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airbus. >> that was a big win for the united states, right? you never had wins with other presidents, did you? >> you're supposed to let the other guy answer. but anyway, the president of finland is determined to answer the question. >> but i think the question is for me. >> so the question, sir, is if you're concerned that the president will impose those tariffs and the effect that that may have on the economy. >> yes. first of all, when i referred to your democracy, i just wanted to tell that i'm impressed what american people have gained during these decades, 100 or so years, building up a very impressive democracy. so keep it going on. >> keep democracy going on. a message maybe. but you know what they say. a picture is worth a thousand words. look at that. and these pictures of an unhinged president lashing out in the oval office, having one very public meltdown after another, they tell you everything you need to know about just how much trouble he is in right now. you've seen the president reacting with rage to the growing impeachment in
airbus. >> that was a big win for the united states, right? you never had wins with other presidents, did you? >> you're supposed to let the other guy answer. but anyway, the president of finland is determined to answer the question. >> but i think the question is for me. >> so the question, sir, is if you're concerned that the president will impose those tariffs and the effect that that may have on the economy. >> yes. first of all, when i referred to your...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following lots of news including president trump who may be more concerned than ever about cracks in his gop firewall against impeachment. tonight senator mitt romney has real concern about mick mulvaney's admission that u.s. aid to ukraine was linked in part to the president's push to investigate democrats. this as president trump is refusing to talk about mulvaney's future even as he warns republicans they need to stick together and get tougher fighting impeachment. this hour i'll talk with congressman anthony brown and our correspondents and analysts are standing by. but first to kaitlan collins. the president seems to think republicans should be doing more to protect and defend him. >> reporter: yeah, wolf, the second day in a row that you saw the president's anger with his own party essentially urging them to be tougher on impeachment and fight back harder than they are doing so right now. the president making clear h
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a nato ally of the united states. hard to believe, a nato -- the president just issued a lengthy statement warning of sanctions, tough new sanctions on turkey based on what they're doing in syria right now. especially against the kurds. he writes in a statement. turkey's military offensive is a dangering civilians and threatening peace and security in the region. i've been perfectly clear with pred erdogan this is a humanitarian crisis and setting conditions for possible war crimes. he's talking about possible turkish war crimes, a nato ally of the united states. >> pretty remarkable. i think it is interesting difference between that statement today and what he's been tweeting for the last several days and when he got off the phone with erdogan and it was hands off, it is all years. so they're trying to toughen up his stance after he's already made this very foolish policy decision. we'll see what it does. now this statement doesn't put sanctions in place. it is simply authorizes sanctions. so nothing physically is do
a nato ally of the united states. hard to believe, a nato -- the president just issued a lengthy statement warning of sanctions, tough new sanctions on turkey based on what they're doing in syria right now. especially against the kurds. he writes in a statement. turkey's military offensive is a dangering civilians and threatening peace and security in the region. i've been perfectly clear with pred erdogan this is a humanitarian crisis and setting conditions for possible war crimes. he's...
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it doesn't claening the fact that the record of that call shows the president of the united states in a same conversation, indeed, immediately after the ukraine president asked for more military help, the president of the united states asked that leader a favor, though. and no attack on the whistle-blower anyone else will change those underlying facts. >> mr. chairman, again on the subject of the whistle-blower. i said to the president on that call, you've come into my wheelhouse 25 years on the intelligence committee as a member, as ranking member, as mr. schiff was before he became the chairman when we got the majority. so i was quite a gang of four before i was even in the leadership as a gang of eight. so for 25 years, one way or another, i was there when we improved the whistle-blower legislation in the late '90s. i was a part of that i was there when we made further improvements and president obama made executive, i don't know, executive order, but executive action, improvements in the whistle-blower legislation and then we have further legislation. and then i was there when we
it doesn't claening the fact that the record of that call shows the president of the united states in a same conversation, indeed, immediately after the ukraine president asked for more military help, the president of the united states asked that leader a favor, though. and no attack on the whistle-blower anyone else will change those underlying facts. >> mr. chairman, again on the subject of the whistle-blower. i said to the president on that call, you've come into my wheelhouse 25 years...
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the united states is now completely absent. so you look at that and think that's a foreign policy victory? i'd hate to see what a failure looks like. that's a complicated issue. but the way in which he handled this. look at just the thing with turkey right now. he threatened the turks and said don't go in. they went in. he says i am going to impose sanctions on you if you go in. they go in and do what they want to. the turks stop their military action just because they had finished, they had accomplished their goals and trump declares victory and says all sanctions are lifted. what donald trump is now revealing to the world about himself is he is a paper tiger. he never actually follows through on any of his threats. the sanctions against turkey were toothless. the threats against iran have been toothless. the threats against north korea have been toothless. he is very good at the kind of braggadocio on the podium, but he never follows through. so the turks were told this is a red line, do not go in. they went in. he said we ar
the united states is now completely absent. so you look at that and think that's a foreign policy victory? i'd hate to see what a failure looks like. that's a complicated issue. but the way in which he handled this. look at just the thing with turkey right now. he threatened the turks and said don't go in. they went in. he says i am going to impose sanctions on you if you go in. they go in and do what they want to. the turks stop their military action just because they had finished, they had...
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you know who used to be president of the united states? george washington, abraham lincoln, franklin roosevelt. ronald reagan. and this man. and this man and that's how he behaved. we need to put this in a time capsule to remind people about what this moment in american history is like. >> but we also have to keep in mind -- >> hold on. >> this is his defense strategy. nothing about what he's saying is accurate but it has fog to do with the fact that he is accused -- him, donald trump, not adam schiff -- of gross abuse of power and potentially illegal behavior and when he is under the limelight what does he do, he points the finger at someone else and tried to distract the public so we tweet about it but he is being investigated for his own misconduct and just expect more of this going forward. >> sean, go ahead. >> and in addition to what sam said, he's also being facilitated out there by the people who support the president who refuse to speak up and say to him, this is wrong. you should not do this. all of those -- all of those presiden
you know who used to be president of the united states? george washington, abraham lincoln, franklin roosevelt. ronald reagan. and this man. and this man and that's how he behaved. we need to put this in a time capsule to remind people about what this moment in american history is like. >> but we also have to keep in mind -- >> hold on. >> this is his defense strategy. nothing about what he's saying is accurate but it has fog to do with the fact that he is accused -- him,...
