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On Meet the Press, Jay Sekulow, a member of the Trump personal legal team, tells Chuck Todd that the president is besieged by leaks, but that there is no investigation of him personally.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC» Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNewsNBC News is a leading source of global news and information. Here you will find clips from NBC Nightly News, Meet The Press, and original digital videos. Subscribe to our channel for news stories, technology, politics, health, entertainment, science, business, and exclusive NBC investigations.Connect with NBC News Online!Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBCFind NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBCFollow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBCFollow NBC News on Google+: http://nbcnews.to/PlusNBCFollow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBCFollow NBC News on Pinterest: http://nbcnews.to/PinNBCJay Sekulow: Trump Aware Firing Comey Could ‘Lengthen’ Probe (Full) | Meet The Press | NBC News

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exile forbid freeze out interdict keep out limit ostracize outlaw override preclude refuse reject rule out segregate shut out suspend accept add admit approve choose grant include keep ratify sanction welcome advocate loosen unfasten blockade defend fortify shut in block out conceal cover screen shroud recall remember adherence allegiance devotion faith fealty fidelity honesty honor integrity obedience patriotism reliability sincerity support tie trustworthiness ardor attachment bond conscientiousness constancy devotedness duty earnestness homage incorruptibility probity resolution scrupulousness single-mindedness singleness staunchness steadfastness subjection submission troth trueness trustiness truth truthfulness uprightness zeal inviolability trueheartedness disgrace dishonesty dishonor disloyalty lying treachery faithlessness inconstancy indifference unfaithfulness cohesion faithfulness loyalty unsteadiness affinity amore attraction case crush fondness friendship hankering liking love partiality possessiveness regard shine tenderness weakness yen hatred dislike hate alienation animosity aversion divorce enmity estrangement opposition belonging acceptance association inclusion kinship rapport relationship antipathy insecurity abidingness certainty decision dependability determination doggedness eagerness endurance firmness follow through permanence perseverance principle regularity stability steadiness surety tenacity unchangeableness unfailingness uniformity apathy disinterest doubt hesitation indecision indefiniteness instability irresolution uncertainty vacillation wavering change changeableness fluctuation irregularity duties accountabilities accountablenesses allegiances amenabilities answerabilities burdens call of duties charges consciences deference devoirs good faiths integrities liabilities loyalties pledges respects reverences inconstancies irresponsibility disrespect disregard disdain disobedience treacheries disloyalties dishonesties accountability accountableness amenability answerability burden call of duty charge conscience devoir good faith liability pledge respect reverence