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After the last one, you know, there should be some response, at least u.s. allies believe so, and well see what pompeo says about the possibility that this was another attack by the same actor. >> all right. were awaiting the secretary because were certainly curious what hes going to say, but admiral, when you look at this, even though conclusively we dont know if iran is behind this. the zions at this point in time are certainly pointing towards iran. assuming they are behind, it why would they...

To that candidate, something injure previous guests talked about, gaining some sort of leverage over that person. this is a secret, after all, that the trump campaign in 2016 worked studiously to protect from disclosure. and in some instances, its simply an effort to create havoc in the united states, as we saw in, for example, the mueller teams indictment of the internet research agency by sowing divisiveness and fractiousness amongst us as a people. that weakens us, makes us more susceptible t...

National interests better advanced through a particular candidate, particularly one they think may have legs and a capability of winning election. they may see it as creating a kind of kompromat with respect to that candidate, something some of your previous guests talked about, you know, gaining some sort of leverage over that person. this is a secret, after all, that the trump campaign in 2016 worked studiously to protect from disclosure. and in some instances, its simply an effort to create h...

The fact we were investigating that activity. he specifically asked us to stop investigating that activity and when we didnt follow his requests, he fired the director. so at that point we had to consider the very real prospect that the president might be presenting a threat to national security. i have to tell you the comments i heard yesterday only reaffirm for me the concerns that we had in may of 2017. look, this is what foreign intelligence services do every day. their bread and butter is b...

Whatever decision has to be there. it should by no means be done politically. we shouldnt impeach politically and you shouldnt not impeach politically, but we must always remember we have a responsibility for oneness because that is the strength of our country. i always say our diversity is our strength. in our caucus we are very diverse, but our unity is our power. thats what gives us leverage in the rest of the world that we are the united states of america. >> there are several democrats runn...

>> i think you do both. you might want to listen. theres nothing wrong with listening. if somebody called from a country, norway, we have information on your opponent. oh, i think id want to hear it. >> you want that kind of interference in our elections? >> its not interference. they have information. i think id take it. >> beyond the potential lawlessness that statement implies is the unmistakable message it is sending to russia and china and all sorts of foreign intelligence services. essenti...

And here the prime minister of japan is in -- he is not still there. he was there yesterday. abe in iran, and so well see what that is. but we have absolutely no appetite for going to war or to be provocative to create situations that mighty volk responses where mistakes could be made. countries exercise leverage, they threaten, this or that. but there could be mistakes made and thats a dangerous thing. in -- im here -- we were up almost all night with the appropriations bill. but at the same ti...

It. >> lets turn to foreign policy. the secretary of state has just said -- >> please. thank you. >> i wouldnt be doing my >> the secretary of state says the attacks on the two tankers in the -- around the straits of hormuz were iranian -- done by the iranian government. do you think that we are in for a possible midelfort confrontation between the united states and iran? >> well i certainly hope not. but for people of a certain age -- students of history, straits of hormuz gives you chills, rig...

Elections. so he seemed to be all over the place when it comes to this issue. but he also likes to play the victim in many respects. with regards to constantly having this hang over his head, it has given him in a surprising way a bit of leverage with a lot of his supporters that theres this deep state out there, there are people out to get him, the fake news media. having this, in his view, vindication because there was no collusion as he views it and there was no obstruction from the mueller r...

>> she is clearly a genius behind the leverage of power but the idea she somehow mainstream is kind of hysterical. >> she is paying attention to where the party is right now. >> sandra: the party is impeachment, right? >> 59 democrats, a minority of house representatives. in 2018 we won 40 seats. 35 of them that we flipped are those moderate democrats. not one of them is for impeachment. the president keeps saying foreign governments, come on in, thats cool. i wont tell the f.b.i. you get more p...