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ukraine is an important strategic partner of the united states. we know that russia still occupies part of ukraine. we have been urging the supplying of ukraine, of military equipment. and here we have a conversation with the president, which certainly raises questions as to whether that was conditional upon the ukraine president doing some political favor for the president. these are oversight issues that congress has a responsibility, the united states senate has a responsibility to conduct hearings. i would hope democrats and republicans want to get to the facts. what was happening? our policy in ukraine is critically important to our national security. and the united states senate has a responsibility to oversight what the administration is doing. >> there have been a lot of hearings on the house side, so far, nothing on the senate side. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >> there's more breaking news. we'll have more on the testimony of president trump's former top russia asvider and her backing of the ambassador ousted by the
ukraine is an important strategic partner of the united states. we know that russia still occupies part of ukraine. we have been urging the supplying of ukraine, of military equipment. and here we have a conversation with the president, which certainly raises questions as to whether that was conditional upon the ukraine president doing some political favor for the president. these are oversight issues that congress has a responsibility, the united states senate has a responsibility to conduct...
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people in the pacific region are questioning whether the united states can be relied upon. when you talk about ukraine and you see our action there and see the action taking place pulling our troops out in an impetuous way in syria, then all the other countries say we can't trust you. i have been getting calls from a number of leaders around the world and ambassador saying we no longer trust the united states. >> joining me now to discuss. that was all part of the cnn citizen program today. fascinating. it's online if you want to see it. you heard what he said. i'm glad both of you can join us. we have been focussed quite a bit on the domestic implications. but sounding the alarm internationally, it's not good. >> there's dramatic events in the last couple weeks under scoring the hostility and the risk he poses in the unfolding ukraine scandal and terms of his decision around syria. both of those events i think really suggest that donald trump is not the kind of ally in partner you would want in ukraine he held hostage congressionally approve td military to a beleaguer coun
people in the pacific region are questioning whether the united states can be relied upon. when you talk about ukraine and you see our action there and see the action taking place pulling our troops out in an impetuous way in syria, then all the other countries say we can't trust you. i have been getting calls from a number of leaders around the world and ambassador saying we no longer trust the united states. >> joining me now to discuss. that was all part of the cnn citizen program...
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and he lived here in the united states. so we issued an arrest warrant for monsalve for murder, money laundering and drug trafficking. >> but at that time monsalve had left the country and had gone into hiding. >> he was sort of like a phantas mu like a ghost. we had no belief that he would ever be coming back, because we had heard that he had moved back to colombia, period. but two years later in february of 2000, we received a tip from an informant who was living in the same building as rebecca. and rebecca was his girlfriend and she had a child with him. the informant heard that monsalve was intending to come back into the united states through mexico. >> the building was in flushing, 100-family building that monsalve had used over the years as a stash house. a few days later, i received a call from this informant. she said monsalve was back not only in the united states, but he was back at the building. we commenced surveillance of the building 24 hours a day, waiting for him to come out, but he never did. finally, one
and he lived here in the united states. so we issued an arrest warrant for monsalve for murder, money laundering and drug trafficking. >> but at that time monsalve had left the country and had gone into hiding. >> he was sort of like a phantas mu like a ghost. we had no belief that he would ever be coming back, because we had heard that he had moved back to colombia, period. but two years later in february of 2000, we received a tip from an informant who was living in the same...
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welcome to our viewers in the united states and across the world. i'm dave briggs. >> it's 4:00 a.m. in new york. and breaking overnight, stunning, new details from closed-door testimony in the impeachment inquiry. trump's adviser fiona hill, raising concerns about rudy giuliani's role in u.s. policy towards ukraine. multiple sources say, she tried to report wrongdoing. hill testified that john bolton referred to rudy giuliani, as a, quote, hand grenade, who is going to blow everybody up. >> he told lawmakers bolten characterized a rogue operation. and mick mulvaney as being like a, quote, drug deal. this went beyond the text messages where sondland said there's no quid pro quo on ukraine. democrats came out backing fiona hill. republicans complaining about the process. >> rudy giuliani has clearly been a leading force for the administration in providing a shadow foreign policy in ukraine. >> you have witnesses along with their attorney trying to figure out what they can say and what they can't say. there's a reason why white house counsel should be
welcome to our viewers in the united states and across the world. i'm dave briggs. >> it's 4:00 a.m. in new york. and breaking overnight, stunning, new details from closed-door testimony in the impeachment inquiry. trump's adviser fiona hill, raising concerns about rudy giuliani's role in u.s. policy towards ukraine. multiple sources say, she tried to report wrongdoing. hill testified that john bolton referred to rudy giuliani, as a, quote, hand grenade, who is going to blow everybody up....
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states of america that today the united states and turkey have agreed to a cease-fire in syria. the turkish side will pause operation peace spring in order to allow for the withdrawal of ypg forces from the safe zone for 120 hours. all military operations under operation peace spring will be paused and operation peace spring will be halted entirely on completion of the withdrawal. our administration has already been in contact with syria defense forces and we've already begun to facilitate their safe withdrawal from the nearly 20-mile-wide safe zone area south of the turkish border in syria. let me say this also includes an agreement by turkey to engage in no military action against the community of kobani. and in addition, the united states and turkey have both mutually committed to a peaceful resolution and future for the safe zone, working on an international basis to ensure that peace and security defines this border region of syria. in addition to the settlement today with the cease fire, turkey and the united states mutually committed to the defeat isis activities in north
states of america that today the united states and turkey have agreed to a cease-fire in syria. the turkish side will pause operation peace spring in order to allow for the withdrawal of ypg forces from the safe zone for 120 hours. all military operations under operation peace spring will be paused and operation peace spring will be halted entirely on completion of the withdrawal. our administration has already been in contact with syria defense forces and we've already begun to facilitate...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i am wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we are following a lot of breaking news on the trump ukraine scandal. tonight, "the wall street journal reports that the president ordered removal of the u.s. ambassador to ukraine after months of complaints from his allies, including his personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. giuliani reportedly felt the ambassador was obstructing his efforts to get ukraine to investigate joe biden. this as the former u.s. envoy to ukraine reportedly told house investigators that he warned giuliani he was getting bad information about biden and his son. "the washington post" reports kurt volker also told ukrainian officials would be seen as interfering in the election if they investigated biden. tonight, president trump takes his push for a biden probe further, publicly urging china as well as ukraine to look into his potential 2020 opponent. this hour, i'll talk with democrat on the house oversight committee, congressman jimmy gomez, and correspondents and analysts are a
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i am wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we are following a lot of breaking news on the trump ukraine scandal. tonight, "the wall street journal reports that the president ordered removal of the u.s. ambassador to ukraine after months of complaints from his allies, including his personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. giuliani reportedly felt the ambassador was obstructing his efforts to get...
