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we had to fly over certain russia areas, russia-held areas. russia was great. >> what did you tell them? >> we told them we're coming in. and they said, thank you for telling us. they were very good. they were very cooperative. they really were good. and we did say it would be a mission that they would like, too, because you know, again, they hate isis as much as we do. >> so toluse, russia got the heads up but members of congress did not? >> that's what it looks like. there is bipartisan discomfort with the president's continued off and onni i fawning over russia. it goes back to his campaign and the early years of his presidency. there is discomfort of how cozy the president is with russia, how many positive things he says about russia, and even siding with vladimir putin last year over the u.s. intelligence agencies about russia election meddling. there is some discomfort there that congress was not looped in and russia was. i don't know how many republicans will say that publicly, but it will be part of the narrative as democrats try to ge
we had to fly over certain russia areas, russia-held areas. russia was great. >> what did you tell them? >> we told them we're coming in. and they said, thank you for telling us. they were very good. they were very cooperative. they really were good. and we did say it would be a mission that they would like, too, because you know, again, they hate isis as much as we do. >> so toluse, russia got the heads up but members of congress did not? >> that's what it looks like....
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russia treated us great, they opened up and we had to fly over certain russia areas, russia-held areas. russia was great. iraq was excellent. we really had great cooperation. and you have to understand they didn't know what we were doing and where we were going exactly. but the isis fighters are hated as much by russia and some of the other countries as they are by us. and that is why i say they should start doing a lot of the fighting now and i believe they'll be able to. i believe they'll be able to. yes, jennifer. >> you coucould you tell us wha the kurd gave. >> they gave us some information that turned out to be helpful. >> could you tell us the role of turkey in iraq. >> who? >> what was the role of turkey? >> turkey, we dealt with them. they knew we were going in. we flew over some territory. they were terrific. no problem. they were not problem. they could start shooting and then we'll take them out but a lot of bad things can happen. plus it was a very secret mission. we flew very, very low and very, very fast. but it was a big -- it was a very dangerous part of the mission. g
russia treated us great, they opened up and we had to fly over certain russia areas, russia-held areas. russia was great. iraq was excellent. we really had great cooperation. and you have to understand they didn't know what we were doing and where we were going exactly. but the isis fighters are hated as much by russia and some of the other countries as they are by us. and that is why i say they should start doing a lot of the fighting now and i believe they'll be able to. i believe they'll be...
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while she was tough on russia, a lot of people who follow russia were actually relieved when she joined this administration and joined this team as an adviser given some of the past things this president has said running up even throughout the election, that he said about vladimir putin. she's been there for the meeting saidering not the one on meetings, but some of the meetings with vladimir putin, and given her connection to russia, she's also very informed and read in on u.s./ukraine relationships. what we're learning is that over time, even though she resigned prior to that july 25th conversation between the president of the united states and zelensky, she was aware of yovanovitch's treatment and some of the circumstances surrounding her leaving the role, and she was bothered by it, by all accounts. "the new york times" is reporting she believes rudy giuliani ran and circumvented what was the u.s./ukraine policy, as a sort of shadow diplomacy with regards to ukraine and was very alarmed by yovanovitch was treated. >> it's difficult, david, because fiona hill did back up the ousted u
while she was tough on russia, a lot of people who follow russia were actually relieved when she joined this administration and joined this team as an adviser given some of the past things this president has said running up even throughout the election, that he said about vladimir putin. she's been there for the meeting saidering not the one on meetings, but some of the meetings with vladimir putin, and given her connection to russia, she's also very informed and read in on u.s./ukraine...
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/russia and u.s., russia and ukraine policy going back years. he'd be able to testify this goes against u.s. interest, u.s. national interest, that this is not a typical behavior from a u.s. president, vis-a-vis an ally, a western country that is actually being invaded as we speak by russia. and we know that the president from all of the reporting that we're hearin thus far and other testimony, the president had an animus toward ukraine despite the fact that every single one of these diplomats and people who we've seen testify over the past couple of weeks have said that they were actually inspired and optimistic by what they saw from president zelensky. we keep going back to the president of the united states talking about corruption and his concern there. not one of these people who have testified, not one said that they, in fact, agreed with the president and were concerned about corruption in the new zelensky era. >> it's also possible to become too fixated on this issue of quid pro quo. remember vindman, colonel vindman said, i was freaked
/russia and u.s., russia and ukraine policy going back years. he'd be able to testify this goes against u.s. interest, u.s. national interest, that this is not a typical behavior from a u.s. president, vis-a-vis an ally, a western country that is actually being invaded as we speak by russia. and we know that the president from all of the reporting that we're hearin thus far and other testimony, the president had an animus toward ukraine despite the fact that every single one of these diplomats...
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imploring they don't want the kurds to turn to russia. they had been fighting along inside syria to defeat isis in the area. but the u.s. abruptly pulled their forces out of that area and that triggered a long expected offensive by turkish forces that consider the kurds a terror group. their troops quickly began taking at least one border town in northern syria. we have full coverage of this story. barbara star is at the pentagon. barbara, let me begin with you and the documents that you obtained and how it details the tense exchange. >> that was the head of the syrian fighter force that the u.s. military partnered with for so many years now. it was furious comments because the u.s. now, you know, is not going to fight turkey, a nato ally, and is not going to fight with the sdf against turkey. the u.s. claims continue to state this is only there to fight isis. so listen to some of what is in this readout. according tepartment official you are giving up on us. you have nothing for us. you are not willing to protect the people but you do no
imploring they don't want the kurds to turn to russia. they had been fighting along inside syria to defeat isis in the area. but the u.s. abruptly pulled their forces out of that area and that triggered a long expected offensive by turkish forces that consider the kurds a terror group. their troops quickly began taking at least one border town in northern syria. we have full coverage of this story. barbara star is at the pentagon. barbara, let me begin with you and the documents that you...
