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South korean leaders. now there's working level talks going on at the moment, at the dmz between the two trying to hammer out the last-minute details, protocol, media access, that sort of thing. we know there will be rehearsals this week as well, tomorrow, there will be a rehearsal that's tuesday. on thursday there will be a couple more rehearsals which the north koreans will be involved in as well. potentially because this is going to be broadcast live. that's according to the south koreans. they want to try and televise this live from the moment the two leaders shake hands so the moment that...

Apparatus. that's why, you know, i think the continued presence and continued tenure of secretary of defense jim mattis is so crucial. but having been in that apparatus myself for a long time, it is disruptive when you have the constant turmoil and turnover. even when you don't, wondering what's the next tweet going to say about showing somebody the door in a pretty rapid manner. and just that sense of the unknown cannot be good for -- particularly at the working level. just good for national security. it's too distracting. >> okay. that leads us to our next question, russia. friend or foe, wh...

In addition to what we've done with the sticks, we also need some carrots. one of which would be, at least discussing entering into negotiations for peace treaty. i've long been a proponent of establishing intersections in pyongyang and washington respectively which would be a way of enhancing dialogue at the working level. >> general clapper, i appreciate your time. i want to bring in our panel. it's hard to overstate how a change of policy this is. >> it's huge. it's historic. it's a complete gamble to a great degree. it's the first time we've seen a sitting american president meet with the ...

>> could you give us a road map, did you agree on a next set of talks between the president and mr. putin, and i have like a fluffy color question on general impressions, that's a lot of time to watch those two leaders interact, any insights on that? are they getting the sanctions back on ukraine? thank you. >> okay, so the first question, next talks, there is no agreed next to talk between the president, there are some subsequent follow-up meetings between various working level groups of the state department, we agreed to set up a working group to begin the framework

Cooperation on the part of the white house? >> i will not commit to that. >> is in there again another reason for there to be a special prosecutor? because who would you complain to, the deputy attorney general? if there were a lack of cooperation on the part of the trump white house. >> if there was a challenge with any investigation that i could not resolve at the working level, i would elevate it to the deputy attorney general or whoever was in charge of it. >> but the deputy attorney general is appointed by the president, correct? >> correct. >> isn't that an inherent conflict of interest?...