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but they are united in their hate of the west, and the united states in particular. this is an environment also, natalie, that is densely tpop lated with refugees from the russian air strikes and artillery bombardments that have so cursed the syrian landscape for so many years, particularly from owe oleppo and homs. the kurdish dominated allies fought so long and hard and lost about 10,000 troops in the battle alongside the united states and other allies against the so-called islamic state. they put out an earlier one this morning claiming that they had been helpful in the intelligence that led to this operation. we've got no corroboration of course from the united states. this is not in an area where the sdf has any significant overpresence at any rate. we have understood from eyewitnesses this was a village, 5 kilometers, 3 miles, inside the territory, very close indeed to the turkish border. they tell cnn from a nearby town that the raid, in his view, conducted over a period of about an hour, involved several hole cop terse. obviously as we have seen that video, t
but they are united in their hate of the west, and the united states in particular. this is an environment also, natalie, that is densely tpop lated with refugees from the russian air strikes and artillery bombardments that have so cursed the syrian landscape for so many years, particularly from owe oleppo and homs. the kurdish dominated allies fought so long and hard and lost about 10,000 troops in the battle alongside the united states and other allies against the so-called islamic state....
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russian intelligence officers are a serious foe to the united states. they are well trained. they are well motivated. and they are fanatically pro moscow. spying is an insidious game, and the sbr is arguably the best in this business. >> as a former fbi agent and chairman of the house intelligence committee, i had oversight of all 16 of our nation's intelligence agencies. my name is mike rogers. i had access to classified information gathered by our operatives, people who risked everything for the united states and our families. you don't know their faces or their names. you don't know the real stories from the people who live the fear and the pressure, until now. >> information warfare against the united states, that's the heart of an extraordinary federal indictment announced today against 13 russians. the russians accused of working together to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. >> since world war ii, our biggest adversary has been russia. >> breaking news. ten alleged secret agents arrested, accused of spying on the united states for russia. >> we are tracking r
russian intelligence officers are a serious foe to the united states. they are well trained. they are well motivated. and they are fanatically pro moscow. spying is an insidious game, and the sbr is arguably the best in this business. >> as a former fbi agent and chairman of the house intelligence committee, i had oversight of all 16 of our nation's intelligence agencies. my name is mike rogers. i had access to classified information gathered by our operatives, people who risked...
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the united states and sitting down with the chinese president. how can hunter biden bother you and that doesn't? >> their business was well established before the president became president trump. >> how does that make it okay? she's doing business from the white house. >> joe biden didn't have -- but how is it okay that hunter biden was okay and his only connection was between his father and ukraine and he received $83,300 a month and he then -- vice president biden at the time goes around and brags -- >> the amounts don't shock me. biden never bragged -- as you well know, congressman, the vice president, former vice president, never bragged about getting rid of anything to help his son. he bragged about getting what the united states wanted to do -- >> how do we know about it, chris? >> what i'm saying is is it you care about both, you should care about both and disqualify them both. joe biden should not be allowed to run for president and this president should resign. >> if you do something illegal. >> illegal is the bar now? >> our president
the united states and sitting down with the chinese president. how can hunter biden bother you and that doesn't? >> their business was well established before the president became president trump. >> how does that make it okay? she's doing business from the white house. >> joe biden didn't have -- but how is it okay that hunter biden was okay and his only connection was between his father and ukraine and he received $83,300 a month and he then -- vice president biden at the...
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the united states of america did not give a green light to turkey to invade syria. >> but we're going to begin with some breaking news for you here, and it's about the ukraine scandal. joining me now is frank bruni, shimon prokupecz and talu. i appreciate you all joining us. shimon, this is "new york times" reporting, it is explosive and pulls former national security adviser john bolton into this mess. what can you tell us? >> yeah, essentially what this story says, don, fiona hill, as you said, testified all day today, ten hours of testimony, just coming out that she -- that bolton had expressed concern over what he called -- what the story calls a rogue operation and that lawyers on the national security council, bolton adviser to notify lawyers on the national security council that giuliani, rudy giuliani was working with mick mulvaney, who is the white house chief of staff, on what the story says was a rogue operation with legal implication. >> so let's start from the beginning here because "the new york times" is starting off by saying here, shimon. they said that the effort to
the united states of america did not give a green light to turkey to invade syria. >> but we're going to begin with some breaking news for you here, and it's about the ukraine scandal. joining me now is frank bruni, shimon prokupecz and talu. i appreciate you all joining us. shimon, this is "new york times" reporting, it is explosive and pulls former national security adviser john bolton into this mess. what can you tell us? >> yeah, essentially what this story says, don,...
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as secretary of defense of the united states, how do you respond to that? >> i understand the sentiment of the soldiers on the ground who have fought side by side with the kurds. they have been good partners. there's a certain bond that happens in combat when you're with fellow soldiers of any country. as you said, i experienced it during my time here in the gulf war. i understand that. but when you get back up to the 35,000 foot level, you've got to ask yourselves at the time that president erdogan decided to cross that border clear tli that he was going to make that move, i had a responsibility to make sure our soldiers weren't put in harm's way trapped between an army and sdf forces from the south and eventually russians and syrians so i took with the recommend dax of the chairman of joint chiefs of staff, we recommended those troops be withdrawn and eventually, the rest of f the force be withdrawn. i think the broader concept is this. it's no surprise that president trump said coming into office that he wanted to bring american soldiers, service members
as secretary of defense of the united states, how do you respond to that? >> i understand the sentiment of the soldiers on the ground who have fought side by side with the kurds. they have been good partners. there's a certain bond that happens in combat when you're with fellow soldiers of any country. as you said, i experienced it during my time here in the gulf war. i understand that. but when you get back up to the 35,000 foot level, you've got to ask yourselves at the time that...
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i had been defeated for president of the united states. i had been defeated for governor of california. i thought i was dead. >> after going through the trauma of defeat and disappointment, many felt that being out of office was an end to a career, and i must admit that i felt that, too. i was physically drained. emotionally drained. mentally drained. just numb. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, it's a great privilege and pleasure for me to present the former united states vice president mr. richard nixon. [ applause ] my little daughter said today that mr. nixon, i'll be honest, she says, "i do hope that man finds work." [ laughter ] can kennedy be defeated in '64? >> well, which one? [ laughter ] >> would you bring a piano out here? if we can do this. we had -- mrs. nixon, pat, had a tape recorder going one afternoon and she quietly said to mr. nixon, why don't you play an old piece? she recorded it. jose has made a concerto arrangement of this hinky-dinky song that you wrote. would you play it for us? [ applause ] ♪ >> there are times when
i had been defeated for president of the united states. i had been defeated for governor of california. i thought i was dead. >> after going through the trauma of defeat and disappointment, many felt that being out of office was an end to a career, and i must admit that i felt that, too. i was physically drained. emotionally drained. mentally drained. just numb. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, it's a great privilege and pleasure for me to present the former united states vice president...