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from his invitation to russia, to become involved in this election, to his cover-up of what russia did in this election to his defense of vladimir putin on that stage in helsinki, finland, it seems obvious to me that he's working in the best interest of that country against the best interest of this country and then there are some unanswered questions. the transcript of what he said in a one-on-one meeting with vladimir putin where the ec-- t evidence has been destroyed and placing some things on nsc servers that shouldn't be there that make it harder for us to learn the truth and the fact that only threw the mueller report, the reporting from the press and whistle-blowers within the white house do we really learn the truth. >> so you're not backing away from your accusations that he's a russian asset. >> i think he's working in the best interest of russian and counter to the best interest of united states and we see it in what he did in syria, that the kurds are being forced to leave behind and as your correspondent in the field just said compromised position and supply lines to whose
from his invitation to russia, to become involved in this election, to his cover-up of what russia did in this election to his defense of vladimir putin on that stage in helsinki, finland, it seems obvious to me that he's working in the best interest of that country against the best interest of this country and then there are some unanswered questions. the transcript of what he said in a one-on-one meeting with vladimir putin where the ec-- t evidence has been destroyed and placing some things...
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. >> since world war ii, our biggest adversary has been russia. >> breaking news. ten alleged secret agents arrested, accused of spying on the united states for russia. >> we are tracking reports that russian hackers stole u.s. cyber secrets from the nsa in one of the most significant security breaches in history. >> we cannot trust russia. we should never trust russia. >> their history is one of conquest, and so that's pretty much embedded in their culture you have to be spying on your enemy. you can't trust anyone. >> the united states has been the global super power, and we have everything that every other country on earth wants. wealth, technology, and all of that is tied to sensitive classified information. >> and the russia intelligence services work very hard to steal our secrets. >> the reason people spy is to gain advantage over the person being spied on. you want to have knowledge that they don't have, or you want to have knowledge that they don't know you have. >> and vice versa. >> they spy on us, and we spy on them. it's one of the oldest occupations i
. >> since world war ii, our biggest adversary has been russia. >> breaking news. ten alleged secret agents arrested, accused of spying on the united states for russia. >> we are tracking reports that russian hackers stole u.s. cyber secrets from the nsa in one of the most significant security breaches in history. >> we cannot trust russia. we should never trust russia. >> their history is one of conquest, and so that's pretty much embedded in their culture you...
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>> he did start by thanking russia. >> i'm okay with that. if i had been -- >> he did thank the troops but russia was first. >> if i had been on this panel eight years ago, there would be just the exact opposite. i would be the one being critical of anybody being kind to russia and everybody else would be -- so we've seen a complete flip. >> that's why it's confusing that you're defending his thanking russia now. it is perplexing. >> it is perplexing. i will say this. the president has an agenda, like clinton did when she was secretary of state, of making friendly overtures to russia. >> former chief of staff john kelly told "the washington examiner" yesterday that the president's chief of staff should not be a yes man, because if he doesn't, he would be impeached. the president said he never said that, he would have thrown him out of the office. this has been an important week in the impeachment inquiry, with ambassador bill taylor saying he believed there was a quid pro quo, that the trump administration and rudy giuliani were pushing for d
>> he did start by thanking russia. >> i'm okay with that. if i had been -- >> he did thank the troops but russia was first. >> if i had been on this panel eight years ago, there would be just the exact opposite. i would be the one being critical of anybody being kind to russia and everybody else would be -- so we've seen a complete flip. >> that's why it's confusing that you're defending his thanking russia now. it is perplexing. >> it is perplexing. i will...
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. >>> but russia's military is questioning the u.s. account of the raid. a spokesman says moscow received conflicting accounts that raised doubt of the level of success. and despite president trump thanking russia for helping help, it's not aware of vading any assistance. >> for me this opinion we join him now live from moscow. why is russia even doubting the road took place. >> it's a strange one, definite live. it may be because the russians like to cast themselves as the main victor on with that syrian allies against urk irk and sere syria. so it would be seccing the significant of this victory. there fl despite the real differences in the description that we just heard so colorfully from president trump to the actual situation that took place on the ground, but thr differences in which the russians say took place compare to what the americans say. the russians say there were no airstrikes in that region where he was killed. you can see the whole area has been completely flattened by airstrikes. the russians, you control the air spike. they haven't reca
. >>> but russia's military is questioning the u.s. account of the raid. a spokesman says moscow received conflicting accounts that raised doubt of the level of success. and despite president trump thanking russia for helping help, it's not aware of vading any assistance. >> for me this opinion we join him now live from moscow. why is russia even doubting the road took place. >> it's a strange one, definite live. it may be because the russians like to cast themselves as the...
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, russia's going to be there. it's going to fulfill its commitments in a way the united states is not. >> putin has been aggressively bolstering his power in recent months and not just in syria. he's met with the de facto leader of saudi arabia. scored key investments worth billions from the leader of abu dhabi. met with kim jong-un with an eye towards shaping his deal with president trump. all with a calculation that putin and not donald trump would become an indespinsable player. >> this is an instrument for putin to return to the global stage as a necessary intermediary, as someone you have to include if you do not consider moscow's interests here, they'll ensure you fail. >> experts say in the middle east, donald trump might have handed putin the role of intermediary on a platter by withdrawing u.s. troops from syria. and signals that he wouldn't stand in putin's way. >> if russia wants to get involved with syria, that's really up to them. >> well, i think he basically conceded influence over the future of syr
, russia's going to be there. it's going to fulfill its commitments in a way the united states is not. >> putin has been aggressively bolstering his power in recent months and not just in syria. he's met with the de facto leader of saudi arabia. scored key investments worth billions from the leader of abu dhabi. met with kim jong-un with an eye towards shaping his deal with president trump. all with a calculation that putin and not donald trump would become an indespinsable player....
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>> i think a lot of people are looking toward russia and russia's growing involvement in this area, especially as u.s. troops have withdrawn. russia's influence really in the past couple weeks perhaps has really grown as the president has stepped back from u.s. involvement in syria. the russians have agreements with the syrian regime with the turks. they will be seeking to have some kind of accommodation. and, you know, the president says u.s. troops will be guarding those oil fields in eastern syria, but it's still a very big question if the syrian regime, if the russians, if iranian-backed militias move into those oil field areas and you industrial a relatively small number of u.s. troops. without the massive support structure, what will they do? what will their orders be? russia is giving no indication it's pulling back on its influence in syria. >> all of this following the death of abu bakr al baghdadi. thank you very much, barbara starr and admiral john kirby. appreciate it. >>> we're getting a first look at the raid that killed abu baghdadi. nic robertson is in the area. what are you le
>> i think a lot of people are looking toward russia and russia's growing involvement in this area, especially as u.s. troops have withdrawn. russia's influence really in the past couple weeks perhaps has really grown as the president has stepped back from u.s. involvement in syria. the russians have agreements with the syrian regime with the turks. they will be seeking to have some kind of accommodation. and, you know, the president says u.s. troops will be guarding those oil fields in...
