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The ukraine aid bill passed by the united states senate. they're flying it because the president has to have the documents to sign them. they're bringing it to him. what does that tell you? >> a lot of it is optics. they could -- during the obama years they used an auto pen where he could sign legislation into law while traveling overseas, but the white house wants to show that they are taking a strong unified stand against russia. this is a massive bill. $40 billion of u.s. aid is about to go to help ukraine with the war. this comes just after $14 billion was approved last month during march....

Memos in realtime about the actual plan, the actual orders for torture like that to occur. as a matter of u.s. policy, and on purpose, directed down the chain of command. on the margins of one of them, it's below that prisoners in u.s. custody should be tortured by, among other things, forcing them to stand for hours at a time. rumsfeld hand wrote in the margin, i stand for 8 to 10 hours a day, why is standing limited to four hours? by which he meant, why are they forcing these prisoners to stand for even longer, this does not seem harsh enough. there is also the memorable mormon in his tenure...

The family members of servicemen and servicewomen killed in iraq, he did not feel it was necessary to sign his name. instead, used what's called an auto pen. basically, a machine that rubber stamped his name to sign all the supposedly heart felt condolence letters to the families of american service members killed in action in iraq. as roadside bombs started killing american service members by the dozen and then by the hundreds and then ultimately by the thousands, secretary rumsfeld was asked why u.s. forces didn't have up-to-date body armor, why there wasn't more of a rush to get it to them....

Other conservatives if the president sooinigns the bill, b there's a couple of ifs. that would be the president needs to declare a national emergency. had is the time, that is a necessary. >> i if hannity says he's no longer concerned, get the auto pen ready there are thing is as good as signed, correct? >> yeah, think the president will sign it and keep the government open and he's going to get a lot of encouragement from the senate republican leadership and his allies on capitol hill for take whatever further executive action he can to continue to build his wall, if that's what he's going to...

Autograph. >> who? >> arnold schwarzenegger. >> was it an auto pen? >> i don't know if it was an auto pen. >> you just said he signed it. >> it was an auto pen, to say the least. who signed your degree? >> i don't have an answer, and i wouldn't go to air with it until i have it fully confirmed. >> maybe you should run to the chopper quickly to find out. >> really good work, katie. it's a minute into the show. you deserve it. >> bye, ari. >> i am excited not just talking to katie but about the news. this michael cohen threat caught on tape and newly exposed. reverberations on that later tonight...