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Finland's un ambassador responding to that threat telling fox news we have really good international partners. we are not in a position we will get scared because of one statement sprayed without the spring and michael o'hanlon senior fellow at the brookins institution author of the art of war in an age of peace. it's also a member of the advisor for the central intelligence agency from 2011 -- 2012. michael great to have you with us today. let's start with the finland and sweden the possibility they might join nato. your thoughts on that? >> they are excellent partners already. they are, as w...

Developed. you have those who joined before the cold where you have the western european companies on that side of your screen. and then you have those who joined after the cold war in 1991 and those are the countries the end goal all border russia. this is what really, really got under putin skin. he felt post-cold war we should not have a clue those countries in nato and put u.s. bases there. that, in many ways has been an inspiration for what has driven him insane potentially, if that is where he is now pouring and got the other two countries above sweden and finland tour think about walkin...

Little bit of stonewalling. the white house has tried to kind of. u push this on to michael cohen donald trump's lawyer. the more they haven't answered questions, we still don't know whether cohen was reimbursed, then it has continued to linger. >> and now, the lawsuit has really made this a top story around the world. you know, you were telling me off camera, for you all, the journalist was not about sex, it was about money. for this story although it's salacious and some people are curious, it's a financial story. >> that's right. whether donald trump slept with a porn star or anybody else i...

There is a big trump connection. one of those arrested is a rival of president trump's wal lead. >> there's a big u.s. connection to saudi arabia. many of those people invited for the investment conference and the rebuilding american companies. the relationship, of course, between the u.s. the obama administration, bush administration going back well beyond that. this is still a key strategic ally for the united states. our ability to influence both the internal and external actions of the kingdom i think are limited. but i think it's still critically important we have these deep political and...

Who plan to boycott the inauguration plans to get longer by the end of the day. those aren't the credits for the end of the show, those are the members of congress we know as of tonight aren't going. nbc news confirms at least 50 democratic members of congress have said they'll skip friday's inauguration. we don't think 50 would be a record but we do think it's the most in at least 40 years to stay away from a presidential inauguration. joining us now is michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian. michael great to have you here, especially in this big week. >> right. >> for a president...