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His comments. >> on that point, michael, last word, question to you, how close are we to a collision to what looks to be the mounting evidence developed and the argument developed by robert mueller, how far are we from a collision between that evidence gathering and the presidents determination not to respect this investigation itself? >> i think the biggest collision coming will be on the interview. they have been negotiating now for six months about this. and at a certain point, i think muelle...

Senate compromise holds lawmakers personally responsible for financial settlements and gets rid of a 30 day mediation and counseling period considered a stalling tactic for some. the big challenge reconciling the house with the senate. a, how hard will that be, reconciliation process, and b what are the chief complaints about the senate big in saying its too weak. >> i think there is enough outside pressure and resistance from the house they will probably have to go to conference. there is it a ...

Appearing to be the problem. they can and then my it especially when i think this is just a stalling tactic by north korea has been said the americans think that they have only just a very short window of time in which they can act without risking that north korea by that time could reach the american mainland with a missile and nuclear warheads so they really want something to be done having said that of course kim jong un is playing this game very well and he is first goal was to make north ko...

Talks about denuclearization but they want the u.s. guarantee of the safety of jung un,s regime. the white house is skeptical that north korea is sincere. we have been here many times in the past only to see promise dashed on the rocks of north koreas cheating. the former ambassador to the north korean nations, john bolton saying that hes concerned this is a stalling tactic for north korea to complete their nuclear program complete by hoodwinking the united states. >> the only thing north korea ...

Work that needs to be done before we see a senior representative sit down with the north koreans. >> is it possible to see a stalling tactic? >> absolutely. we need to continue our current policy of economic pressure and deterrents. i dont think we should give anything away at this point. we want to hear from our south korean allies traveling to the united states. you could say you could be cautiously optimistic at best and skeptical at worst. >> when north korea joined th sh korea for the olymp...

Mcgahn was being told by the fbi and what he was saying in response. >> look, there is going to be a problem here that porter wasnt likely to make the cut for clearance. and mcgahn go out and finish the investigation and lets see what happens. and it is important to understand that the way this works is the fbi and the intelligence agencies they do their investigations and come up with the negatives. and whether mcgahn can delay this or wanted more information that is not entirely clear. >> it c...

Matthew rosenberg joins us on the phone. what can you tell us that don mcgahn was being told by the fbi and what he was telling them in response? >> were told that it was in november. that the fbi came to mcgann and said, theres going to be a problem here. that porter likely wont make the cut for permanent clearance. and that mcgahn requested the fbi go out and finish the investigation, see what happens. its important to understand that the way this works the fbi and the intelligence agencies, t...

Republican memo for political gain, if he refuses to also release the democratic memo. remember trump said that the republican memo vindicated him. now this memo was sent to president trumps desk by republicans and democrats on the committee. so now that it bounces from the white house back to the committee, they can still vote to release it. what theyve been instructed to do is work with doj and fbi to relieve some of that sensitive and classified information in order to make the document publi...

Degree temperatures and it gets cold. stand outside in the teens, its going to be dangerous, actually. people need to keep this in mind. once they put you in that pen, youre there for hours and hours. >> jon: bundle up if youre coming to the big apple. thank you. >> you bet. >> jon: new u.s. sanctions against north korea targeting two people the treasury department calls key leaders of kim jong-uns ballistic missile program as russia offers to mediate negotiations with the u.s. while some see an...

We have to wait and see if theres contrary testimony. on what his conversations with the white house staff, the conversations with the president, in over 40 years watching such activities. watching television like this, i have never ever heard somebody say well i cant answer that question because i want to preserve the presidents right to invoke executive privilege. that, as far as i can tell, is an invented ground for refusing to testify. ive looked at department of justice department. theres a...