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>> when congress failed to act, activists found a work around. [closing bell] >> wall street. >> in all honesty, it probably is a work around because congress isnt getting much done. >> the idea that wall street could enforce gun control took off. >> business is in this odd place where it has leverage. clearly the banks have leverage. the retail organizations have leverage.rl they show this in the case of parkland. people expect them to use that leverage. >> within days, companies acted. citi gr...

They limited the actual building to $1.6 billion -- i think its billion. and in the end, i will go to you deroy, the truth is that, you know, the party is not working with him and now he says, i want republicans and democrats to come together. what leverage does the president have? he is talking about shutting down the government. i mean, what does he do? things, one he could shut down the government. second thing, i think once these guys come back from thanksgiving, he should keep the 115th con...

Paul: once again the flake footnote. senator jeff flake, a lame-duck on his way says he will hold up votes on judges unless he gets a vote on the mueller protection. >> and his leverage in the committee to do that but i think basically, this is an unconstitutional provision. you cannot tell the president not to fire someone who is inferior officer. >> when has that ever stopped anyone in politics? [ácustomá you know, jeff flake surely knows that. this not really the way i think you should go o...

They limited the actual building to $1.6 billion -- i think its billion. and in the end, i will go to you deroy, the truth is that, you know, the party is not working with him and now he says i want republicans and democrats to come together. what leverage does the president have? he is talking about shutting down the government. i mean, what does he do? >> couple things, one he could shut down the government. second thing i think once these guys come back from thanksgiving he should keep the 11...

Wall. they limited the actual building to $1.6 billion -- i think its billion. and in the end, i will go to you deroy, the truth is that, you know, the party is not working with him and now he says i want republicans and democrats to come together. what leverage does the president have? he is talking about shutting down the government. i mean, what does he do? >> couple things, one he could shut down the government. second thing i think once these guys come back from thanksgiving he should keep ...

>> i do think change is coming. >> when congress failed to act, activists found a work around. [closing bell] >> wall street. >> in all honesty it probably is a work around because congress isnt getting much done. >> idea that wall street could enforce gun control took off. >> business is in this odd place where it has leverage. clearly the banks have leverage. the retail organizations have leverage. they parkland. people expect them to use that leverage. >> within days, companies acted. citi gr...

Something. >> i do think change is coming. >> when congress failed to act, activists found a work around. [closing bell] >> wall street. >> in all honesty it probably is a work around because congress isnt getting much done. >> idea that wall street could enforce gun control took off. >> business is in this odd place where it has leverage. clearly the banks have leverage. the retail organizations have leverage. they parkland. people expect them to use that leverage. >> within days, companies act...

Its a mixed bag, i would say and i would say broadly speaking theyre not as important in the counter-terrorism realm as they were, say, 8 to 10 years ago. john, as you know there are many members of congress who have said -- in fact both parties, who want to takesageses against the saudis. what are the options for the president? bit your description, it sounds like he has to walk a fine line. >> again, saudi arabia is an important strategic ally. on the other hand im one of those who would say...

Expected to be the chair, planning to investigate the presidents financial ties to saudi arabia. in light of his somewhat tepid, i guess well call it, response to the saudis. what would an investigation light like? and would it dig into trumps finances, jay? >> i think it has to by definition. youre trying to understand does saudi arabia have some sort of leverage over the president here, where he is somehow compromised in a way. this journalist who worked with "the washington post," who was kil...

Call him, is responsible for this, and trump says ive spoken with mbs, and i kind of believe him that hes not responsible for this. thats a complete polar opposite than what your own government is saying, so why is it so out of step? is there some reason that saudi arabia and mbs has some leverage over trump? that financial leverage could be quite serious. >> look, to your point that we dont know about it, is there any guarantee that a congressional investigation would get access to trumps finan...