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Global. as bad as they are for the middle east, they are even worse for the entire world. >> lets bring in one of the authors of that nbc news report ive been mentioning, carol lee. walk us through this decision-making process. the president said, quote, i consulted with everybody. that was i had blanket response when asked who helped him make this decision, i consulted with everybody. thats not borne out in your reporting. tell us why president erdogan was so upset and the president, according ...

Involved with this line of attack. >> he is unhinged. >> the president is so unstable, so volatile. he has a decision-making process that is so quixotic that he might order a nuclear weapon strike. >> he is making one thing clear. if hes going down, he has taken country with him. >> laura: ive got a love that one. this is really good stuff. the democrats i have a bogus russia investigation for more than two years, $30 million of taxpayer money and then they claim trump is destabilizing america? ...

>> he is unhinged. >> the president is so unstable so volatile. he has a decision-making process that is so quixotic that he might order a nuclear weapon strike. >> he is making one thing clear. if hes going down, he has taken country with him. >> laura: ive got a love that one. t this is really good stuff. the democrats i have a bogus russia investigation for more than h two years, $30 million of taxpayer money and then they claim trump is destabilizing america? >> theyve been trying to impeach...

By his subordinates when he would suggest things like maybe you should go fire bomb the brookings institution. it is a little different in this instance, a foreign government runs a very significant risk by ignoring a presidents statement and suggesting that he doesnt really mean it. theres a lot more on the line for a foreign government than an aide, for example. theres some outstanding questions that we dont know, particularly in regard to the inducement. what did kiev know about this withheld...

Had -- as i said to the chairman -- that perhaps this moved a little faster than it did, but this is a very deliberate process and finally it came to a head yesterday. so with -- when i received the information on the 26th of august, we had seven days based on the whistle-blower protection act. all we did was lose those seven days. it may have taken longer than we would have liked or you would have liked, but you had the information. >> so, sir, so im focused on the subpoena. >> yes, sir. >> the...

Dealt with. i would have liked to have had as i said to the chairman perhaps this moved a little faster than it did, but this is a very deliberate process and finally came to head yesterday. when i received the information on the 26th of august we had seven days based on the whistleblower protection act. all we did was lose those seven days. it may have taken longer than you would have liked but you have the information. im focused on the subpoena. subpoena is on your desk. its clear in what it ...

"washington post" asking for an impeachment inquiry. and angie craig of minnesota, she came out last night in support of an impeachment inquiry. congressm congressman lujan, youre a member of the leadership. you have been supportive of the impeachment inquiry. what was your reading of the speakers decision-making process that got us to here? >> well, lawrence, good to be with you tonight, number one. number two, everyone should understand the speaker always has a plan. the speaker is someone tha...

Mexico. also joining us, congresswoman abigail spanberger and representative angie craig. of minnesota. she came out last night in support of an impeachment inquiry. and congressman lujan, let me start with you. youre a member of the leadership. you have been supportive of the impeachment inquiry. what was your reaing of the speakers decision-making process that got us to here? >> well, lawrence, good to be with you tonight. number one. number two, everyone should understand the speaker always h...

Peace and a peaceful restluolut to this. thats my mission. set. >> secretary pompeo has commented on the miles per hourance -- importance of using the united nations. thats world leaders from across the globe coming. he said the u.s. and saudi arabia are going to be talking at that meeting about the way forward here. not explicitly saying the u.s. is looking at a military option. pompeo did say yesterday that this was an act of war. but he said it was an act of war against saudi arabia. it was o...

Was no inconsistency with that and the fact the attorney general recuse canned himself knew he had and couldnt participate in any way? >> im not an attorney, congressman. >> not asking as an attorney. i am, but not why im asking. asking if you knew he had recuses himself. you did? >> aware the public report of jeff sessions. >> and in his recusal statement he wasnt going to participate in any existing or future investigations of any matters relating to the campaign for president. you knew that w...