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Much, appreciate it. want to bring in the cnn counterterrorism analyst phil mud. when the president and kim jong-un met back in june they agreed to work towards complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. does this demand from north korea surprise you? it seems like this is what they have been saying all along for a decade. >> this is not that complicated. look, you walk in and the north koreans are saying youve got to give to get. the president has given something. youll recollect he sto...

Doing much worse than they did in the same time period under obama. the boost the tax cuts gave the economy fading. it led to more than $1 trillion in stock buybacks, helping shareholders but american workers didnt see a noticeable boost in wages compared to the years before and the federal deficit is ballooning. the president hinged his entire presidency on the economy. its been a shield of sorts. just last week he told routers, its hard to impeach somebody thats not done anything wrong. its a ...

In stock buybacks, helping shareholders but american workers didnt see a noticeable boost in wages compared to the years before and the federal deficit is ballooning. the president hinged his entire presidency on the economy. its been a shield of sorts. just last week he told routers, its hard to impeach somebody thats not done anything wrong. its a claim that is debatable at best. but what happens if the economy weakens? lots to discuss. frank is here, ryan lizza and phil mud. thank you for joi...

>> so youre done with the lying? >> i am done with the lying. i am done being loyal to president trump. >> all right. lets bring in our phenomenal panel. we have cnn political commentator s.e. cupp unfilters, phil mud and former federal prosecutor. well, were out of time, guys. thanks so much. s.e., it is remarkable to hear michael cohen on every level of watching this down fall play out. on a legal level, what do you hear when he is speaking out publically now. >> it is a tragedy. it is a sha...

The dow down about 400 points. the overseas markets also falling. were going to take a closer look, show you what is fuelling this around the world. >> joining us now errol lewis, phil mud and impeachment attorney ross garber. dont let the title fool you. we dont think his services will be needed, at least not today. >> phil, im going to start with you today because, as i said, you scare me. we have been trying to assess this morning what the unanswered questions are that we might get some answe...

Works. >> all right. and as you know, phil mud was saying to me, this isnt them saying, well, he could have done it or maybe he didnt. this is, he did it. i mean, bob, you know, the u.s. has a long history of supporting dictators, right? we might see a similar outcome without this press release and this visible public defense of mbs from another president. it would never happen in this way. but presidents have looked the other way before. does trump have another option here? >> hes got a lot of ...

Night. they put out photographs like this one to show people what to look more and to make sure that they stay away from this. the commonality appears to be democrats and people who have been critics of the president. the package that was sent to cnn was addressed to john brennan, who doesnt work at cnn, but he appeared on cnns air and has been critical of the administration. now, we dont know the motivation at this point. there is -- all the possibilities are still on the table, but that common...

Are there explosive findings coming? are there going to be incremental ones? will there be more investigation going on after all of this? those are political questions. but michael cohen now looms large. we have new information about this. you know him, trumps long-time fixer. really his lawyer and confidant, now foe. he was spotted just today leaving his attorneys office after reportedly sitting down with a group of state and federal officials investigating trumps family business. what does it ...

Lying about that. lets bring in two people who can help us piece together the direction of this investigation. phil mud, former fbi senior intelligence advisor and barrett berger, former prosecutor for the southern district of new york. its great to have you both here. you can see my wall, yes, guys? >> yes. >> good. so, time talking, thats a relevant metric here. 50 hours. what does 50 hours mean to you, barrett? >> thats incredibly significant. prosecutors dont waste their time with somebody t...

So how are political leaders from both parties dealing with this? they are arguing over whether the president owes elizabeth warren a million dollars. this has to do with her dna test that she says shows she has native american ancestry. exactly who does this debate help? lets bring in cnn political analyst david gregory, phil mud and a.b. stoddard. mudd, i want to start with you on what we are hearing from the saudis. an interrogation gone wrong, for fewer gone wrong. thats their best explanati...