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On our weekly roundtable: the contrast between President Obama's farewell speech and Donald Trump's first press conference as President Elect.

Senate hearings for Trump's team continue, from Sessions to Tillerson to "Mad Dog" Mattis to Carson. What can we glean from what these men said and didn't say?

Also, there are fireworks regarding what the Russians may have on Trump: the so-called unsubstantiated reports. Trump and the U.S. intelligence chief have different stories about whether the reports are false or not. We discuss the role of BuzzFeed and Trump's explosive response.

There could be big implications to the increasingly heated rhetoric by Trump and his team against China, which include threats to Chinas interests in the South China Sea.

The Justice Department inspector generals office is opening an investigation to FBI Chief James Comey's infamous announcement, reopening concerns about Hillary Clinton's emails right before the election. What impact, if any, could this investigation have?

Our panelists are Jackie Goldberg, Laura Carlsen and Dr. Gerald Horne.