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This year. oren, tell us more about what theyre removing. this has been a couple years in the making, actually. >> it has quite a long process, when congress overrode president trumps veto, and rename anything, and as the committee went through the work, it found 13 different items, locations at the u.s. military academy, more commonly known as west point. the superintendent of west point writing an open letter, saying this process will begin, a multiphased prospect and it will take time. in ter...

Between 1999 and 2014, saudi arabia forked out over 24 million dollars to the clinton foundation with more millions to friends of saudi arabia. did they give so generously because they believe in, i dont know, fighting income inequality or empowering women or their own government is a feudal monarchy that bans women from driving. give me a break! they were given to buy access and curry favor with hillary clinton who they thought was going to be the next president, and didnt stop there. john pode...

Between 1999 and 2014, saudi arabia forked out over 24 million dollars to the clinton foundation with more millions to friends of saudi arabia. did they give so generously because they believe in, i dont know, fighting income inequality or empowering women or their own government is a feudal monarchy that bans women from driving. give me a break! they were given to buy access and curry favor with hillary clinton who they thought was going to be the next president, and didnt stop there. john pode...

Arabia forked out over 24 million dollars to the clinton foundation with more millions to friends of saudi arabia. did they give so generously because they believe in, i dont know, fighting income inequality or empowering women or their own government is a feudal monarchy that bans women from driving. give me a break! they were given to buy access and curry favor with hillary clinton who they thought was going to be the next president, and didnt stop there. john podestas own lobbying firm also t...

Disagree with that, that want to push the sanctions and youve been a supporter of more sanctions to come. why would you want that now because the president is very clear if any sanctions get to his desk he have will veto them? >> jenna, i think the view on the hill is that congress is actually passed the toughest sanctions over of the past few years. that the administration objected to them. congress overrode the objections. it was the tough sanctions that worked getting the iranians to the nego...

Switzerland, just to meet with anc leaders and supporters to help develop the solidarity movement, which we were mounting here in our own country. when i worked for congressman dellums, i have to say, ron dellums and bill gray, they led the fight for many, many years for sanctions to put this country on the right side of history. i remember ron introduced the sanctions bill, it must have been 12 times. and he would not waver. he kept going and kept going. finally, when president reagan vetoed it...

The fight for many, many years for sanctions to put this country on the right side of history. i remember ron introduced the sanctions bill, it must have been 12 times. and he would not waver. he kept going and kept going. finally, when president reagan vetoed it, the congress overrode that veto and put the united states on the right side of history. but still, the anc and president mandela were considered terrorists. and it wasnt until i was in south africa a few years ago that i learned of thi...