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Points of the four-point statement, one is normalizing relations. the second is peace regime and the third is denuclearization. and so north koreas reaction recently since pompeos last trip and now basically confirms that this is -- their age-old position of sequencing, theyre sticking to that script. >> north koreans feeling bolder thanks to technology and president trump lifting them onto a world stage. what do you think about president trump being frustrated by the time line? i think he wants...

Over and over again. lets talk about the sequencing here of the mueller indictments. its very important. this was the most predictable indictment we knew was coming. we just didnt know when. indicting the individuals. people keep asking, okay, there are no americans and as rod rosenstein said very carefully in this indictment, we now know this, one more shoe will fall from mueller. thats the indictments of the americans that participated in this conspiracy. the americans were always going to be ...

That they get in on the front end to make sure things like verification aren there for if and when there is a deal that the senate is go be asked to approve. i think that -- thats a basic ental. >> you heard the conversations in the state department. what are the final conversations in the final few minutes that president trump is about to sign something that doesnt advance the ball. you could argue that it actually takes it back because its not as specific as the previous document. what are the...

Really cares about and also that he will loose in the economic screws and allow sanctions not right away. they are still going to have to work out the sequencing. denuclearization and lifting sanctions. but i would think if kim is going to want some assurance, a sense of confidence thats what the president has in mind. >> shannon: the president has talked about imaging expectations. this isnt going to get solved tonight. he has talked about how this may be that start of many other meetings. hes ...

Extensive menu, and we will hammer that out before we hear from both sides. the president has talked to them about ensuring kim jong uns security and with the help of folks like south korea as well. onofhe previous deal that we had for north korea, they benefited to the tune of $400 million and help with energy costs and those kinds of things. that deal is one i believe that launched with a ballistic missile test that they agreed not to do. its got to be, as you said, the sequencing is so meticu...

>> it sounds like hes parroting north korean talking points.pla? >> the man is way out of his depth. he said that kim jong-un is a skilled negotiator. he is, hes managed to get everything that he wanted in thisirst meeting with president trump. kim jong-un is going to be seen as this accommodating statesman, who is at least according to mr. trump, seriously going to pursue denuclearization. what the why for kim jong-un is that he wants to draw out this process and see whether or not the chinese ...

Warheads, ballistic missile facilities, mobile and fixed. theres so much here. so what is the sequencing? youve already heard that china has called now for a relaxation of sanctions as a result of what mr. trump has called a historic summit. relaxation of sanctions for what? >> youve spent your career getting at the why. thats all the what. we understand the why from kim jong-uns perspective. hed never left the country other to go to boarding school in switzerland. hed never met with a leader. w...

Makes sense the president of the united states speaking for him secretary mike pompeo heading to historic summit between president trump and kim jong un. second highest ranking official to have met the leader of north korean in almost 20 years. secretary of state has traveled twice, first cia director and that was on easter weekend and a few weeks after that after he was confirmed as secretary of state. he has been leading diplomacy and officials have been working through many of the issues that...

Here? how does he make this really work and be more than just a photo op? >> one of the things that i thought was striking was the presidents message about ending the korean war. so the korean never -- its technically -- the two koreas are technically still at war. arthel: right. >> we only have an armistice. arthel: right. >> what i thought was striking about the presidents mentioning of the korean war and ending the war, it seems to me that we have to remember that we cant have peace on the ko...

The danger is what we can deliver in a fast enough time. this is where you get into sequencing. who gives up when. and it also sends a very dangerous message to, you know, bad guys around the world, look, if you have a nuclear weapon, the united states will guarantee your safety and well make you prosperous. >> thank you, robin. >> thank you. >> always a pleasure. when we come back, the former ambassador who compares president trumps leadership style to a dinosaur, saying, quo, he has to be a ...