
COURT. YOU’RE THINKING, DIDN’T THE
SUPREME COURT ALREADY RULE ON
OBAMACARE?
OBAMACARE? YES.
YES. AND IT UPHELD THE LAW TWICE.
THERE’S A NEW LEGAL ARGUMENT
BEING MADE NOW AFTER CONGRESS
CHANGED PART OF THE HEALTH CARE
LAW LAST YEAR.
RIGHT NOW, SOME REPUBLICANS,
THOUGH, THINK THIS CASE DOESN’T
HAVE LEGS TO STAND ON.
PREDICTING THAT THAT TEXAS RULE
WILLING BE OVERTURNED.
IT’S A RULING THAT PRESIDENT
TRUMP CELEBRATED OVER THE
WEEKEND AND THAT FORMER
PRESIDENT OBAMA REMINDED FOLKS
ABOUT, SAYING, YOU CAN STILL
ENROLL SINCE THIS LAW IS STILL
IN PLACE.
IN PLACE. NOW, IF THE RULING DOES STAND BY
THAT TEXAS JUDGE AND OBAMACARE
IS OVERTURNED, THIS WOULD AFFECT
PRACTICALLY EVERY PART OF HEALTH
CARE COVERAGE IN THIS COUNTRY
AND AFFECT MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS.
AMERICANS. BUT WE REALLY WON’T KNOW FOR
YEARS IF THAT WILL BE THE CASE,
WHILE THIS MAKES THIS WAY
THROUGH THE APPEALS PROCESS.
THE BOTTOM LINE FOR MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS FOR NOW, IS IT’S