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Light. >> let me just get your reaction to the fact that as hans is reporting, this stalemate is deepening. here we are, everyone is taking holiday and yet there are no signs that they're any closer to getting on the same page. do you think there's going to be a senate trial? >> oh i absolutely do think there's still going to be a senate trial. i could be surprised, i suppose. but what's striking about this is that hans mentions risk. there's risk for both sides. the more unflattering or worrisome e-mails could come out, more reporting could divulge something about some of these key witnesses ...

Much more out there potentially through reporting could be revealed. just real quickly on the timing, mcconnell just spoke moments ago. mcconnell seemed to say there wouldn't be a resolution on this until the senate goes back into session. he said look back at my fox comments but he's got nothing further to add. we could be in a stalemate throughout this entire break. senate comes back into session january 6th, i believe. that is a long time to be staring across and not talking to each other. >> certainly is. a stalemate that is intensifying. joining me now democratic senator chris van holle...

Request to withhold aid to ukraine came from the office of the white house management and budget less than two hours after the controversial call with ukraine's president in july. hans, so let's just start with everything you're hearing at the white house. the president's on vacation. he's clearly thinking about impeachment. he's tweeting about impeachment this morning. pelosi gives us the most unfair trial in the history of the u.s. congress and now she is crying for fairness in the senate and breaking all the rules while doing so. she lost congress once, she will lose it again. >> reporter: ...

Months, really before the g-7 summit. >> i have another question for you, but let me get to the ambassador first. former u.s. ambassador to nato. president of the chicago council on foreign affairs. joining us now. along with eugene scott, political reporter for the ""washington post."" and betsy, reporter for the "daily beast." ambassador, you first. pick up where hans left off. the idea that president trump is saying vladimir putin's meeting may be the easiest of them all this week. does it hold water? >> well, that's a disturbing thing to say. the last time i looked, our nato allies didn't ...

Mar 'tis' response to that, understood. hallie. >> hans nichols at the pentagon. thank you. i want to bring in our panel for the next 60 minutes, white house reporter for the "washington post" jenna jackson and nick johnston. let's talk about what the administration has been saying about options in north korea picking up where hans left off. listen. >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> i'm perfectly happy kicking this over to general mattis because he has plenty of military options. >> you have got to be ready to ensure that we have military options that o...