Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181213:19:42:00
Welcome back. so a couple of questions. first, trades weren't made until after this defense spending bill passed. does that matter? >> it's -- it's probably not illegal and so in that sense perhaps it matters. it looks terrible and it defies common sense so you can analyze it either legally or ethically and common sense-wise. >> earlier this month president trump called the $716 million defense budget crazy. a week later trump met with secretary mattis and republican lawmakers, including senator inhofe and eventually reversed his decision and approved this $750 million budget. is that signific...