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they need to determine for themselves whether the president of the united states has abused his office and violated the law as part of that. there's a lot of focus on republicans about whether or not the first whistleblower is -- doesn't have firsthand testimony. what we have now in terms of primary source documents is both that call memorandum or partial transcript that white house released itself, shows donald trump clearly bringing up investigations of the bidens, clearly linking it to some degree of support of american support for the ukrainians. now paired with that we have these text messages that kurt volker has produced between various u.s. diplomats who as this was going on were actually giving specific voice, saying things like are we saying that a white house meeting is now conditioned on investigations? saying that they -- these particular diplomats saying they thought it was crazy to condition u.s. support on -- u.s. support on the ukrainians willing to provide political assistance. already we really do have a very, very strong record, not to support what we might think ab
they need to determine for themselves whether the president of the united states has abused his office and violated the law as part of that. there's a lot of focus on republicans about whether or not the first whistleblower is -- doesn't have firsthand testimony. what we have now in terms of primary source documents is both that call memorandum or partial transcript that white house released itself, shows donald trump clearly bringing up investigations of the bidens, clearly linking it to some...
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the president of the united states, essentially pulling u.s. troops and our commitment to our kurdish allies in syria and the slaughter going on now, in realtime. was this a mistake by the president? and what should -- >> was this a mistake? this was ridiculous! it was another thing. but i see it even broader than that. i look at what he's done in north korea, where he seems to trust this murderer in north korea, who's -- >> sure. >> who has ordered the execution of his political enemies. the fact that he did not work with our allies and just withdrew from the iran treaty, where we could have demanded things together as a group. and now this. to say, to fill a campaign promise, i'm going to move our people, and then, you know, we think about this. it's in syria. but everybody should put their feet in the shoes of somebody over there. a mom who's now trying to escape this. and you see pictures of the daughter and maybe a little older daughter, carrying a little baby, trying to get out of the way. this did not have to happen. and this has been co
the president of the united states, essentially pulling u.s. troops and our commitment to our kurdish allies in syria and the slaughter going on now, in realtime. was this a mistake by the president? and what should -- >> was this a mistake? this was ridiculous! it was another thing. but i see it even broader than that. i look at what he's done in north korea, where he seems to trust this murderer in north korea, who's -- >> sure. >> who has ordered the execution of his...
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it's not just the president of the united states contradicting the facts, though he is. it's not just that he's contradicting himself, though he is doing that too. it's that he's being knocked back on his heels by his own party, by his fellow republicans, who think that he's gone too far leaving our allies, the kurds, defenseless and violating the constitution by trying to steer business to his own resort. this president clearly knows that he is in trouble as republicans -- some of them anyway -- are beginning to call him out. so as i said, tonight we're going to fact-check what the president says. as we always say around here, facts first. but if all that you've been hearing today are the short sound bites from the president, you really, really -- you haven't heard the whole story. you got to listen to -- you've got to listen longer to hear just how insecure this president sounds, how disconnected, how rambling, how worried. so here's what we're going to do. again, maybe you were at work. maybe you didn't see all of it, but he was on today, spoke for a long time just of
it's not just the president of the united states contradicting the facts, though he is. it's not just that he's contradicting himself, though he is doing that too. it's that he's being knocked back on his heels by his own party, by his fellow republicans, who think that he's gone too far leaving our allies, the kurds, defenseless and violating the constitution by trying to steer business to his own resort. this president clearly knows that he is in trouble as republicans -- some of them anyway...
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the vice president of the united states -- >> that's not what happened. sir, that's not what happened. the european union, the obama administration -- >> you don't think joe -- >> the international monetary fund, pro-clean government activists in ukraine thought that the prosecutor was not prosecuting corruption. >> so you're saying joe biden didn't tell ukraine to fire that prosecutor? i think he did. >> he did, but the guy was -- >> he bragged about it. >> the guy was not prosecuting anything. that was the problem. >> it's a strategy, folks. keep spinning, keep lying, keep talking over the person who's questioning you, over the anchor, over the journalist, whoever. just keep spinning lies and keep bringing up conspiracy theories as to confuse you, the american people. but don't be confused by it. that was jake tapper, our very own jake tapper, not letting the congressman get away with lies. and i think that is really important. if the president's defenders cannot stick to the facts, if they can't tell the truth, then we have to say so. we have to demand
the vice president of the united states -- >> that's not what happened. sir, that's not what happened. the european union, the obama administration -- >> you don't think joe -- >> the international monetary fund, pro-clean government activists in ukraine thought that the prosecutor was not prosecuting corruption. >> so you're saying joe biden didn't tell ukraine to fire that prosecutor? i think he did. >> he did, but the guy was -- >> he bragged about it....
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he is the vice president of the united states. his person was apparently, according to that "washington post" piece on the call. so pence didn't know that flynn was lying, pence didn't know about this. pence's trip got to the ukraine, to the inauguration of the president of ukraine got cancelled. you might ask why. and then if he asked the president why, you think maybe the president -- of course he would talk about corruption. do you think maybe he mentioned joe biden? he says it to everybody. everybody else in the world. so i think this is another interesting piece -- >> they sent the energy secretary, rick perry. >>> everything stand by. there's a lot more to discuss on the breaking news right after this. at humana, we believe your healthcare should evolve with you. and part of that evolution means choosing the right medicare plan for you. humana can help. with original medicare, you're covered for hospital stays and doctor office visits, but you'll have to pay a deductible for each. a medicare supplement plan can cover your de
he is the vice president of the united states. his person was apparently, according to that "washington post" piece on the call. so pence didn't know that flynn was lying, pence didn't know about this. pence's trip got to the ukraine, to the inauguration of the president of ukraine got cancelled. you might ask why. and then if he asked the president why, you think maybe the president -- of course he would talk about corruption. do you think maybe he mentioned joe biden? he says it to...
