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And then in the midst of her testimony, the president tweeted out in part that everything she touched, you know, went bad. so how did this just under mine the republicans position that the president, you know, was motivated by weeding out corruption. >> it undermines that. it appears to lay plain the fact that the ambassador yovanovitch was an impediment to the plan. i think she became a very sympathetic and vulnerable witness after the tweet. and clearly the republicans appeared shaken by this ...

The president is trying to do, but i think the effect is to be intimidating. >> well, i want to let you know, ambassador, that some of us here take witness intimidation very, very seriously. >> so how o could this undermine republicans who say the president was motivated by weeding out corruption? >> if the republicans are traying to make that case, that the president was never attacking yovanovitch its difficult to see how that broadside of a tweet, holding a very junior officer responsible for...

Efforts to work in partnership with those offices. i didnt deal with mr. shokin directly but i did deal with some of his underlings as part of the training process. it was our sense generally speaking he was not helpful at all to the u.s. and our international partners efforts to weed out systemic corruption in ukraine. >> i ask that question, because in the july 25 phone call the president famously said that shokin was treated badly and was a very fair person. it doesnt sound like that comports...

By the way, that fits with the presidents message of draining the swamp and wanting to be tough on crime. in albany, preet bharara has shaken the foundations of our capital. whether youre democrat or republican, hes been an equal opportunist when it comes to weeding out corruption. certainly he was happy to stay on. this disrupt rehearsversal is v concerning. we dont know whos coming in next and its going to be some very big shoes to fill as the previous caller said in order to get that same typ...

Republicans to talk about their agenda. donald trump said this on twitter. "people must remember that obama care doesnt work and its not affordable. 116% increases. his example is arizona. bill clinton called it crazy. then he kinds of lit a fire under house republicans after they voted late last night to weaken the houses official office of congressional ethics. an independent panel in charge of weeding out corruption. the secret vote took place behind closed doors despite opposition from ryan ...

I think, alex, this was an attempt to go a little bit broader and sound some messages that are really more appealing to average americans than they are the far right. i mean, you talk about weeding out corruption, draining the swamp, hillary as the guardian of the status quo. these are all really, you know, i guess sound messages that you -- that a candidate can use to position themselves as a reformer. the problem is, donald trump isnt really seen as a reformer. he has this odor of scandal arou...

Virtue of fraud and who is frankly erratic as hamid karzai, makes it difficult to accomplish your mission. >> without a doubt, we need the strength of the mullahs, the strength of the outers, and the strength of the people to secure the valley. >> reporter: is as the international politics play out, small teams of soldiers and marines are trying to build confidence in local afghan government. >> time for being scared has to be over. theres only one -- one bad guy for every 100 good. >> reporter:...