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>> well, i agree. that was out of the blue. i mean, ive known about paul manaforts operations like bill was talking about for a long time. very strange choice, and most certainly there is an overlap with the kinds of people that he was involved with in ukraine and in russia and allegedly that had been funneling money into our country through organizations like trump. and i want to be clear. i dont know what the outcome of that is. i dont know the evidence. i want to see it, but i do know that th...

With alternative independent means. if you have this perception from the mowler probe, its indicating theres actual good credible information that they can corroborate in some form or fashion. doesnt mean it may pan out to the complete benefit of michael cohen but this is where he was to the before pleading guilty. that the time they werent even willing for him to dismiss all the counts against him or to have no jail time recommended. this was all part of a plan that i think hes trying to have t...

You come to us, we can come to you, private, public, i mean, molly, if she does not testify, do republicans then, in the end, have the upper hand and they can walk away, maybe with "a," a supreme court justice, and "b," saying, hey, we tried. >> well, a lot of these republicans also went out of their way to say that she should be heard and that they want to hear what she has to say. so it does seem like a bit of a game of chicken right now, right? >> right. >> because its not clear to what exten...

People he can deal with, and by befriending them hes going to move in a way thats going to move relations. thats hypothesis number one. hypothesis number two, theres leverage, things in his past that makes him beholden to vladimir putin. and on that hypothesis i think theres a lot of circumstance substantial evidence, but i want to know more particularly about money. it was in the story today, so im glad they pointed it out, but particularly about money that came from russia into the trump organ...

Have a lot of extra spending money anyway. >> why dont the markets care? >> well, i think theyre still assuming that there will be a deal between the u.s. and china to avoid the 25% on $500 billion -- >> which there could be. we do have leverage. china doesnt want this to happen. they love the u.s. consumer. >> they do love the u.s. consumer. the u.s. is not their only market any more. they can sell into europe. they can sell a lot of different places. they dont necessarily want it but theyre al...

World in china and other places very seriously. >> laura: a million muslims in china detained. christian churches smashed and churches driven underground, pastors being imprisoned. and president she -- its heart breaking to many of us who care about religious liberty. what leverage do we have with china other than just trade. >> we will talk about china in the other context. there are a myriad of opportunities but a lot of challenges. this is a non-transparent government. it is still a very cent...

Made no progress on intellectual property. end lgs dialogue, wishful thinking. they didnt really get us anywhere. and there are extraordinary costs to this. john huntsman and craig barrett who are free trade businessmen and leaders did a survey on ip theft in china. it can add up to at least $300 billion and perhaps $600 billion every year. so theres a real and tangible cost to american businesses here. and we know the cost for american workers. we saw one out of every three manufacturing jobs l...

The latest tit-for-tat could hurt feature trade talks. china and the u.s. are gearing up for a new round, but the business roundtable warns that tariffs are the wrong way to achieve real reforms and threaten u.s. businesses and workers. for now, corporate profits are strong, and that tariff rate, that tax of 10%, not the 25% that many had feared, because that tariff rate is not as high as investor fears, wall street had shrugged off these trade concerns yesterday. global stocks also rose overnig...

Because neither side has shown any indication of backing down. china immediately retaliated. the open question now, negotiations were offered by the u.s. last week. that could have taken place before the end of this month. now those are in jeopardy. china hasnt said officially theyre not going to go to the negotiations, theyre considering it. you have to figure those negotiations are in jeopardy, and with that the only foreseeable off ramp to this trade war. >> yeah. based on what christine roma...

Supreme court precedent. dr. jeffers, thanks for joining us. >> thank you shannon. >> shannon: citizens are fleeing and starving, so a new viral video with the venezuelan president has one star chef facing serious criticism from senator marco rubio and others. plus the u.s. china tariff tit for tat reaches a new level as the president touts his economic success. speak to my administration is committed to realizing a future of prosperity and opportunity for all americans. >> shannon: not everyone...