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>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we're following breaking news. this is the first of two votes on the floor of the house of representatives. this is a procedural vote that will allow the second more substantive vote to go forward that will publicly call for an impeachment inquiry, an investigation of the president of the united states. walk us through the process right now, the legislative process how it's unfolding. >> what we're seeing right now is that procedural vote we're going to set up. democrats will vote yet. republicans will vote no. the second vote is the vote that everybody cares about. as we've been reporting, it is going to be largely party line. you are not going to see many defections from either side. if you're looking at democrats and you want to see who votes in that no column, i'm told it's a small universe of nos. also, keep an eye on the floor. if there are members holding off their votes waiting to see how this is going to go, i'd be surprised given the fact that
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one pursuing the stated national security goals, bipartisan goals of the united states and supporting ukraine against russian aggression, and another channel that was actively undermining that attempting to withhold military assistance and until the president got what he wanted which was dirt on political opponents. >> it is interesting, abby, if you read the testimony and i read it a couple of times, they really wanted president zelensky to do a public interview and they mentioned cnn a few times, that is what the president really wanted. a public statement that he was going to investigate this firm burisma and the bidens, the 2016 election, and ukrainian involvement, allegations that ukrainian as opposed to russia was interfering in the american election and they wanted a public statement from president zelensky. >> that struck out at me as well. why would they need that public statement to be sort of -- presumptively on camera, something that could be replayed over and over again. and taylor alose -- alluded to the fact that he wanted president zelensky to personally do it himself.
one pursuing the stated national security goals, bipartisan goals of the united states and supporting ukraine against russian aggression, and another channel that was actively undermining that attempting to withhold military assistance and until the president got what he wanted which was dirt on political opponents. >> it is interesting, abby, if you read the testimony and i read it a couple of times, they really wanted president zelensky to do a public interview and they mentioned cnn a...
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it is a very historic day here in the united states. we've just heard nancy pelosi set the scene for what is going to be a very critically important vote to impeach the president of the united states. we have a lot of analysis set through to go to a full vote on the floor of the house of representatives. nancy pelosi is making it clear not only by her words, by her actions that the democrats are determined to move forward on an official public transparent way with an impeachment process. >> yes. as much as the democrats, when they surprised even most of the rank and file earlier this week by saying they would have this vote, as much as they say it's not a response to the republicans, it's a response to the republican attack on the process. laying out clearly how this is going to go forward with open hearings and more importantly the rights that not just the republicans in congress, but the president and his team will have once they get into the presentation of evidence and the way the house judiciary committee laid it out by way of hist
it is a very historic day here in the united states. we've just heard nancy pelosi set the scene for what is going to be a very critically important vote to impeach the president of the united states. we have a lot of analysis set through to go to a full vote on the floor of the house of representatives. nancy pelosi is making it clear not only by her words, by her actions that the democrats are determined to move forward on an official public transparent way with an impeachment process....
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introduced by a gay man in the united states senate, barney frank. and he was trying to figure out how to at least get by the issue of not having to do something and be automatically excluded. i didn't think it was a good idea, so i voted no. but then it became part of an entire defense appropriation bill that was a gigantic bill, and i voted for the bill. that's the kind of things that everybody had. for example, everybody talked -- well, anyway. i voted for the bill. but when i got a chance, as vice president of the united states along with the president, who by the way was the head of everybody when he said -- i'll never forget. he brought in the joint chiefs and i said why don't you insist that they in fact change the policy today? and he said then it won't last. we've got to convince them it makes sense. and he was right. you usually impetuous me, i wanted to change the policy then and there by executive order. but you though what he did? he in fact said let them study it. and guess what? when the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff came out s
introduced by a gay man in the united states senate, barney frank. and he was trying to figure out how to at least get by the issue of not having to do something and be automatically excluded. i didn't think it was a good idea, so i voted no. but then it became part of an entire defense appropriation bill that was a gigantic bill, and i voted for the bill. that's the kind of things that everybody had. for example, everybody talked -- well, anyway. i voted for the bill. but when i got a chance,...
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here again the president of the united states distancing himself from her. watch this. >> she may be a wonderful woman. i don't know her. but she may be very much a wonderful woman. if you remember the phone call i had with the president, the new president, he didn't speak favorably. but i just don't know her. she may be a wonderful woman. >> as we continue though to see these key officials choosing to tell their stories, going against their bosses to do so, the white house remains defy and, refusing to cooperate in this inquiry. do you see that strategy holding up in the weeks possibly months to come of testimony and questions? >> i think that it will be increasingly difficult. at the very beginning of the impeachment kind of process or inquiries, you can say whatever you like, you can block this, try to block that, threaten if you like people from testifying, but now subpoenas are being issued, now i think with yovanovit yovanovitch's testimony and statement, i think others may be emboldened to come forward as well. others will comply with their subpoenas
here again the president of the united states distancing himself from her. watch this. >> she may be a wonderful woman. i don't know her. but she may be very much a wonderful woman. if you remember the phone call i had with the president, the new president, he didn't speak favorably. but i just don't know her. she may be a wonderful woman. >> as we continue though to see these key officials choosing to tell their stories, going against their bosses to do so, the white house remains...
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so i know what happens in the united states supreme court and what must happen in terms of fighting equality. we did it before. as president, i will do it again. i am concerned about the current configuration on this court for this issue. our fight is an ongoing one and we stand together in that regard. in terms of employment and what's before the court, we are still at a point in this country where people are treated differently under the law based on sexual orientation and the thing that i say to anybody is this, do you, can you defend in our country where we say we are a country of laws, that united states supreme court literally etched in marble, it says equal under the law. right, justice under the law. equal. how can we ever defend that our lgbtq brothers and sisters are treated differently under the law when they walk into their place of work? it is a fundamental issue as far as i'm concerned. and i will stand and fight for equality every day of the week. but there's still so much to do. we saw great success in terms of marriage. if we are going to be honest about it, there is still n
so i know what happens in the united states supreme court and what must happen in terms of fighting equality. we did it before. as president, i will do it again. i am concerned about the current configuration on this court for this issue. our fight is an ongoing one and we stand together in that regard. in terms of employment and what's before the court, we are still at a point in this country where people are treated differently under the law based on sexual orientation and the thing that i...
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united states in full meltdown mode. just tonight's latest headlines, okay, there is of course rudy giuliani telling cnn that he was the source for some of the documents that the state department's inspector general gave to congress today. the source says that giuliani gave those documents with unproven allegations about joe biden and his son to the white house, and then the white house passed them along to the office of the secretary of state, mike pompeo. giuliani says pompeo called him and said they would investigate. and there's some breaking news tonight on more of the president's calls with foreign leaders. more. sources are telling cnn he told his advisers that he thought that he could enlist britain's boris johnson and australia's scott morrison to work with bill barr as the attorney general looks for information on the origins of the russia investigation. that as a source is telling cnn tonight that the president's ukraine mess is worrying the vice president's team and causing concern over exactly where he stand
united states in full meltdown mode. just tonight's latest headlines, okay, there is of course rudy giuliani telling cnn that he was the source for some of the documents that the state department's inspector general gave to congress today. the source says that giuliani gave those documents with unproven allegations about joe biden and his son to the white house, and then the white house passed them along to the office of the secretary of state, mike pompeo. giuliani says pompeo called him and...
