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>> i think they were testing not only america but hong kong. at they took away at democracy and took away commitments not only to peoples hong kong but every country in the world. when they took that freedom and democracy away the united states and trump administration stood up to that meant it sanctions. really, its not like any western or european or even american companies left hong kong. we declared a and the ceo of nike said they are going to continue to produce in china. so they havent bee...

Few minutes from not recording getting handed off to the pool but on the surface at least, this does not look like the grand bargain that the president was looking for initially. he talked and alluded to earlier this week the idea that they might get some sort of a partial deal in place. he said its not his preference but he wants to get a big deal. but china internal has blinked a little bit. they were on the crushing, punishing weight of their sanctions. they have rest stomach asked for it san...

Where u.s. sanctions are posing real challenges for local people. in two thousand and fifteen the five permanent members of the un security council plus germany agreed on a nuclear deal with iran iran pledged to reduce its uranium stocks and allow regular inspections of its nuclear facilities in return western countries relaxed sanctions and now in urgent supplies back into the country the end in two thousand and eighteen the us unilaterally withdrew from the deal and reinstated it sanctions in ...

Results of handing out food baskets or i also see a lot of talent important to remember though its not just sanctions causing those problems some bad decisions in the banking sector and a lot of long structural problems in the iranian economy oh also to blames sued be wrong to say that this is just u.s. pressure causing causing these problems so a couple of things they have it sanctions definitely hurting iran iranians there is is iran likely to sign another nuclear deal. sure right now that see...

If he is great news. nobody thinks that. so he got killed in there and the saudis have lots and lots of knowledge of what happened. theres a big problem. >> what should happen next? the president said i dont want to jeopardize jars 110 billion arms deal. if he wont act in a way you believe appropriate what can chronicling do? is it sanctions, killing the arms deal, what is it? >> under our constitutional system the legislature is supposed to be making all the big and long term decisions. nationa...

As the -- as the evidence builds up, everyone is looking to the united states of america to respond in kind to an attack not just on a wonderful human being and an incredibly talented writer, but a member of the press. a writer for "the washington post." >> yeah. and i would add to this conversation, mika, that as of today, treasury secretary steve mnuchin is still scheduled to attend that conference in riyadh. >> you have got to be kidding me. >> they may end up canceling. well see. rick, if th...

We guarding financial aid yes turkey would have to go to the two i am if but we are forgetting something after twenty three of july two thousand and seventeen the german government implemented some economy we can all call it sanctions but it is. it doesnt give the economy the support it used to gets so i would want is requesting to have those funds again foreign direct investments these are serious issue i think would be happy to get these. and we will have to wait and see if the government will...

Some members of the press. >> dana: sometimes if you want the media to make a pivot, you have to hold them by the hand to get them to do it. i want to ask you about what is happening in turkey. our government is finally getting really tough on them. being held on house arrest. he said that he needs to come home, everyone being held by the turkish government. it is pretty straightforward. he is an innocent pastor, and they need to let him return to the united states. it sanctions, will that be ef...

Russian lawyer who attended had been actively campaigning about discrediting you. >> yeah. indeed. basically, her job was to go in and try to get the magnitsky act repealed because vladimir putin doesnt like the magnitsky act because it sanctions the assets, freezes the assets of corrupt russian officials. and since he has assets in the west, his assets could be frozen. >> the fact is overturning the magnitsky act would be hard to do. but there is at least one member of the u.s. congress who is ...

Affecting the outcome, the russian lawyer who attended had been actively campaigning about discrediting you. >> yeah. indeed. basically, her job was to go in and try to get the magnitsky act repealed because vladimir putin doesnt like the magnitsky act because it sanctions the assets, freezes the assets of corrupt russian officials. and since he has assets in the west, his assets could be frozen. >> the fact is overturning the magnitsky act would be hard to do. but there is at least one member o...