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it's interesting that a lot of these players all were focused on russia and had a russia-specific background. this is somebody the president in an area the president has been targeting for two years. and it's coming at a time when we were already hypothetically talking about whether the president could get away with murder on 5th avenue. so this has been an empowering week for the president, i would say that. >> if i can pile on bill barr a little more, another thing that he's done that's completely inappropriate, "a," speaking about a trial going on at all. wu "b," saying i believe there was spying. that's a politically loaded word. he's out there saying things he shouldn't be saying and he's hinted he's already drawn conclusions. >> one of the things he's been criticized for was it was the durham investigation. people suggested he was looking for that predicate to launch the criminal investigation. we'll see. there's the ig report. michael horowitz is releasing the report with the fisa investigation. we need more visibility on that. one more subject i want to get to while we can is this re
it's interesting that a lot of these players all were focused on russia and had a russia-specific background. this is somebody the president in an area the president has been targeting for two years. and it's coming at a time when we were already hypothetically talking about whether the president could get away with murder on 5th avenue. so this has been an empowering week for the president, i would say that. >> if i can pile on bill barr a little more, another thing that he's done that's...
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russia more than us. they've done a big number on russia and we're over there fighting isis, but they're over there fighting isis, too, they can handle it. and they should handle it we can fight our own battles on our own territories, but you have a lot of countries over there that hate isis as much as we do. in some cases probably more. so they can take care of isis. we have them captured. the united states cap cured them. some were released just for effect to make us look a little bit like, oh, gee, we got to get right back in there. but you have a lot of countries over there that have power and that hate isis very much as much as we do. so i think we're in a very strategically good position. i know fake news doesn't make it look that way. we removed all of our as we said 50 soldiers but much less than 50 soldiers. they are now in a very safe location heading into an even safer location and we will help negotiate. we have tremendously powerful sancti sanctions. our country has become economic ally much
russia more than us. they've done a big number on russia and we're over there fighting isis, but they're over there fighting isis, too, they can handle it. and they should handle it we can fight our own battles on our own territories, but you have a lot of countries over there that hate isis as much as we do. in some cases probably more. so they can take care of isis. we have them captured. the united states cap cured them. some were released just for effect to make us look a little bit like,...
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tell us about this new agreement and is it a huge win for russia? >> it's a massive win for russia. there's absolutely no doubt. i was looking at vladimir putin and he looked to be extremely happy with himself. the area of influence that the russians have in northern syria will expand by a great deal and russia's biggest ally in that conflict, the syrian government, they'll also take over large part of that area and start controlling those areas as well. as far as the tushgs are concerned. they're not very unhappy either because the area they started invading last week, they'll be able to keep those and they're going to start joint patrols together with the russians, and that's where vladimir putin is winning again because those joint patrols were things that the turks used to be conducting with the united states. now the russians are taking over that role from a nato ally from the united states. so certainly the russians are extremely happy with what they were able to dole out. the big losers are america's former allies the kurds. they'll be forced out of a zone that's 32 kilometer
tell us about this new agreement and is it a huge win for russia? >> it's a massive win for russia. there's absolutely no doubt. i was looking at vladimir putin and he looked to be extremely happy with himself. the area of influence that the russians have in northern syria will expand by a great deal and russia's biggest ally in that conflict, the syrian government, they'll also take over large part of that area and start controlling those areas as well. as far as the tushgs are...
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russia had a plane blown up by isis. russia wants nothing to do with isis. russia's tough. they can kill isis just as well and they happen to be in their neighborhood. all i'm saying is this, i'm not going to lose potentially thousands and tens of thousands of american soldiers fighting a war between turkey and syria. syria's not our friend. assad is not our friend. that's the way it goes. >> you said you withdrew 28 troops. >> 28. they say it was 28. we thought it was 50 but it was about 28. nobody injured. listen, all accounted for, nobody injured, nobody missing. it's really nice. >> look at what's happened since those troops were withdrawn since you've had that conversation with erdogan. >> you know what's happened? no american soldiers have been killed. very easy to recapture those people that probably the kurds let go to make a little bit stronger political impact. that's okay. i fully understand it but that's the way it goes. we're bringing our soldiers back home and we've done a great job. we were supposed to be in syria for one month. that was ten years ago. and we
russia had a plane blown up by isis. russia wants nothing to do with isis. russia's tough. they can kill isis just as well and they happen to be in their neighborhood. all i'm saying is this, i'm not going to lose potentially thousands and tens of thousands of american soldiers fighting a war between turkey and syria. syria's not our friend. assad is not our friend. that's the way it goes. >> you said you withdrew 28 troops. >> 28. they say it was 28. we thought it was 50 but it was...
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steve, i mean you ran cia's russia operations division. does president trump seeking advice from putin and the hungarian prime minister in a private one-on-one conversation jeopardize national security? >> yeah, anderson. you've got this veritable buffet of horribleness in front of us and it's difficult for me to say which is the most horrible thing. that is certainly a terrible, terrible thing when you've got the president of the united states of america reaching out to a foreign leader and asking for that help regardless of whether there's a quid pro quo. you look at the other stuff that's going on here, you've got basically the decimation of anybody in this administration who understands russia and who understands ukraine, getting rid of all those people, ambassador yovanovitch, even john bolton, folks like that. and who replaces them. as you said, rudy giuliani. then you've got the president consulting with vladimir putin and autocrats like viktor orban? you've got the state department. you've got all sorts of people in your own govern
steve, i mean you ran cia's russia operations division. does president trump seeking advice from putin and the hungarian prime minister in a private one-on-one conversation jeopardize national security? >> yeah, anderson. you've got this veritable buffet of horribleness in front of us and it's difficult for me to say which is the most horrible thing. that is certainly a terrible, terrible thing when you've got the president of the united states of america reaching out to a foreign leader...