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we started looking at did hezbollah have sleeper cells in the united states. were they collected intelligence for an attack? did they pose a threat? for many years, mohammed amud attempted to get a visa to travel from lebanon to the united states. the consular officer that took his request smelled a rat. so hamud and his two cousins traveled to venezuela and they spend about 40 days on margarita island and they obtain some really poor fake visas that they know when they get to jfk are going to be spotted. >> the three travel on separate planes and arrive in new york. er that false visas are immediately detected. they caught mohammed hamoud red handed and he immediately claimed asylum from pez boll la, he is being persecuted by hezbollah and they bought it, hook, line and sinker. so that gave him status. catch and release. he's out to do what he does as a hezbollah oertive here in the united states. there is another hezbollah member already in charlotte, north carolina, his name saed harsh. he came to charlotte from lebanon in 1998. a wheeler, a deal rlt, astut
we started looking at did hezbollah have sleeper cells in the united states. were they collected intelligence for an attack? did they pose a threat? for many years, mohammed amud attempted to get a visa to travel from lebanon to the united states. the consular officer that took his request smelled a rat. so hamud and his two cousins traveled to venezuela and they spend about 40 days on margarita island and they obtain some really poor fake visas that they know when they get to jfk are going to...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're main "the situation roo." >>> we're following breaking news. a key congressional ally blasting president trump's decision to pull back u.s. troops in syria clearing the way for turkey's offensive against u.s. aligned kurdish forces. in a blistering op-ed mitch mcconnell call's the president's move a grave mistake and it's causing a strategic nightmare for the it. >>> the energy department sent a letter to house democrats saying that secretary rick perry will not be turning over ukraine documents theydemanding. >>> we're following the trump's team effort to try to clean up the mess created by the acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney. he struck at the heart of the defense when he told reporters the united states did tie ukraine military aid to the country's willingness to investiga investigate democrats. he later tried to walk that back and said there was no quid pro quo. we'll talk about the breaking ne news. our correspondentis and analyst are standing by. jim acosta
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're main "the situation roo." >>> we're following breaking news. a key congressional ally blasting president trump's decision to pull back u.s. troops in syria clearing the way for turkey's offensive against u.s. aligned kurdish forces. in a blistering op-ed mitch mcconnell call's the president's move a grave mistake and it's causing a strategic nightmare for the it. >>>...
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there is not another country on earth with authority inside the united states. no country who can come in and perform the functions that our fbi performs. and so, for italy to do any investigation at all here in the united states one of two things has to happen. they would have to turn to their -- as was being suggested, turn to their intelligence resources and basically conduct espionage here in the united states. they have to gather that information somehow. it could also be the case that attorney general barr is agreeing to provide the sources of the department of justice, the resources of the department of justice so that italy could do this. either way, it's inappropriate and the kind of thing that the intelligence community is very concerned about. >> let me ask you this. because if the instruments of power and government are being used to relitigate the investigation of the 2016 election interference, what does that tell you about the focus in defending the next election from foreign interference including from russia? bill barr's not traveling to russia
there is not another country on earth with authority inside the united states. no country who can come in and perform the functions that our fbi performs. and so, for italy to do any investigation at all here in the united states one of two things has to happen. they would have to turn to their -- as was being suggested, turn to their intelligence resources and basically conduct espionage here in the united states. they have to gather that information somehow. it could also be the case that...
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vice president, why do you want to be president of the united states? >> these lights are a little warm. i think this nation has a destiny. i think every individual has a destiny. >> richard nixon. >> and i am convinced that if america does not give the world, the free world, the leadership that it needs that the clouds of freedom will die forever. >> you're going to have dick nixon. >> with faith in america and in her people i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's the centennial convention of the republican party. 100 years since the nomination of lincoln. it's come now from abraham lincoln to richard nixon. ♪ everyone is voting for jack ♪ 'cause he's got what all the rest lack ♪ ♪ everyone wants to back jack ♪ jack is on the right track ♪ 'cause he's got high hopes ♪ he's got high hopes >> when i first met kennedy, he was a congressman. he was very intelligent. he was very personable. however, i sensed that he was very shy. frankly as i was. i rather thought that we were alike in that
vice president, why do you want to be president of the united states? >> these lights are a little warm. i think this nation has a destiny. i think every individual has a destiny. >> richard nixon. >> and i am convinced that if america does not give the world, the free world, the leadership that it needs that the clouds of freedom will die forever. >> you're going to have dick nixon. >> with faith in america and in her people i accept your nomination for president...
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the united states and allies from have a robust population of the world. it could have taken us to baghdadi. we don't know that yet. tactical operators are trying to find these high-target individuals. to capture or kill the leader of isis. but looking at the aftermath, that will be a second effect. whether or not he was killed in this operation, which was looking at bin laden. you have the ceo and the fbi, collecting dna and other analysis, to be sure they got their target. that will be on the ground. and backing up to this 30,000-foot view, without question, on high alert. questioning whether or not isis sympathizers that might be in their country, are looking at the possible killing of an isis leader and wondering if those who might subscribe to his beliefs they be on a retaliatory attack. for u.s. allies around the world, this will be a multi-pronged effort and investigation, to protect their peec people from attack. >> as people have declared isis defeated over the last several months, those authorities, have their own suspects they have 24-hour surve
the united states and allies from have a robust population of the world. it could have taken us to baghdadi. we don't know that yet. tactical operators are trying to find these high-target individuals. to capture or kill the leader of isis. but looking at the aftermath, that will be a second effect. whether or not he was killed in this operation, which was looking at bin laden. you have the ceo and the fbi, collecting dna and other analysis, to be sure they got their target. that will be on the...
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in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> this is "cnn breaking news". >>> breaking news tonight. house democrats take a new step towards formalizing the impeachment investigation. they just released a resolution that will be up for a full vote by the house of representatives on thursday as the probe moves into an urgent new phase, impeachment investigators are hearing important new testimony right now. the top ukraine expert at the white house telling lawmakers he was so troubled by mr. trump's july phone call with ukraine's president that he reported his concerns to his superior. this is the first testimony by someone who actually listened in to the call in which mr. trump pushed ukraine to investigate joe biden. i'll get reaction from house judiciary committee member hakeem jeffries and member rich blumenthal. our correspondents and analysts are standing by. first to sun land supati. it is now public. >> it is indeed. this sets up a big vote on thursday in the full
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the united states will have to do something about that. but who is going to do the fighting the next time around? are the kurds likely to do any of the fighting? they did 90% of the fight. they were the infantry for the united states air force. >> yet the president hasn't seemed that concerned about the well-being or what happens to the kurds or the region? >> sometimes you have to let them fight a little while. when people find out how tough the fighting is. these guys know up here. right? sometimes you have to let them fight. like you kids, you got to let them fight and you pull them apart. >> if this is how the u.s. is going to talk about its allies, fighters who are giving their lives for a common cause, who is going to be there for the u.s. next time around? >> well, that's right. when the fighting starts again and there will be fighting against some terror group, we have been very fortunate, the united states has been able to recruit local forces, because what the u.s. has found is we're not very good at that. it's very hard to do. y
the united states will have to do something about that. but who is going to do the fighting the next time around? are the kurds likely to do any of the fighting? they did 90% of the fight. they were the infantry for the united states air force. >> yet the president hasn't seemed that concerned about the well-being or what happens to the kurds or the region? >> sometimes you have to let them fight a little while. when people find out how tough the fighting is. these guys know up...
