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Leverage is a strategic move by them. the question about what they spoke about during this meeting, the 15 or 20 minutes they were sitting there, melania, trump, putin and the translator. it also came right as the news was breaking that michael cohen had told -- had admitted essentially to lying about the trump tower moscow deal. he cancelled the meeting at g 20 right when this came out. so did they discuss sear sglu because trump announced the withdrawal from syria. were there discussion cans a...

Venezuelan debt. the treasury has frozen the venezuelan state oil company which is their main source of income. >> absolutely. there is a reason maduro went to russian state tv to have that interview. he knows that his largest backer and his greatest leverage was the united states, comes from the fact that he gets his major international legitimacy via russia. and he is going to play up that split as much as possible. and, you know, he was using classic cold war terminology there, accusing washi...

At this moment in time, then doing this and raising more questions about whether or not trump is compromised and like ned said reminding him they have leverage is a strategic move by them. the question about what they spoke about during this meeting, the 15 or 20 minutes they were sitting there, melania, trump, putin and the translator. it also came right as the news was breaking that michael cohen had told -- hadded admitted essentially to lying about the trump tower moscow deal. he cancelled t...

The 29th. if a deal isnt in place by late february. it would take no deal off the table for a period of time. and in doing so deprive the mime minister of a key piece of leverage. its my deal or no deal. shes been trying and failing to muscle her deal through. that would take that away. and be parliament saying we dont like your deal and wed like more time. another key amendment is one the government does support. that relates to the irish border and what could happen there. its the deeply unpop...

>> now that youre on the outside was it interesting for you or what did you glean from watching the shutdown experience where the president didnt win? what can you tell us about his negotiating style? >> there is a scene in the book where hes frustrated with paul ryan. hes on the phone and one thing he said was look at nancy pelosi. she knows a little word called loyalty, paul. she keeps her people together. shes tough. i think there is a reason why nancy pelosi hasnt got a nickname yet. he resp...

B that being said, at least right now the consensus is that no one wants to see a shutdown. well see what president trump says at the state of the union next week which is now on the books. what will the return to normal look like and will there be a consensus from congress that shutdowns are not on the table anymore and do they seek some sort of legislation that would prevent that as an option for the president going forward. >> that seems the one thing both parties agree on, shutdowns are stup...

Of simss intervu. >> my identity is wrapped up in who i am in my faith. >> now jake, after the president learned about his book he began questioning other aids and in recent days they tried to convince the president not to tweet about the book saying that it would drive publicity. after a string of television appearances the president could n n nt resist. >> the president seemed to respond in realtime. here is what sims said during his interview about the presidents negotiating skills. >> i thin...

They want to see burn the place down. >> im sore rhode island let me ask you. last night we had a daca recipient, a woman asked harris what is she going to do about it? i said would you vote for the wall and give her permanent legal status? she said no. >> okay. >> there you go. >> harris is running for president. that is different from the hubs of members of the democratic party that will be part of this process. there are many democrat that is voted for many different packages. i think they wo...

Led legislators stayed with him for no reason. i dont know whats going to happen in three weeks that will give him more leverage. he gave all of his leverage away. i will say this. pelosi has some things she has to do. she said if you open up government then i will negotiate border security. also, i think she lost a golden opportunity for something that is incredibly important and that is again immigration reform. we already lost 3 billion thats unrecoverable. thats about half the wall. >> right...

>> he calls that position a weakness. president trump didnt like that. the president called him a low level staffer and gopher. sounds like he hit a nerve. >> i am so triggered by this. for somebody looking that he always is looking to gain leverage it was the campaign trail when he said i will build a wall and mexico will pay for it. everyone starts talking about why border security is important. he will say mexico is not going to pay for it. the taxpayers are going to pay for it. he gets in an...