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to down playing russia's invasion of crimea but still blaming obama for it. to reportedly telling british prime minister russia had nothing to do with the poisoning of a spy on a u.k. official to continuing to push people to investigate a totally discredited conspiracy theory that russia didn't hack the dnc at all. quote, trump implements russia's negative agenda by default, a russian columnist told "new york times," undermining the u.s. led world order, u.s. alliances, u.s. credibility as a partner and an ally. there are members of the trump administration who have tried to take a hard line against russia, but they keep getting undercut by the president. what's stunning is how quickly trump has undone decades about republican warnings about russia as a bad actor on the world stage, 40% of republicans calling russia a friend or ally of 2018. that's almost double the number of 2014. russia's not a friend or an ally of the united states and despite some republicans trying to normalize trump's actions it's never been okay to invite foreign powers to interfere wi
to down playing russia's invasion of crimea but still blaming obama for it. to reportedly telling british prime minister russia had nothing to do with the poisoning of a spy on a u.k. official to continuing to push people to investigate a totally discredited conspiracy theory that russia didn't hack the dnc at all. quote, trump implements russia's negative agenda by default, a russian columnist told "new york times," undermining the u.s. led world order, u.s. alliances, u.s....
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other congressional reports pointing the finger the a russia. this is really just a complete a misuse of taxpayer money to go chase down something that we already know not to be true. because trump somehow wants to appease the russians again. >> go ahead. you want to get in as well. >> yeah. i think the other thing worth pointing out is we have no evidence whatsoever that a crime was actually committed by the fbi and opening up this original russia investigation to begin with. there is no obvious crime being investigated. reporting tonight even says that. nobody is sure what the criminal investigation is targeting. this is an investigation we know more about than any fbi investigation in history already. that inspector generals have gone after. other investigators have gone after. the fbi has looked at. and there's no evidence that there's actually an under lying crime. >> interesting. now conspiracy theories. rising to the level of legitimate investigation. mike pompeo. listen to him during a local interview in wichita. clearly irritated to dis
other congressional reports pointing the finger the a russia. this is really just a complete a misuse of taxpayer money to go chase down something that we already know not to be true. because trump somehow wants to appease the russians again. >> go ahead. you want to get in as well. >> yeah. i think the other thing worth pointing out is we have no evidence whatsoever that a crime was actually committed by the fbi and opening up this original russia investigation to begin with. there...
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in addition to russia. we know that because rt is bizarrely inside some of these bases but iran has an opening to play a bigger role here. one of the questions that came up reportedly in this meeting from senator schumer and others is what is your plan for containing isis? there are thousands of isis fighters that have been held by the kurds. what's going to happen? and he didn't have a plan. this has now become a national security issue for the united states. of course it is absolutely horrific to leave our partners, the kurds, as we have to be slaughtered by turkey. but now we are talking about thousands of isis fighters being out there without any regard or any plan on how to address it. >> thanks so much. >>> just ahead, a look at the latest testimony on capitol hill when it comes to the ukraine crisis. also -- situation, i could say. also, even more troubling issues for rudy giuliani. welcome to fowler, indiana. home to three of bp's wind farms. which, every day, generate enough electricity to power ov
in addition to russia. we know that because rt is bizarrely inside some of these bases but iran has an opening to play a bigger role here. one of the questions that came up reportedly in this meeting from senator schumer and others is what is your plan for containing isis? there are thousands of isis fighters that have been held by the kurds. what's going to happen? and he didn't have a plan. this has now become a national security issue for the united states. of course it is absolutely...
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but you bring up russia. so it helps russia in ukraine. the latest syria pullout helps russia in syria. they now have the territory that u.s. forces used to have. it weakens american influence in the entire middle east and bolsters russia's influence. i mean it's hard to see a president and his attacks on nato and our allies -- it's hard to see a president who has not done more for russia than this president. >> that's what's so disturbing. it's been difficult to understand from the very beginning when the president defended russia, said they didn't in fact interfere with our election when we know they attacked our democracy. that was the collective conclusion of all of our intelligence agencies. the president stood in helsinki and said, no, no, i believe vladimir putin, not the u.s. intelligence community. and then he engaged in a number of behaviors you just described, all that benefit vladimir putin and russian influence and russian objectives. and it's hard to find one thing this president has done to stand up for america and against r
but you bring up russia. so it helps russia in ukraine. the latest syria pullout helps russia in syria. they now have the territory that u.s. forces used to have. it weakens american influence in the entire middle east and bolsters russia's influence. i mean it's hard to see a president and his attacks on nato and our allies -- it's hard to see a president who has not done more for russia than this president. >> that's what's so disturbing. it's been difficult to understand from the very...
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but russia could certainly fill the void. not only in contributing to the turkish operations, but also the kurds could go and there's been indicators that they've gone to them in the past and saying that we need help in defending ourselves. . a strategic perspective, that puts america at an even more extreme long-term disadvantage. russia is stepping in when we step out. so we are made to look like the fools. our allies think we're idioted because we have stepped out. and russia is coming to the rescue not only with the kurds. but i'd comment this weekend the russian foreign minister was with the iraq prime minister talking about partnering defensive measures. so every time america steps out of anything in the middle east, russia steps in. iran is also benefitting from this in a great way. because they will continue to man the counter-isis approaches. >> very quickly, this is something that we were told that president trump was trying to convince the turkish leader erdogan not to do. what does it tell you about the president'
but russia could certainly fill the void. not only in contributing to the turkish operations, but also the kurds could go and there's been indicators that they've gone to them in the past and saying that we need help in defending ourselves. . a strategic perspective, that puts america at an even more extreme long-term disadvantage. russia is stepping in when we step out. so we are made to look like the fools. our allies think we're idioted because we have stepped out. and russia is coming to...
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it's a huge win for turkey and russia, as you said. and frankly the white house communications director statement was not true. those u.s. troops pulled out of the area preventing turkish in doing this. they were green lit. this was completely unnecessary and completely the president's actions. i was on the hill speaking with a republican who didn'tant want to be named. they said this is a disaster. our friends don't trust us and our enemies don't fear us. >> what are the consequences. >> that's the question. i was talking about the investigation to ukraine and is the president -- is he worried about the president's decision making? and still this person hedged. they said they weren't sure there was clear enough evidence of impeachable offense but genuine anger from the member of congress, a republican at what has happened in turkey. it's unexplainable. it's catastrophic for the kurds and sends the wrong message to american allies across the region, the afghan troops fighting the taliban, we will you have militias fighting shab s shchl
it's a huge win for turkey and russia, as you said. and frankly the white house communications director statement was not true. those u.s. troops pulled out of the area preventing turkish in doing this. they were green lit. this was completely unnecessary and completely the president's actions. i was on the hill speaking with a republican who didn'tant want to be named. they said this is a disaster. our friends don't trust us and our enemies don't fear us. >> what are the consequences....
