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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. we'll see. rick, if this were the state department you worked for right now, what would be happening right now as the new...

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 doesn't 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 be ready to have transactional relations which we which could be dangerous for i don't because i d...

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 effective with erdogan? >> they have taken a massive hit because of this, and i think that this is a g...

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 basically, her job was to go in and try to get the magnitsky act repealed because vladimir putin doesn't like the magnitsky act because it sanctions the assets, freezes the assets of corrupt russian officials.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 willing to work on behalf of the russians who is willing to defeat you and your movements.

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 doesn't 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 willing to work on behalf of the