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giuliani's direct access to the president of the united states. a foreign adversary would cherish that type of access to the president. were they playing him? >> just an editorial point for the audience, i find it so hard to believe that anybody could play rudy giuliani on this level. the players we know about so far, these guys who have been indicted, it would be shocking to me if the man i've known all these years to be manipulated by people at this level. i have to put it out there because my interest is fairness. that's ghoulan. this is a question of who was rudy helping to deal with this. he hasn't said i just felt it was unfair so i'll talk to my -- oh, i'm a little sloppy. i'm not the wizard of oz here. the question there is -- at the same time he says i'm not working for any government and i don't have to register as a lobbyist but i can't talk to you about why i was trying to get this iranian turkish gold dealer out of a criminal situation with the united states because of attorney/client privilege. okay, so he's the lawyer. does that mea
giuliani's direct access to the president of the united states. a foreign adversary would cherish that type of access to the president. were they playing him? >> just an editorial point for the audience, i find it so hard to believe that anybody could play rudy giuliani on this level. the players we know about so far, these guys who have been indicted, it would be shocking to me if the man i've known all these years to be manipulated by people at this level. i have to put it out there...
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live from studio 7 here in the mothership, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. >> i'm rosemary church. from cnn headquarters in atlanta. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> president trump is again lashing out at house democrats as he faces a growing impeachment inquiry, resorting to name calling and throwing around more baseless allegations against his critics, including house speaker nancy pelosi and house intelligence chair adam schiff. >> the u.s. president tweeted about it, saying the house speaker and intelligence chair, in part, they are guilty for high crimes and misdemeanors and even treason. this comes, again, as a second whistle-blower has come forward in the scandal. cnn's jeremy diamond has the latest now from washington. >> reporter: we now know there are two whistle-blowers from within the intelligence community who have raised concerns about president trump's call with the president of ukraine. attorneys for the first whistle-blower now say they're also representing at least a second whistle-blower from within the intel
live from studio 7 here in the mothership, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. >> i'm rosemary church. from cnn headquarters in atlanta. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> president trump is again lashing out at house democrats as he faces a growing impeachment inquiry, resorting to name calling and throwing around more baseless allegations against his critics, including house speaker nancy pelosi and house intelligence...
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what happens after these five days is not up to the united states, really. it will be decided in a meeting between the turkish president and vladimir putin at the end of those five days. because, as we've seen, it is now russia, that's moved into the area. they do have leverage and the ability to call the shots on the ground, dave. >> all paths lead to putin. jomana, live for us in turkey this morning. thanks. >>> next year's g7 summit of world leaders will be hosted by president trump at his own doral resort in miami. that decision was made by president trump. the president using the office to give a huge contract to himself. revenue in doral has been in sharp decline in recent years with net operating income down 69%. the white house says the resort will host the event at cost. acting chief of staff, mick mulvaney, insists, that makes it okay. >> he's not making money off of this. he's not making money from working here. if you think it's going to help his brand, that's great. but i would suggest he doesn't need much help promoting his brand. >> house judi
what happens after these five days is not up to the united states, really. it will be decided in a meeting between the turkish president and vladimir putin at the end of those five days. because, as we've seen, it is now russia, that's moved into the area. they do have leverage and the ability to call the shots on the ground, dave. >> all paths lead to putin. jomana, live for us in turkey this morning. thanks. >>> next year's g7 summit of world leaders will be hosted by president...
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or somebody representing the united states overseas. but what is most untorrid about all of this is giuliani and others from the white house trying to extract from the ukrainians information about joe biden. there's a question here for his own reputation about what he knew about those efforts. did he entirely shut it down? did he look the other way? those are questions i expect that members will certainly ask him and they should ask him today as well. >> simply what did you think when the president asked the ukrainian leader? so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great. in terms of digging up dirt on joe biden. abby, what we saw -- what we have seen over the last 24 hours from this president is different. literally his face was different in this series of public events yesterday and the level of his rhetoric, his attacks on reuters reporting jeff mason. what do you think? >> a picture paints a thousand words. the demeanor yesterday really just brings to the public space what he is like in private and what he has been
or somebody representing the united states overseas. but what is most untorrid about all of this is giuliani and others from the white house trying to extract from the ukrainians information about joe biden. there's a question here for his own reputation about what he knew about those efforts. did he entirely shut it down? did he look the other way? those are questions i expect that members will certainly ask him and they should ask him today as well. >> simply what did you think when the...
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it's the phone call you cannot screen from the president of the united states. this morning, we're learning that the president has been privately calling senate majority leader mitch mcconnell up to three times a day, according to a source, warning him to keep his troops in line on impeachment. as for democrats, the next phase in their fight, a wave of new subpoenas we hear are coming. and some are even suggesting they call the president's bluff and hold a formal vote on impeachment. now white house lawyers called the impeachment inquiry illegitimate without that vote. in that same letter this week they also said the president had a country to lead and was getting back to work. yet, for someone supposedly set on moving on, the president is spending a lot of time on rallies, on tweets about impeachment and on hiring more lawyers to fight back against it. part of that strategy will be on display tonight. the president heads to minneapolis for a campaign rally in a state that his team thinks they can flip. and look at the latest polling. it shows a little bit why t
it's the phone call you cannot screen from the president of the united states. this morning, we're learning that the president has been privately calling senate majority leader mitch mcconnell up to three times a day, according to a source, warning him to keep his troops in line on impeachment. as for democrats, the next phase in their fight, a wave of new subpoenas we hear are coming. and some are even suggesting they call the president's bluff and hold a formal vote on impeachment. now white...