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you were obviously in dni during the start of the russia investigation. when you hear kaitlan's reporting that the president is now talking to boris johnson and others, does it make sense to you? >> no, it doesn't, anderson. it just show the lengths to which this administration will go to try to discredit the entire russian meddling, i guess. i recall early on in this presidency when president trump alleged that, you know, the obama administration was surveilling trump tower, which is ridiculous, or that president obama had asked the brits to monitor him, which was ridiculous. in fact, it prompted a rare public statement by gchq, which is the british equivalent of our nsa, national security agency, to completely rebut the president's allegation. so i don't know what the expectation here is because this reporting was done in good faith by foreign service officers or law enforcement or intelligence officials who thought we should know about, you know, these activities. so do they expect now that because there are political leaders who he thinks are more in
you were obviously in dni during the start of the russia investigation. when you hear kaitlan's reporting that the president is now talking to boris johnson and others, does it make sense to you? >> no, it doesn't, anderson. it just show the lengths to which this administration will go to try to discredit the entire russian meddling, i guess. i recall early on in this presidency when president trump alleged that, you know, the obama administration was surveilling trump tower, which is...
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>>> the investigation of the russia investigators is now a criminal matter. >>> 18 million californians under an increased fire threat. nine huge fires are burning. one sparked near a broken power line. >>> an incredible video from arizona. a couple and their baby saved from death, after a drunk driver is stopped by another car. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. happy friday. 4:00 a.m. here in new york. we start with bombshell testimony in the impeachment testimony soon to be confirmed by a witness in the white house. a top adviser on the security council expected to testify next week. that official was on the phone call that sparked the impeachment probe. his testimony would be the first from someone that heard the call correctly. he will corroborate key elements. >> bill taylor said that the ukraine was pressured by trump to investigate joe biden and his son. gop congressional sources telling us that the diplomat's deposition was so precise, it was a game-changer in the probe. ma ma m
>>> the investigation of the russia investigators is now a criminal matter. >>> 18 million californians under an increased fire threat. nine huge fires are burning. one sparked near a broken power line. >>> an incredible video from arizona. a couple and their baby saved from death, after a drunk driver is stopped by another car. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. happy friday. 4:00 a.m....
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we're seeing how russia is sort of coming in as the u.s. is leaving. how significant is that? >> reporter: well, it's very significant. again i did put it to secretary esper because over the last several days since the u.s. retreat you've seen russians driving in to abandoned u.s. bases, and you've certainly seen syrian forces of bashar al assad come up and, of course, we not the turk, forces are coming very serious. on the other hand, out as a peacekeeping force in that area all the other whose had been sitting there thetyears waiting waiting for their chance to get into these zones are doing so right now. and russia needless to say has want add major, major part in this part of the world for the last 30 years, and syria is it, and it started during the obama administration when putin really came in in force behind assad and continues to this day as with iran behind assad. >> christiane, thank you for that interview. we appreciate it. and joining us from riyadh. >>> more on our breaking news in washington. one of the main in the scandal, bill taylor telling lawmakers today po
we're seeing how russia is sort of coming in as the u.s. is leaving. how significant is that? >> reporter: well, it's very significant. again i did put it to secretary esper because over the last several days since the u.s. retreat you've seen russians driving in to abandoned u.s. bases, and you've certainly seen syrian forces of bashar al assad come up and, of course, we not the turk, forces are coming very serious. on the other hand, out as a peacekeeping force in that area all the...
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. >> russia opened up. we had to fly over certain russia held areas. russia was great. >> what did you tell them? >> we told them we're coming in. and they said, thank you for telling us. they were very good. they were very cooperative. they really were good. and we did say it would be a mission that they'd like too, because again, they hate isis as much as we do. >> but in a statement released this morning russia's military cast doubt on the entire operation. we're live in moscow. so fred, what's with this denial of that kind of conversation that the president spelled out? >> yeah. it was quite interesting, the president obviously spelling out all that thanks for the russians and also when he thanked generally the nations he said were helpful, he mentioned russia first so give the russians a lot of thanks there from the president if he thought he have going to get any love from the russians back he seems to be mistaken. the russians casting doubt on whether or not this operation even took place and essenti
. >> russia opened up. we had to fly over certain russia held areas. russia was great. >> what did you tell them? >> we told them we're coming in. and they said, thank you for telling us. they were very good. they were very cooperative. they really were good. and we did say it would be a mission that they'd like too, because again, they hate isis as much as we do. >> but in a statement released this morning russia's military cast doubt on the entire operation. we're live...
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another big potential crisis for the president playing out up on capitol hill as his former russia visor fiona hill is sitting down with members of congress leading the impeachment inquiry. with his former top official on russia, fiona hill talking to lawmakers behind closed doors in the ukraine investigation, president trump is suggesting that the whistle-blower behind the impeachment inquiry be outed and forced to appear before congress tweeting adam schiff now doesn't want the whistle-blower to testify. no, we must determine the whistle-blower's identity to determine why this was done to the usa. the president wants to do more than just that. warning he may sue schiff and house speaker nancy pelosi. >> i actually told my lawyers, they said sue them any way. he has immunity. but they can't have immunity for that. and i said sue them anyway, even if we lose the american public will understand. and sue nancy pelosi. or maybe we should just impeach them. >> reporter: schiff argues there is good reason for the whistle-blower to remain anonymous. >> given we already have the call record, we
another big potential crisis for the president playing out up on capitol hill as his former russia visor fiona hill is sitting down with members of congress leading the impeachment inquiry. with his former top official on russia, fiona hill talking to lawmakers behind closed doors in the ukraine investigation, president trump is suggesting that the whistle-blower behind the impeachment inquiry be outed and forced to appear before congress tweeting adam schiff now doesn't want the whistle-blower...
