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>> if the women are considered victims, does the video expect show that? does the video of the victim affect your view? >> it shouldnt. the individuals involved, were working with them. i cant speak more about it on the victims. it should not affect our ability to use video ultimately if we need to in court. video evidence is always very powerful in a court of law. you also have the testimony of some of the victims. i know that in many cases like this, there are language barriers and there are i...

That high priority? >> well, video evidence is always powerful in the court of law. you also have the testimonies of some of the victims. i know that in many cases like this, there are language barriers and there are interpreters needed and trust factor must be gained. we are working on all of those things. >> i will get you next. >> is there any possibility that those who have been charged somehow -- [ inaudible question ] >> there are classes available. just because the mandatory penalty is up...

China has helped us a lot with north korea and with kim jong-un since i got to office. if i were not elected president, you would have been in a war with north korea. we now have a situation where the relationships are good, where theres been no nuclear testing, no missiles, no rockets. we got our hostages back. >> reporter: why the presidents focus on peacemaking? trump expressed a strong desire for a nobel peace prize. apparently, thats serious. >> are you hearing theres another one on one two...

Investigation and im anxious to see where director mueller concludes that. >> you dont need to be in the fbi to witness the exceptional behavior when the from the president when it comes to all things russia. theres the one-on-one meetings hes had with president putin where only interpreters have been president, including their face face to face in helsinki. there was his deference to putin when it comes to huge foreign issues like the nuclear threat from kim jong-un and russias meddling in u.s....

Reopened russian diplomatic installations. in fact, it has closed more of them. it has picked more russian diplomats and known spies out of the united states. doesnt seem to me the administration has given putin anything he wants, its done a lot of things to him he deftly doesnt want. >> shannon: the argument we hear from people who support president trump, hes done things like arming folks in ukraine, providing them with that. >> why has donald trump refused to allow interpreters or notes to be...

Shannon: we know there are folks on the hill who say they want to subpoena and get their hands on the use notes, what do you say? >> one conversation happened at a theater after the formal meeting in which there were interpreters and note takers. in hamburg at the ga in 2017 the democrats are trying to spin is a scandal. that is the purpose of those dennis, to get foreign leaders into a big room and let them mingle and there are interpreters, no way the president can talk without an interpreter ...

They want to subpoena and get their hands on those notes on other conversations. michael, what are you saying about that? >> there is one conversation that happened at a dinner after the formal meeting, in which there were interpreters and notetakers. in hamburg, at the g8 in 2017, the democrats time to spend some scandal pair that is the purpose of those dinners, to get foreign leaders into a big room and letm mingle. there are interpreters there, there is no way the president could talk to vla...

President were a russian asset what have the russians gotten out of him, not much if anything. this administration has been tough on russia. it sanctions russia but it hasnt pulled back or altered us policy in ukraine or crimea. it hasnt reopen russian diplomatic installations, it closed more of them, kicked more russian diplomats and known spies out of the united states. doesnt seem to me the administration has given vladimir putin anything he wants and a lot of things he definitely doesnt want...

Here when youre asking what did a president do with the interpreter and with the interpreters notes, youre putting the interpreter in a very difficult position here. an interpreter is supposed to be the neutral party here, just simply passing information back and forth. if they suddenly become witnesses in a criminal or congressional investigation, that puts them in a difficult spot. again, alex, i dont want to be defending the presidents conduct here, which is truly extraordinary. but the presi...

We use interpreters in the united states for all kinds of confidential, very, very sensitive communications, and it might set a precedent that any time you cant get to a criminal defendant, for example, well, just get to his or her interpreter and youll get the same information. however, that may be the easier avenue than subpoenaing the president. and the supreme court has told us that there is an executive privilege, there are things that the president can keep concealed, but to this day we do...