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I impeachment, this is not coming from experience per se, but you realized that he asked they were doing his diligent work. so he will have a lot of plus te -- bluster, but this is mcconnells baby. and well see what they do. >> whether or not they have sent articles to the senate, where do you stand on that legal question. this is not a situation that the constitution spells out.

Test. still, options to respond are already on the table. cnns david culver is live in hong kong. david, it seems like so much bluster and then nothing. what is going on with the north korean regime right now? >> thats the question being posed by several u.s. officials, abby. one u.s. official tells cnn that the trump administration has preapproved a range of responses. they can start military drills of ground weapons. but all of that depends on what, if anything, north korea does in the next fe...

Slouch. what worries you about the republican tactic in this? how does this go wrong for republicans? >> i read that piece and i agree with it. this is much more than bluster with her. the constitution is clear, the house cannot dictate process for the sun and the senate cannot dictate a house process. what they are trying to do, she and schumer are trying to set the stage to convince the american people once there is a trial that it was illegitimate in the verdict, which we all know is going to...

Ramps up warning signs. cnns paula hancocks is live in seoul. is this more bluster from the korean regime? how serious does the u.s. take this threat? >> reporter: officials in the united states are on alert for what this potential gift could be. christmas day has passed. that doesnt mean the promise or the threat of this gift has gone away. one source with familiarity of north koreas thinking does believe that the likelihood of an icbm test, an intercontinental ballistic missile or a nuclear te...

Deadline whether we view that as some kind of obligation on the u.s. part or not by the end of the year. now you see well, was it the orthodox christmas? traditional u.s. christmas relief from sanctions. it is using a lot of bluster, intimidation and threats to get the u.s. to fall back primarily from the economic sanctions and the presence on the south korea peninsula. >> leland: the blackmail of missile tests, nuclear tests has worked for the kim family for the past 50-plus years against much ...

Evidence that might disprove it. when paul moore was arrested and charged with the murder of roberto ayala, his cousin peter began to experience that particular phenomenon quite personally. around town people still seemed to believe that pete was the murderer. ironic, perhaps, that for all his bluster, pete has never been in arrested, never been in trouble with the law, runs his own business, has been a good father, and over the years has taken in wayward teens to give them a better start. kids ...

I still dont see a path for him to win the nomination. and i -- i think the biggest fact for me in the last two, three weeks has been the steadying of joe biden. when bloomberg came in seeking that moderate senator position, it was a sign of concern that biden was fading fast. one reason i dont focus so much on bloomberg now is that biden has steadied. he had a good last debate. the poll numbers for him are up. he seems more confident just in his personal affect. and he still looks like the pers...

>> thank you for having me. merry christmas to you too. >> molly: the president managed to have a lighthearted response when he said maybe it is a nice gift, a beautiful face. your thoughts on what potentially coming from north korea leveling the bluster and threats and art direction? >> what is very clear is that north korea wants to get rid of a lot of these economic sanctions. president trump absolutely recognizes that we remain in the dominant position. even if they later on today to launch ...

Trying if this missile test takes place is using it as leverage to try to get some sanction relief. i dont believe for a minute that the trump administration will grant them that. >> molly: it seems to be kind of a standoff on that particular issue. early last week, mark esper was asked about the christmas surprise, heres what he had to say. >> i have been watching the korean peninsula for may be a quarter of a century now and if so i am familiar with their tactics, with their bluster, i think w...

Employer telling axios, quote, the idea that were somehow exerting maximum pressure on north korea is just unfortunately not true and that the white house should take the, quote, unusual step of admitting that its policy failed. boltons candid remarks come as north korea is threatening a, quote, christmas gift which could be the countrys first test of a long-range nuclear missile. according to the u.s. air forces top general in the aisa-pacific region. president trump and north korean leader kim...