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moments ago the cease-fire between turkey and syria officially ended as russia cements more control in the region than ever before. great! here you go... well, it does need to be a vehicle. but - i need this out of my house. (vo) with fair, transparent value for every trade-in... enterprise makes it easy. if ylittle thingsate tcan be a big deal., that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. tell your doctor about your medicines and if you're pregnant or planning to be. otezla. show more of you. asbut when your team is always dealing with device setups, app updates, and
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i'm sure there were those in ukraine and in russia and other places. this is unique. these are exactly the components and the items that were being pitched in that phone call that we have seen the notes of the transcript from in what giuliani has been pushing. we also know there has been a mud slinging campaign as well. what we don't know right now is the origin, as was noted in the reporting. did it come from the white house? did giuliani write it? was it in trump tower? was it somewhere else? that's the most interesting piece of information and will tell us more. >> the other question is, this came -- the ig made the call over to congress to inform them that he had this stuff that he wanted to bring over shortly after pompeo made the announcement about saying about the democrats are bullies. >> right. we assumed as a result that maybe it was related to that letter, that perhaps it was evidence of what pompeo was accusing, perhaps it was people in the state department who were saying, i want to testify or i'm not being treated fairly. there's investigations under the
i'm sure there were those in ukraine and in russia and other places. this is unique. these are exactly the components and the items that were being pitched in that phone call that we have seen the notes of the transcript from in what giuliani has been pushing. we also know there has been a mud slinging campaign as well. what we don't know right now is the origin, as was noted in the reporting. did it come from the white house? did giuliani write it? was it in trump tower? was it somewhere else?...
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probe when, in fact, we know what the roots of russia probe are right here. and so it doesn't seem like it is going to sell. but they are certainly going to try to sell it. >> and amanda, it did seem that we reached -- the trump scandal went like this. that never happened. maybe it happened a little bit. okay, it happened but there is nothing wrong with it. you did it. i thought that -- and then get over it. and i thought we had reached point three of oh, yeah, fine, it happened and there is nothing wrong and that is standard for trump scandals but apparently not. >> mick mulvaney is right, there is no quid pro quo. there are quid pro quos for the two reasons. biden dirt and dnc stuff. but representative rooney was the first one i heard ask this publicly. why is donald trump so hung up on finding the server in ukraine and taking the heat off russia for interfering in the election and hacking the dnc? that is really i think a bigger deal and a more interesting question for senate republicans because they have been part of producing intelligence reports which c
probe when, in fact, we know what the roots of russia probe are right here. and so it doesn't seem like it is going to sell. but they are certainly going to try to sell it. >> and amanda, it did seem that we reached -- the trump scandal went like this. that never happened. maybe it happened a little bit. okay, it happened but there is nothing wrong with it. you did it. i thought that -- and then get over it. and i thought we had reached point three of oh, yeah, fine, it happened and there...
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her loyalty was to the united states and a policy about countering russia intervention in ukraine and syria so she could testify to the substance of what should have been done and what should be the diplomacy that continues through the united states history of foreign policy versus what the trump administration was trying to do which i think is ultimately advance the interest of russia. >> and it is interesting that she's testifying about this particular case with the ukraine phone call. because throughout the beginning of her tenure at the nsc, there was attention around fiona hill because of the president's meetings with vladimir putin, the russian president, because of the fact she's been a very outspoken critic of vladimir putin throughout her career and then there she was at the nsc where she was holding meetings with trump and we're hearing that in one case he may have revealed classified to the russians in the oval office and other incidents that potentially would have been very alarming for someone with her background, especially in the things she's written in her books so it
her loyalty was to the united states and a policy about countering russia intervention in ukraine and syria so she could testify to the substance of what should have been done and what should be the diplomacy that continues through the united states history of foreign policy versus what the trump administration was trying to do which i think is ultimately advance the interest of russia. >> and it is interesting that she's testifying about this particular case with the ukraine phone call....
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a complex mechanism but one clearly russia is in control of. looking at it in a broad geographic sense, russia will patrol a large portion of the border. turkey is a member of nato. russia's defense minister stepped foresaying the united states, said it an our ago, now has 30 minutes left to release its obligations under this particular cease-fire deal that it brokered. essentially saying, america, get out of town. you've got nothing to do with this. essentially we're looking at a complex but very much moscow and ankara dominated mechanism moving forward that most likely let's turkey keep the area it's already taken, most likely tells the syrian kurds to pull back its fighters and weapons of substantial amount. introduces russia as the peacekeeper and the syrian regime. could be an end to the fighting. we don't know what will happen towards the end of the cease-fire and half an hour and noon tomorrow when the join moves begin but looks like moscow came in and with turkey prearranged to calm this down. the outstanding question, how complacent of
a complex mechanism but one clearly russia is in control of. looking at it in a broad geographic sense, russia will patrol a large portion of the border. turkey is a member of nato. russia's defense minister stepped foresaying the united states, said it an our ago, now has 30 minutes left to release its obligations under this particular cease-fire deal that it brokered. essentially saying, america, get out of town. you've got nothing to do with this. essentially we're looking at a complex but...
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russia and turkey have reached a deal to remove fighters at the borders. cnn's jomana karadsheh along the border. jomana? >> reporter: it's going to be in two phases at least. in about an hour's time, the syrian border guard along with the russian military police are going to deploy to the safe zone. now, what is not included in the turkish safe zone is the area of operations, as you recall, where turkey entered the 70-mile stretch. that area for now is going to remain under the control of turkey and the forces that it backs. now, if you look at actually what happened overnight, they say they have withdrawn from that area based on that agreement that was brokered by the united states last week. the turkish ministry of defense said they were notified by defense that the troops withdrew from this area, so there's no reason to resume with this operation. then you have the other part where the syrian regime comes to play here, and that's the controls that are going to begin in about an hour. they have about 150 hours until next week basically to push the syria
russia and turkey have reached a deal to remove fighters at the borders. cnn's jomana karadsheh along the border. jomana? >> reporter: it's going to be in two phases at least. in about an hour's time, the syrian border guard along with the russian military police are going to deploy to the safe zone. now, what is not included in the turkish safe zone is the area of operations, as you recall, where turkey entered the 70-mile stretch. that area for now is going to remain under the control...
