those relationships new relationships that the mansion because from my point of view it perhaps with bayh it makes better sense to form a united states front and negotiate with the united states as united staes on secondary sanctions rather than asking humbly for some individual exemptions begging for individual waivers. is probably the worst option that any country can pursue because that will lead to even greater american pressure on that country to be subsumed into the night states because anywhere that is granted to a country where the bill comes with conditions that further constrict that country's options the fact is that whether it's iran or the new act the new american law directed at russia which is called country america is administering sanctions act these laws and these sanctions are seeking to apply american sanctions extraterritorial only extra to rule sanctions are unlawful international law they violate international law they violate the human charter they also flout the rules of the global critic regina and to give respectability to these dictatorial through sanctions wil

senator evan bayh sitting with a republican from georgia.he gives cover to somebody like a joe donnelly to vote in favor of them. he voted for mike pompeo. >> bill: good context. donnelly the democrat from indiana with even bayh and others there as well. senator bird the republican from north carolina with his statement. the democrat from virginia will go about the same length of time and get into the questions and answers. i had it started out going 2 1/2, three hours. my guess is about as long as it will go unless some of the answers are unsatisfactory and we get a break and come back for more. >> she could be asked to answer more questions on the record in this setting. she has been given hundreds of questions for the record, they call them qfrs that she is supposed to answer in writing and she is in the process and her team is in the process of providing those answers to the extent she can without divulging classified information that some of the senators aren't entitled to receive. >> bill: with regard to the more controversial issues h

what is former senator john breaux, evan bayh, trent lott, what do they do for a living?hey sell their influence. what does corey lewandowski do for a living? he cells his influence. this is the revolting culture that exists in washington, d.c. it's legal but it's revolting. >> but jeffrey, look, michael cohen has not been indicted yet and there's no evidence that anything illegal took place. you're right that this is part of the washington swamp. what's not part of the normal washington swamp is that money going for corporate influence is going into the same account where it's been reported that money is being paid out to a porn star who is alleged to be the president's former mistress. that's not typical washington. >> that i would agree. the porn star angle is somewhat novel, i'll grant you that. but the idea that serve so shocked and outraged that michael cohen, having failed to get a job in the administration decides to whore himself out as someone in the investigation, that's the american way. that's legal. >> but remember, it's not just that, it's cnn reporting thi

. >> evan bayh, trent lott, what do you think they're selling? >> corey lewandowsky. >> they get rich. >> to be fair, though, jeffrey, a lot of former senators who are selling policy expertise. >> sure. >> they are selling knowledge of the way the senate works, or in some cases, access to the administrationment a lot of lawyers get hired too because they have worked as prosecutors. they may know people in the justice department. or they have a reputation that lus them to be heard. so those can be good hires. what's outside the realm here is that here's his personal lawyer. >> right. >> who actually was on retainer to pay hush money to porn stars. and you have at&t wanting to make sure they are close to the president. i'm assuming that somehow he will be in the orbit to have is some influence. that's how desperate they are. >> it is a parameter of the russian probe. this is a group of men mostly, right? women, but mostly men, who are open for business. it is speculated. that's why they went to the meeting to get information about hillary clinton b

to be questioned there, and you can see it up on the screen there -- going to be introduced by evan bayhwe're going to give him a pass, he cancelled in joining us on tv yesterday. okay, he's busy. i want to bring in john mclaughlin, john, what's your reaction to ms. haspel's prepared remarks? >> i think she's going to say exactly what ken suggested she was going to say. and i think that's right at this point. she has other things that senators are looking for and ken alluded to this a bit, i think senators will be looking for whether -- particularly democratic senators, will be looking for whatever -- this is the person who can stand up to the president and on issues where the intelligence community disagrees and has a contrary view. for example, i don't know precisely what the intelligence committee has said about the iran nuclear agreement. but i think they view it as one in which the iranians have been in compliance. and i would expect that -- i know her quite well. and i know this is a very accomplished woman whose experience and what i've observed about her, she's full of swelling g

she was introduced by two former members, democrat evan bayh and republican saxby chambliss. mr. former senator and governor of indiana noted she is without question the most qualified person ever nominated for the position. mr. chambliss a former vice chairman of the committee says he cannot name the last time so many former intelligence professionals agreed on a single nominee. and in her opening statement, acting director haspel outlined what she is focused on to better position the cia for tactical and strategic success and to accomplish its mission. the acting director clearly demonstrated why the president selected her, her character, her experience, and her commitment to protecting the country. she is the right person to lead the cia and the senate should confirm her. because the president is traveling tomorrow and we won't have a briefing, i'm going to take advantage of this opportunity to wish my daughter scarlet, who will be 6 tomorrow, a happy birthday. and with that i will take your question. jeff? >> sarah, you mentioned the cia director nominee gina haspel says toda

james thank you very much for that james spaces on diplomatic editor you can find him on twitter at bayh's on the road now let's go get more detail now and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov straight to north korea algeciras rob mcbride has that side of the story from south korea's capital seoul. this was kim jong un's first meeting with a senior russian diplomat since coming to power. another first in a diplomatic dance of increasing complexity. foreign minister sergei lavrov invited kim to add to his busy summit schedule and visit moscow but it was lavrov apparent support for kim's position in readiness for his summit with u.s. president donald trump that will be the most welcome outcome for north korea. said north korea must get relief from sanctions and quickly. it is absolutely obvious that starting any discussion of the nuclear problem and all other programs on the korean peninsula they cannot be complete without repealing all sanctions on north korea how that will go ahead will be a question of the skill of the negotiators but it cannot be done in one sitting u.s. officials base

i want to thank senators chambliss and bayh for the kind words and support. i would like to take just a moment to recognize a few guests who have come today. including principal deputy director of national intelligence and my good friend sue gordon, cia chief operating officer brian, mrs. susan pompeo, thank you for coming, the best ambassador i ever worked for, ambassador louis sussman, and two, dear mentors of mine, senior craft officers and then later, senior ic officials, mary margaret graham and charlie allen. i am here because i have been nominated to lead the extraordinary men and women at the central intelligence agency. men and women who are our country's silent warriors. these dedicated professionals spend much of their careers in difficult, far flung outposts of the globe, striving to make our fellow americans more secure at home. it has been the privilege of my professional life to be one of those cia officers. now, i have been asked by president trump to lead this work force and to continue the work that mike pompeo and i began a little more than

i want to thank senators chambliss and bayh for the kind words and support. take a moment to recognize a few guests who have come today, including principle deputy direct are to have national intelligence and my good friend, sue gordon, cia chief operating officer brian bulteow, mrs. susan pompeo, thank you for coming, the best ambassador i ever worked for, ambassador lewis sussman, and two dear mentors of mine, senior cia officers and then later senior ic officials, mary margaret graham and charlie allen. i am here because i have been nominated to lead the extraordinary men and women at the central intelligence agency. men and women who are our country's silent warriors. these dedicated professionals spend much of their careers in difficult, far-flung outposts of the globe, striving to make our fellow americans more secure at home it has been the privilege of my professional life to be one of those cia officers. now i have been asked by president trump to lead this workforce and to continue the work that mike pompeo and i began a little more than a year ago,