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The saudi leadership look too bad. last week "the times" hinted that the saudis might quote, blame mr. khashoggis disappearance on a third party or rogue elements or maybe on an accident during an interrogation that went wrong. "the times" essentially giving a heads up this week. like, watch out, they might use these excuses next. today president trump helped the saudis with that newest test balloon. the president announcing he spoke to the king of saudi arabia, passing on the kings denial of wh...

His mind, but it sounded to me like maybe these could be rogue killers. who knows, mr. president. parroting the newest saudi arabian talking point. today cnn was first to report and "wall street journal" and nbc news later matched the reporting that the saudi government is now discussing a plan to admit that the missing journalist was killed after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul, but theyre going to say he was killed by rogue operatives maybe during an interrogation attempt that went aw...

Idea mr. khashoggi had tie tuesday terrorism. when none of that worked we started seeing things in the media when they were to come up with something to explain his disappearance that didnt make the saudi leadership look too bad. last week "the times" hinted that the saudis might quote, blame mr. khashoggis disappearance on a third party or rogue elements or maybe on an accident during an interigation that went wrong. "the times" essentially giving a heads up this week. today president trump hel...

To work with chuck and nancy on the other hand. it doesnt, his base doesnt want to work with him. mixed signals. >> certainly, it seems like theres a lot of test balloon, too, because trump will say his piece of what he wants to do often on twitter. there then a blowback then a wish list that comes out then its not going to be the final say. that list that came out. its going to be something in between if anything happens at all, which is still a big question mark. but basically, this is kind of...

Test balloon in many ways, that hes putting it out there and seeing what the reaction has been. the thing with joe biden has always been doing for the last three months is letting go test balloons to see what happens. and hes going to be serious about running, theres an organizational aspect, he has to get on the ballot in so many states, he needs to get people on the ground. he needs to start fundraising with he would have to do that quickly if he wants to run. >> lets turn to the gop race. let...

Thoroughly and i want to talk about that because i dont think thats happened. we have investigated thoroughly and weve come to a conclusion there are no criminal charges. that never happens. the f.b.i., the feds, prosecutors are not supposed to do that. you never confirm or deny whether an investigation is going on or has concluded. the confirmation of the kwks of an investigation is an indictment. thats what happens so its strange. is this a test balloon for the public to see how the public wil...

Cultivate this personality that hes above politics, that he doesnt have any use for politics as usual. in this instance we have a situation in which the administration is accused of crippling a community on purpose for the most petty and partisan of reasons. the local mayor didnt endorse his re-election campaign. if the allegations prove to be true and at this point theres a lot of evidence pointing in that direction, it makes it seem as if all that branding that christie has done over the years...

Came back. was that a test? a test balloon? we dont know yet. but it did happen. and then today, without warning the iranian government released 11 political prisoners, all prominent political prisoners, all freed without warning on the eve of the iranian president making his trip here to new york for the u.n. general assembly. now, that may all be essentially symbolic, they may all be trying to design it to make the new iranian government look more moderate. we dont know. and so natural, republ...

Was that a test? a test balloon? we dont know yet. but it did happen. and then today, without warning the iranian government released 11 political prisoners, all prominent political prisoners, all freed without warning on the eve of the iranian president making his trip here to new york for the u.n. general assembly. now, that may all be essentially symbolic, they may all be trying to design it to make the new iranian government look more moderate. we dont know. and so natural, republican senato...

Since the protests against the government there. but for one day this week, they came back. was that a test? a test balloon? we dont know yet. but it did happen. and then today, without warning the iranian government released 11 political prisoners, all prominent political prisoners, all freed without warning on the eve of the iranian president making his trip here to new york for the u.n. general assembly. now, that may all be essentially symbolic, they may all be trying to design it to make th...