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the russia and we didn't have any contact and then they are benign and then when my son meets with russia and it is about adoption and that is a lie because he's embarrassed and told george stephanopoulos, i would accept information from the russians and now we've come a long way and now we say not only would i accept it, in three years we've normalized it so much, he said it is a perfect phone call when i ask a foreigner to help me undermine a opponent. that is what is happening. he knew it because he told us from day one in the russia investigation i'm embarrassed about it and he's telling the people this is part of the american electoral process. >> the idea that nancy pelosi -- i have to call it like a prosecutor here, there is the court of public opinion and if i wanted to make sure that people saw my defendant he's emotions in a particular light i wouldn't used things like unhinged or apoplectic but i would say scared. so i think what she's doing in many ways is to structure the argument in many the way we saw bill barr did through a four-page letter and through a press conference t
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the leader of the country was telling this president not to trust ukraine, a country that russia seeks to dominate. joining us is the post john hudson who shares a byline on the story. what exactly happened in these conversations between president trump, putin, and orban. i understand at least one of the conversations orban was face-to-face in the white house and there wasn't anyone else present, is that right? >> that's right. u.s. officials described to the post an alarming sort of evolution in president trump's view of zelensky and ukrainian officials in general. now, it started out a little bit positive. they had a congratulatory phone call, and u.s. officials were comfortable with the direction things were going. and then things turned sour, and so one conversation, for instance, he had with vladimir putin trump actually broached the subject of zelensky and said what do you think about him? and putin said according to a western official familiar with the conversation, that this is someone with -- this is a kbh d comedian, and this is someone who is linked to ukrainian corrupt olig
the leader of the country was telling this president not to trust ukraine, a country that russia seeks to dominate. joining us is the post john hudson who shares a byline on the story. what exactly happened in these conversations between president trump, putin, and orban. i understand at least one of the conversations orban was face-to-face in the white house and there wasn't anyone else present, is that right? >> that's right. u.s. officials described to the post an alarming sort of...
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significant security breaches in history. >> we should never trust russia. >> their history is one of conquest and so it's pretty much embedded you have to be spying on your enemies. you can't trust anyone. >> the united states is the global super power and we have everything that every other country on earth wants, wealth, technology, and all of that is tied to sensitive classified information. >> and the russia intelligence services work very hard to steal our secrets. >> the reason people spy is to gain advantage over the person being spied on. you want to have knowledge that they don't have or you want to have knowledge that they don't know you have and vice versa. >> they spy on us and we spy on them. it's one of the oldest occupations in the world. it's not ever going away. >> espionage probably represents the greatest threat to america's national security today than anything else. >> the foreign intelligence service of russia, they are trying to learn what u.s. policies are, what's behind them because we have enough nuclear weapons to blow them off the planet like they have eno
significant security breaches in history. >> we should never trust russia. >> their history is one of conquest and so it's pretty much embedded you have to be spying on your enemies. you can't trust anyone. >> the united states is the global super power and we have everything that every other country on earth wants, wealth, technology, and all of that is tied to sensitive classified information. >> and the russia intelligence services work very hard to steal our secrets....
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, a real asset for russia. what has the reaction been like? >> reporter: well, fredricka, this was certainly a wrinkle that was added in the campaign discussion late last week when hillary clinton did not name gabbard specifically, but she did leave that suggestion open. but take a listen to what pete buttigieg told our jake tapper as well as cory booker what they had to say about this earlier co today. >> do you think tulsi gabbard is a russian asset? >> i don't know what the basis is for that. statements like that ought to be backed by efvidence. i also think our focus right now needs to be on things that are actually undermining america. right now we are being told to, quote, get over it when it comes to the mixing of domestic politics and foreign affairs. >> i mean, again, these questions are blaordering on th absurd. we need to get what's important. making these kinds of allegations are not constructive in any way. >> reporter: so certainly no democratic candidates are taking this and wanting to talk about
, a real asset for russia. what has the reaction been like? >> reporter: well, fredricka, this was certainly a wrinkle that was added in the campaign discussion late last week when hillary clinton did not name gabbard specifically, but she did leave that suggestion open. but take a listen to what pete buttigieg told our jake tapper as well as cory booker what they had to say about this earlier co today. >> do you think tulsi gabbard is a russian asset? >> i don't know what the...
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and if you're going to be the ambassador to russia, you have to stand up for u.s. interests. i don't know what his understands are with the president on this assignment, whether this is a reward for having con fformed to what the white house wanted. there's a whole host of questions. this is going to be one tough nomination hearing as far as i'm concerned. >> all right. senator bob menendez, we look forward to that. thank you so much for the time, sir. >> thank you. >>> meantime, federal investigators are attempting to follow the money, and what they're uncovering is an intricate and tangled web of political connections. rudy giuliani's financial dealings in ukraine are now under investigation after two of his associates were indicted for allegedly violating campaign finance laws, accused of setting up a scheme to push out the former ambassador to ukraine, marie yovonavitch. evan perez joins me now. what have we learned about the situation. >> we know rudy giuliani is at the center of all of this. some of his financial relationships with these men is now under scrutiny by the
and if you're going to be the ambassador to russia, you have to stand up for u.s. interests. i don't know what his understands are with the president on this assignment, whether this is a reward for having con fformed to what the white house wanted. there's a whole host of questions. this is going to be one tough nomination hearing as far as i'm concerned. >> all right. senator bob menendez, we look forward to that. thank you so much for the time, sir. >> thank you. >>>...
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russia announced today that russia military police units are now patrolling an area in northern syria, an area that until this week the united states maintained two military bases. when folks say things are changing on the ground there fast, make no mistake. this announcement is a striking signal of that. this comes as a wide range of u.s. military officials are expressing to cnn frustration, anger and even betrayal over the trump administration's refusal now to support syrian kurds. several of these officials, including some deployed to syria, going as far as to say they are livid at the u.s. troop pullout considering how long the kurds have fought alongside american troops in the fight against isis. in the face of intense backlash from even his own party, president trump has now announced sanctions against turkey for its military operations that started this all. that, of course, is after the president gave turkey the green light by saying he's pulling u.s. troops aside. but are these sanctions enough? joining me right now is democratic congressman anthony brown of maryland, the vic
russia announced today that russia military police units are now patrolling an area in northern syria, an area that until this week the united states maintained two military bases. when folks say things are changing on the ground there fast, make no mistake. this announcement is a striking signal of that. this comes as a wide range of u.s. military officials are expressing to cnn frustration, anger and even betrayal over the trump administration's refusal now to support syrian kurds. several of...
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., joked that russia will definitely interfere in the 2020 election. but is it really a joke? and as we get started, a followup to a story we brought you last night. "the new york times" reports based on interviews with white house officials directly involved, that last march, when the president was considering shutting down the border and outraged on the not being able to deliver on his signature campaign promise to deliver a wall, he suggested shooting migrants in the legs, reinforcing a border wall with, quote, a water-filled trench stocked with snakes or alligators, electrifying the whole wall, and topping it with spikes that could pierce human flesh. today, the president responded. >> and they said, president trump started screaming, ranting and raving that on the southern border where we are right now building a tremendous wall, it's unbelievable what's going -- army corps of engineers, we're doing a lot, we'll soon have over a hundred miles under construction, completed. we'll have 4 to 500 miles, okay, ready, that i wanted a wall but i wanted a moat, a moat, whatever t
., joked that russia will definitely interfere in the 2020 election. but is it really a joke? and as we get started, a followup to a story we brought you last night. "the new york times" reports based on interviews with white house officials directly involved, that last march, when the president was considering shutting down the border and outraged on the not being able to deliver on his signature campaign promise to deliver a wall, he suggested shooting migrants in the legs,...
