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In spring 2018. This is the un backed Prime Minister fayez al sarraj. And this is khalifa haftar, the rival military commander who controls the east of the country. Here they are shaking hands after the meeting, which was hosted by the french president , Emmanuel Macron. Heres what he said at the press conference. Translation today, president al sarraj and general haftar can become symbols of National Unity and reconciliation and peace. Iwant National Unity and reconciliation and peace. I want t...

In spring 2018. This is the un backed Prime Minister fayez al sarraj. And this is khalifa haftar, the rival military commander who controls the east of the country. Here they are shaking hands after the meeting, which was hosted by the french president , Emmanuel Macron. Heres what he said at the press conference. Translation today, president al sarraj and general haftar can become symbols of National Unity and reconciliation and peace. Iwant National Unity and reconciliation and peace. I want t...

Countries around the world. some have already enjoyed turkey and thanksgiving dinner at their bases. the president has vowed to bring many of those troops home. there are still 12,000 u.s. troops deployed to afghanistan. 5,000 in iraq, and fewer than 500 neighboring syria fighting against isis. since may of the pentagon has added 14,000 troops to the middle east, turning to afghanistan, the families of two hostages released nine days ago by the taliban will be having a better thanksgiving than u...

Really believe this sends a message to them that go ahead, the gates are open for 2020 and im open for business on this. >> oh, exactly. this simply encourages them to do something theyre going to do anyway and by the way, and the revelations and level of detail in the mueller report which the russians clearly had already gone to school on will be harder to detect what theyre doing. >> and now they have the president essentially encouraging the russians to continue to do what they did in 2016. >...

Detail in the mueller report which the russians clearly had already gone to school on will be harder to detect what theyre doing. >> and now they have the president essentially encouraging the russians to continue to do what they did in 2016. >> general clapper, appreciate it. thank you very much. we had a problem with the mike at the end and i apologize for that. joining us legal analyst laura coates and senior political analyst david gergen, were you surprised that the president would say this...

An adversary in russia who attacked us in 2016. general mattis said they would were try it again in 2020. we have to do anything to make sure russia or anybody else is not able to do that. >> weve spoken at some length about, or at least ive asked you at some length. youve not necessarily answered my questions, but about others who may or may not have lied to your committee. has there been any update to your understanding of any other figures aside from michael cohen who you believe lied to your...

In the present tense, this was his chief strategist, someone intimately involved from the general election campaign when donald trump was like 12 points back in the polls in august of 2016. general election campaign through the transition into the presidency. this is somebody who was clearly part of the inner circle. >> he goes on and he accuses him of being a leaker, as well. and the statement about his former chief strategist i guess it makes it clear theres no love lost any longer >> we have ...

I love general flynn. michael flynn, general flynn, is a wonderful man. >> this is no witch hunt as the president has repeatedly claimed. this is a search for the truth. following the facts wherever they lead. even into the presidents own family. cnn learning tonight that jared kushner himself, the presidents son-in-law, directed flynn weeks before the inauguration to contact the russian ambassador about a u.n. security council vote on israeli settlements. that is according to sources familiar w...

>> right now we dont have those details. the military made a promise to the transgender men and women serving. the promise, you can live in the open. well take care of your medical expenses and you can continue your service. to break faith with that promise would be unconscionable. >> wasnt the military, the defense secretary, james mattis, involved in what was described as a lengthy stud ty to determi what is appropriate, not appropriate? and without waiting for the results of the study went ah...

Presidents administration that approved flynns security clearances. renewed those security clearances in 2016. general flynn was pressured to resign for lying to the vice president about his conversations with the russian diplomat. now the pentagons inspector general has opened an investigation into flynn for apparently failing to disclose payments he had received from a russian television station. those payments were for an event that included dinner with the russian president vladimir putin ba...