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Criticized president trump even if he was the one who walked out because there strategy has been all along, praise him, criticize his opponents. how do you square that with if it was the president himself who made that call -- >> well, theres the spin and theres reality. theres going to be a lot of spin in these next 24 hours. >> president trump was very carefully not to criticize kim jong-un. >> true. he wants to keep the lines of communication open. thats a letter place to be than we were abou...

National security advisor and the russian ambassador violated the logan act which is to say you cant be engaging in foreign policy. given the very limited use of that statute in the two century history, i highly doubt it. the question was why was mike flynn lying about this one? its perfectly acceptable for him to be reaching out during the transition to want to keep lines of communication open. so still we dont have a real explanation. mike flynn absolutely knew you cannot lie to the fbi. befor...

Contacts between the designated national security advisor and the russian ambassador violated the logan act which is to say you cant be engaging in foreign policy. given the very limited use of that statute in the two century history, i highly doubt it. the question was why was mike flynn lying about this one? its perfectly acceptable for him to be reaching out during the transition to want to keep lines of communication open. so still we dont have a real explanation. mike flynn absolutely knew ...

Havent done anything to deserve them. >> what are do you think should be coming from another meeting like this? >> we would hope that north korea would take steps to denuclearize. what they have done is continue to throw red herrings our way. in the state department read out today, north korea agreed to let inspectors into a test site they dismantled. you dont have to reinvent the playbook. we have agencies that lay out what denuclearization looks like. for example, it looks like letting inspect...

Heavily on an issue that they arent as familiar with. it gives the president the ability to talk to people used to be working on certain issues if he so pleases. its certainly that so -- you know, this has been going on for a long time, that they have retained these security clearances, something that the president said he may also want to do keep to it where people dont have their clearances anymore are unable to get them again. it is this sort of back and forth of saying he doesnt believe they...

Can control those movements, but i do think it was just a bit of trolling. you know, as a way to signal, as he did and i think sincerely, that he thinks president trump is good for russia and good for russian interests. he wants to keep the lines of communication open. if its too hard to have the summit here, move to moscow where he can control it better. >> the fact that they have been so eager to set up a second meeting -- >> crazy. >> within months. >> makes no sense. >> what does that tell y...

I dont think youll have any gee, i didnt, you got me. there won be a perry mason here. you never know. i will firmly absolutely ask the question. and hopefully well have a very good relationship with russia. >> calls from democrats this afternoon in the wake of the new indictments against russian intelligence agents to cancel that meeting with putin. at the same time, calls from the prime minister of canada and britain to go ahead with the summit. they think its important to start a dialogue wit...

Republican women, susan collins and lisa murkowski who were really decisive votes and leaders in that fight. >> so, if you look back at some of the big standoffs in congress over the last five years, the government shutdowns during president obamas presidency, it was always women who kept the lines of communication open. >> agree. >> women fall short when it comes time to market those skills as political assets. it seems on the republican side, the loudest, most extreme, the members of the house...

Truth to it. even so there is little she can do to rein in donald trump and vladimir putin how much room to maneuver does she actually have a point. there are two aspects to want you said the u.s. is in so far problematic because of the sanctions its always imposing like specifically in order to force states to do things they dont want to do thats their expressed goal the science youre absolutely does this. race. yes and they can get away with it because the u.s. market is important for german a...

Leave or responsibility for mike pompeo, the last person to have that albeit successful meeting, he was bringing home three american detainees and hes the one person we havent heard the north koreans speak bad about. >> its to put the pressure on the north koreans which you saw him doing but also keeping the lines of communication open. when this first started opening up the possibility this summit would be cancelled. officials here at the white house and the president himself said clear that co...