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chris cillizza, we heard from tim morrison, the top russia adviser. he made it clear that he basically agreed with what the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine, bill taylor, had testified about and disagreed with the strategy of ambassador gordon sondland, ambassador to the eu, a political appointee. >> first of all ierk think phil mentioned this. i think public hearings will do everyone a world of good to the extent you can get a decent chunk of these people who appeared behind closed doors, simply because it won't be a series of leaks designed to frame it in the best possible light. if you choose to, you could watch the whole thing. what i will say, based on what we know of these various conversations with people they've brought in from bill taylor to vindman to today, there is a consistency with the exception of gordon sondland, there is a consistency of story, of sequence of events that is consistent with the whistle-blower complaint that if i was the president or one of his allies, would give me some level of pause. is it possible all of these people co
chris cillizza, we heard from tim morrison, the top russia adviser. he made it clear that he basically agreed with what the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine, bill taylor, had testified about and disagreed with the strategy of ambassador gordon sondland, ambassador to the eu, a political appointee. >> first of all ierk think phil mentioned this. i think public hearings will do everyone a world of good to the extent you can get a decent chunk of these people who appeared behind closed doors,...
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russia, syria and turkey. then where does that leave the united states as a potential side player inside syria? >> then, nick, you mentioned that the syrian kurds have said they played a vital role in all this. then you listen to the president earlier. he thanked a litany of countries. it was russia that was first. turkey, syria and iraq for their support in the operation. really, you know, he also said -- he also wants to acknowledge the syrian kurds. almost like an after thought. how is that being received? >> well, it's startling really. the list of countries he leapt to, to some degree their leaders are thor tarn and the syrian kurds got an after thought. trump has always been ambivalent about them. there were lots of moments during donald trump's speech which jarred. it was extraordinary how the communications were managed. there's a long trail of him releasing details, explicit deta details. some of them the crudeness you would expect of isis, the whimpering, al-baghdadi crying in a sealed tunnel. it was
russia, syria and turkey. then where does that leave the united states as a potential side player inside syria? >> then, nick, you mentioned that the syrian kurds have said they played a vital role in all this. then you listen to the president earlier. he thanked a litany of countries. it was russia that was first. turkey, syria and iraq for their support in the operation. really, you know, he also said -- he also wants to acknowledge the syrian kurds. almost like an after thought. how is...
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we have people close to the trump campaign lying about their ties to russia or were involved with russia and some ahave gone to jail since then. to say the probe is illegitimate or was done to undermine the presidency or his campaign, it doesn't necessarily pass the smell test. we'll have to see what the justice department finds as it investigates itself. this is a political benefit for the president who selected an attorney who he wanted to pursue his political enemies and pursue the idea that he was framed and that the russian probe was a witch hunt. >> a long friday for you. world series in 14 hours. you got tickets? >> i will be watching it on tv. >> enjoy the weekend. >>> a major reversal by joe biden. just a month ago in new hampshire, biden said this -- >> no super pacs. no money at all coming from people that you don't know where it's coming from. >> now, the biden campaign has dropped its resistance to the creation of an outside group. the campaign is facing big fund-raising short falls. it spent more in the third quarter than it took in. but solving the problem this way could c
we have people close to the trump campaign lying about their ties to russia or were involved with russia and some ahave gone to jail since then. to say the probe is illegitimate or was done to undermine the presidency or his campaign, it doesn't necessarily pass the smell test. we'll have to see what the justice department finds as it investigates itself. this is a political benefit for the president who selected an attorney who he wanted to pursue his political enemies and pursue the idea that...
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russia told them they need to get out. in fact, a spokesman for the kremlin said the kurds are going to be, quote, steamrolled by the turkish army if they don't tleev area. but right now you can clearly see that the russians are the big power there in syria, massively increasingheir influence while the u.s. is out of the picture as far as the future of syria and as far as northeastern syria is concerned, dave. >> fred pleitgen. thank you. >>> all right. it all started when houston rockets' general manager daryl morey tweeted support for pro-democracy protesters in hong kong while the league was playing preseason games in china. >> you've got people speaking when they don't know what they're talking about, but, you know, daryl morey was right. when you see something going on wrong in the world, you have the right to say that's not right. that's what he did. again, when it comes to business, you have to tiptoe around things. again, they understand our values, we understand our values, and we have the right to speak, especial
russia told them they need to get out. in fact, a spokesman for the kremlin said the kurds are going to be, quote, steamrolled by the turkish army if they don't tleev area. but right now you can clearly see that the russians are the big power there in syria, massively increasingheir influence while the u.s. is out of the picture as far as the future of syria and as far as northeastern syria is concerned, dave. >> fred pleitgen. thank you. >>> all right. it all started when...
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right now, this is russia's game. russia is the playmaker, and russia is also the kingmaker. this, of course, has infuriated u.s. forces who battled alongside kurdish forces in the war against isis in syria. it is absolutely gutted them that they have had to withdraw and leave the kurds to fend for themselves. when you talk to the kurds, they say they recognize there's a difference between the u.s. civilian population and between u.s. forces and the decisions coming out of the white house. when we look at the way all of this is unfolding and what america is doing, it really feels as if all of the other players are focusing on a multidimensional game of chess while america is still staring at a checkers board. >> arwa, it is very helpful to have your perspect ive on the ground there for us. >>> the chaos and death toll on the turkey/syrian border is only going up. so is the amount of disinformation coming from the white house. john avlon has our reality check. john, explain the discrepancy here. >> war and peace. life and death. and that's the power of the presidency. and that
right now, this is russia's game. russia is the playmaker, and russia is also the kingmaker. this, of course, has infuriated u.s. forces who battled alongside kurdish forces in the war against isis in syria. it is absolutely gutted them that they have had to withdraw and leave the kurds to fend for themselves. when you talk to the kurds, they say they recognize there's a difference between the u.s. civilian population and between u.s. forces and the decisions coming out of the white house. when...