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what dhaoes that have to do wit the united states of america? syria does have a relationship with the kurds. the thing that's common is that everybody hates isis. now, the pkk, which is a part of the kurds, as you know, is probably worse at terror and more of a terrorist threat in many ways than isis. so it's a very semicomplicated, not too complicated you're smart, but it's a semicomplicated problem and i think it's a problem that we have very nicely under control. we have two countries wanting their land. we have one country that wants land perhaps that doesn't belong to them because they want to have a 22-mile strip of they call it freedom. they call it a lot of things. they want to getter resists o t. with that being said, vice president mike pence is going there. he'll be leaving either late tonight or tomorrow. he was going to leave yesterday, but they have to have certain security done. he's a very important man in our country. he'll be leaving with secretary of state pompeo. we already have representatives there negotiating with turkey.
what dhaoes that have to do wit the united states of america? syria does have a relationship with the kurds. the thing that's common is that everybody hates isis. now, the pkk, which is a part of the kurds, as you know, is probably worse at terror and more of a terrorist threat in many ways than isis. so it's a very semicomplicated, not too complicated you're smart, but it's a semicomplicated problem and i think it's a problem that we have very nicely under control. we have two countries...
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nancy pelosi hates the united states of america. because she wouldn't be doing this. >> she hates the united states of america he says. >> look, every indication that we've had including from some reporting on capitol hill is that the president is very obsessed with this. he's taking to calling mitch mcconnell two to three times a day, the majority in the senate to try to figure out how to corral and make sure that republicans stay on board with his message and he's very, very much obsessed with the idea that -- that he believes republicans aren't nearly as united in defending him as democrats are in attacking him and so that is -- that is foremost in his mind and you see that reflected in the comments. >> the white house press secretary, stephanie gresham issued this statement. the president was measured, factual and decisive while speaker pelosi's decision to walk out was baffling but not surprising. she had no intention of listening or contributing to security issues and democratic leadership chose to storm out and whine, everyon
nancy pelosi hates the united states of america. because she wouldn't be doing this. >> she hates the united states of america he says. >> look, every indication that we've had including from some reporting on capitol hill is that the president is very obsessed with this. he's taking to calling mitch mcconnell two to three times a day, the majority in the senate to try to figure out how to corral and make sure that republicans stay on board with his message and he's very, very much...
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turkey, remember, they are a nato member, along with the united states. well, a u.s. official is saying that they did not have a role in the operation, but they were told ahead of time to make sure they could deconflict, which i imagine they have a dozen or so u.s. aircraft flying inside their air space towards this target. turkey needed to know what was going down or where the aircraft may have been going. that's where we are at this point and of course the question will be how did baghdadi get there. waiting for confirmation that it was indeed him and what particular level of knowledge did turkey have, given the man was a matter of miles away from their southern border. turkey has always said it's been hard in the fight against isis, but this is a key moment for their relationship with washington. >> stay with us. ben, i want to go to you. you've covered this story for years. try to help our viewers understand the significance, if this is true and baghdadi is dead, the head of the snake, if you will. what is the significance and what remains for isis in items of its
turkey, remember, they are a nato member, along with the united states. well, a u.s. official is saying that they did not have a role in the operation, but they were told ahead of time to make sure they could deconflict, which i imagine they have a dozen or so u.s. aircraft flying inside their air space towards this target. turkey needed to know what was going down or where the aircraft may have been going. that's where we are at this point and of course the question will be how did baghdadi...
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states is that the president of the united states put on hold an effort to strengthen relations with the ukrainian government until they were in contact, these u.s. officials were in contact with rudy giuliani, the president's personal attorney who at the time was pursuing investigations into the bidens and the 2016 campaign. now let's get into some of the particulars of this rather detailed opening statement. he said that in may 2019, after president zelensky of ukraine had been inaugurated, sondland and other u.s. officials went to brief president trump about exactly how to strengthen relations with the country. he said that the president essentially said talk to rudy giuliani, according to his testimony. president trump was skeptical that ukraine was serious about reforms and anti-corruption and he directed those of us present at the meeting to talk to rudy giuliani about his concerns. he says it was apparent to all of us that the key to changing the president's mind was mr. giuliani. he said after that, rick perry, the energy secretary and special envoy to ukraine kurt volker wer
states is that the president of the united states put on hold an effort to strengthen relations with the ukrainian government until they were in contact, these u.s. officials were in contact with rudy giuliani, the president's personal attorney who at the time was pursuing investigations into the bidens and the 2016 campaign. now let's get into some of the particulars of this rather detailed opening statement. he said that in may 2019, after president zelensky of ukraine had been inaugurated,...
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giuliani's direct access to the president of the united states. that was something they would cherish, a foreigned a sor adve would cherish. >> i have one more question. just an editorial point for the audience. i find it so hard to believe that anybody could play rudy giuliani on this level. the players we know about so far, the guys that were indicted, it would be shocking if the man i have known could be manipulated at this level. i have to put it out there. my interest the fairness. jim, the cleric, all right, that's gulan. that's what we're talking about who was rudy trying to deal with? a little sloppy. this gold dealer here, also. he was helping on. andrew, again, the question there is, he says, at the similsame time, i'm not working for any government. i don't have to register as a lobbyist. but i can't talk to you about why i was trying to get this iranian-turkish gold dealer out of a criminal situation of the united states, because of attorney/client privilege. he's the bauelawyer. does that mean he is exempt of my laws requiring registr
giuliani's direct access to the president of the united states. that was something they would cherish, a foreigned a sor adve would cherish. >> i have one more question. just an editorial point for the audience. i find it so hard to believe that anybody could play rudy giuliani on this level. the players we know about so far, the guys that were indicted, it would be shocking if the man i have known could be manipulated at this level. i have to put it out there. my interest the fairness....
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this is the presidency of the united states! >> one by one, conservatives who revered the president put conscious over party. >> i cannot condone what i have heard. i cannot excuse it and i cannot and will not standstill for it. >> i wish the president could do something to about solve himself. >> perhaps the most conservative southerner was walter flowers. he served as george wallace's chain chairman. >> i wake up nights at least the nights i have been able the go to sleep wondering if this couldn't be some sort of dream. impeach the president of the united states. >> but he did vote to impeach even though walter flower said it gave him an ulcer. even the conservatives who stuck with the president reached across the aisle to say thank you. >> i must admit in all candidness that it has been very fair. >> this impeachment inquiry has been historic and honorable. >> republicans understood that they were not going to carry their base if they voted for impeachment. and some of them did it any way. >> all those in favor signify by sa
this is the presidency of the united states! >> one by one, conservatives who revered the president put conscious over party. >> i cannot condone what i have heard. i cannot excuse it and i cannot and will not standstill for it. >> i wish the president could do something to about solve himself. >> perhaps the most conservative southerner was walter flowers. he served as george wallace's chain chairman. >> i wake up nights at least the nights i have been able the go...