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>> barry mccaffrey, even at a car dealership, number one rule is be prepared to walk away. do you think this president who brags about deals is at the end of the day prepared to walk away? >> were about to find out. i think going into the negotiations, hes played a very unusual, you know, set of cards, revealing, i think most of us would agree, a predisposition to not demanding immediate, irreversible, verifiable denuclearization, not demanding a timeline, a shortened timeline. so i think we oug...

Would be relationship. youd start at least a dialogue, because, you know, as a deal person, ive done very well with deals. what you want to do is start that. now, id like to accomplish more than that, but at a minimum, i do believe at least well have met each other. we will have seen each other. hopefully we will have liked each other and well start that process. >> reporter: so, this is really interesting, because the trump administrations position so far has been to demand the complete, irreve...

Preparations? >> well, certainly. singapore have mobilized thousands of security officers here to protect not only president trump, but also the north korean leader, kim jong-un, who will be making, we believe, one of his longest overseas trips since assuming the top position in north korea some six years ago. in that time hes only made two trips to china, and thats in the last couple of months. this will be his kind of biggest overseas trip, and we understand the logistics of that for the north...

Way to singapore and think about this. >> barry mccaffrey, even at a car dealership, number one rule is be prepared to walk away. do you think this president who brags about deals is at the end of the day prepared to walk away? >> were about to find out. i think going into the negotiations, hes played a very unusual, you know, set of cards, revealing, i think most of us would agree, a predisposition to not demanding immediate, irreversib irreversible, verifiable denuclearization, not demanding a...

A whistle-blower in the government, and by the way there is such thing as a whistle-blowers act to protect those people, going after reporters sends a chilling message. this administration has already declared its the enemy of the people and fake news, and they would like to continue that. >> im glad we have you here to lay this case out so clearly. >> obviously we will follow this as we get more information. we want to move on to a built of a stir rudy guiliani caused yesterday, chris, with his...

He has utder confidence in his ability to do anything and everything, even when the facts suggest he might not should have that confidence. >> david sanger, we have a short time left, but tell me where the line is now on what may be the crucial thing which is certifiable, verifiable denuclearization. >> its a great question. because when we are out in singapore next week, john, this is really the only test. and i think whats going to happen in the summit, you have two leaders coming in who very ...

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Loosening,s wi loosening, lessening those sanctions is going to be? >> we had heard in the past the administration would receive no economic benefits until they moved forward with complete, verifiable denuclearization. the president said hes ready it remove sanctions from the north koreans if they take some steps, if they start to move forward in the process. he said it wouldnt necessarily happen all at once in terms of denuclearization, would take one or two or more meetings to move forward. he...

Military exercises. i would advise and caution not to give in to their concessions before you even get to the negotiating table. you want to negotiate out of strength, not out of weakness. >> julie: north koreas vice foreign minister accuses the u.s. of making reckless statements and harboring sinister intentions pointing the finger to john bolton who said recently that north korea could follow a libya model, verifiable denuclearization. pyongyang knows what happened when gadhafi gave up his nuc...

Man for returning our hostages who he took in the first place, right? >> thank you for not killing them this time. maybe if they said that. >> excellent that you didnt kill our hostages. >> thank you so much. you know, this was predictable that the north koreans would push because thats what they do. they are not reliable. >> why wouldnt you? why wouldnt anybody in this situation? lets not just put it like it is crazy, any negotiation, see what else i can get. >> right. >> the other problem is t...