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The only logic in u.s. policy is that we would say well let up on some of this pressure and in exchange for certain types of behavioral change be it in the nuclear realm or the region or at home. without such a change on our part im afraid ultimately we will be in a war. >> the president said he wants to make a new deal with iran to replace the deal he walked out of. he has some rhetorical support of british prime minister johnson today but the reality is that a new deal would inevitably look qu...

Up one more notch. senator mccaskill said earlier the justice department has failed us, the republicans have failed us. i think the democrats are going to get tougher. and then its going to come down to court battles over getting the materials to build this case starting some kind of more formalized process to do that will give the democrats more leverage to win those court battles. i think thats going to start this week. >> paul, i want to ask you before we lose you, one question about a conspi...

Hopes. essentially trump is able to define him in a way similar to how hillary clinton was defined in the last cycle. i think thats a real problem democrats have to wrestle with here. >> going back to impeachment, to be clear, joel, what would the impeachable offense be here, based on what we know? >> well, i mean, i think its kind of what wouldnt be the impeachable offense. theres so many things here, one, i mean, you have how the president is handling the whistle-blower complaint. and id imagi...

In fact, he even tweeted that they should pay. they should do it. we will support them, and they should pay. its a part of his overall approach of subcontracting. if thats what hes going to do, then he cannot, exactly as you say, hes in a corner, if he keeps on upping the pressure with more sanctions, the iranians will keep on retaliating especially because they see now he will not use force against them. therefore, he has to decide now, maximum pressure isnt working, its only driving him into a...

They should do it. we will support them, and they should pay. but if thats what hes going to do, then he cannot -- exactly as you say, hes in a corner. if he keepingen ins on upping pressure, the iranians will retaliate especially since they see he will not use force against them. he has to decide now maximum pressure isnt working i.s only driving him into a situation that he has to choose a military retaliation orca pitchlation to iran yan demand. he needs to go back to the negotiating table, u...

Browbeating a foreign leader and at the same time withholding a vital military assistance ukraine needed to defend against russia and trying to get dirt on his political opponent in yet a second campaign, then the country needs to know about it and we need to take defensive steps. >> i said that to secretary mnuchin two minutes ago, release this to settle the issue and he said because it would set a horrible precedent because world leaders should be able to speak to president trump without havin...

Possibility of war. secretathe indian prime min modi is with trump at a houston rally. why do you think this is important to trump? >> i think he has identified modi as a potential partner. i think the president said several months ago that he would be interested in essentially brokering a dispute to kashmir. playing the indian card against pakistan arguably could help the administration gain additional leverage in afghanistan. pakistan is a critically important player. and i think he sees mod...

Ukraine needed to defend against russia and trying to get dirt on his political opponent in yet a second campaign, then the country needs to know about it and we need to take defensive steps. >> i said that to secretary mnuchin two minutes ago, release this so settle the issue and he said it would be a horrible precedent because world leaders should be able to speak to president trump without having the conversations shared. your answer to. >> that not if they involve criminality or leverage for...

Obviously joe biden is even bragging about the fact that he used leverage on american taxpayer dollars. but more importantly than that, when we start to see the connection between ukraine -- and what we have now is a new government in ukraine. so all of the sudden the protections are falling apart. the president is right to ask about it. certainly -- if he did. heres the thing. you know, we dont even know what the conversation was all about. and i believe -- in fact, i have a strong belief, info...

Bragging about the fact that he used leverage on american taxpayer dollars. but more importantly than that, when we start to see the connection between ukraine -- and what we have now is a new government in ukraine. so all of the sudden the protections are falling apart. the president is right to ask about it. certainly -- if he did. heres the thing. you know, we dont even know what the conversation was all about. and i believe -- in fact, i have a strong belief, informed belief that indeed noth...