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it's also nice to be sharing, i should say not a stage, but a plot of space here with david sanger. one of the most thoughtful commentators and intrepid reporters on these issues. his byline is must reading. for those of us interested in national security, particularly the direction of the cyber threat. david likes to bemoan the fact when i was in government, some of the people around me would discourage me sometimes from talking to him. now, david referred to these folks as my minders. i referred to them as staff and colleagues. so it doesn't take a pulitzer prize winning journalist to appreciate the irony that one of those people is sitting right next to david right now and is going to be doing the talking. >> don't talk to sanger. >> now, we have been reminded again just this week how urgent the issue is that brings us here today. the past week's headlines include, of course, the marriott breach, the second largest ever, i think, based on public reporting, involving data stolen from nearly 500 million customers including passport numbers which i think adds a whole new dimension to

my next guest, david sanger, has the lead by line of that story and is author of "the perfect weapon.iott has made this out in many ways to be a routine criminal operation. >> that's right, fareed. because we're now all so used to hacks. we're all so used to getting that letter saying we're terribly sorry, we've lost your credit card information. we've lost your health care information. that there is a natural assumption that somebody is, as you say, taking it to walmart. that's actually not what state-on-state espionage is all about. what's going on here is that the hack occurred in 2014. we believe, from all of the forensic evidence we've seen, it was done by chinese intelligence. and it was done around the same time that they were getting into the database of the office of personnel management, the most boring bureaucracy in washington. but the one that held all of the security clearance information about everybody in the united states, 22 million people, who have applied for security clearances. they were also going into the anthem health care insurance system. what do you do with

tony blinken, david sanger, thanks to both of you.u get a break these holidays. >> thanks. >>> still to come, this could take a while. soon to be acting chief of staff, a lot of acting these days, mick mulvaney says it is possible the latest government shutdown will spill into 2019. ahead, the latest on the shutdown, and a top democrat said he's willing to take on the white house to make sure the mueller report goes public in the end. we'll discuss. hey! yeah!? i switched to geico and got more! more savings on car insurance!? they helped with homeowners, too! ok! plus motorcycle, boat and rv insurance! geico's got you covered! like a blanket! houston? you seeing this? geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. and now you know. jardiance is the first type 2 diabetes pill proven to both reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease... ...and lower a1c, with diet and exercise. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or

a fascinating spy story from david sanger. >>> but first here's my take, for steve bannon the way to create an enduring populist majority is to combine forces on the left and right. that's why he was in italy earlier this year where parts representing those two sides joined together in a governing alliance. that's why bannon hopes to reel in some of bernie sander's supporters away from the democratic party. but the next place we might be watching the rise of populism is france. it's lacked a party, structure and leadership. but demands have been circulating. what is striking is they combine traditional wish lists from the left and right. no wonder nearly 90% of the people who back the maker far left and far right parties support the movement compared to nearly 23% of people in macron's central coalition. the rising has also spread to belgium where it's collapsed largely over the issue of immigration. protesters have a feel of general discontent coming from left and right. just as in france, america and britain, it appears also to be a rural backlash against urban elites. the fissure

joining me, david sanger and kim dosier. wow, am i lucky to have both of you experts on christmas day, appreciate you both. kim, let me start with you on this situation in syria and in particular this promise from the turks that they're going to take care of the kurds. give us the context of why that matters and why that is a potential dubious claim. >> well, the problem is by saying they're going to take care of the kurds, they mean they're going to target some of those kurdish forces who have been working alongside u.s. and other co dialition forces to do most of the fighting and the dying. turkish president erdogan had gotten more and more concern that john bolton and others were transferring the mission into an infinity mission and so that is why he had agitated against kurdish forces, asked for this pivotal phone call with pr president trump in which he made the offer, 99% of the kurdish are defeated, we'll take care of the rest. and unfortunately that was done in a way that left other allies feeling very betrayed. >> a

the president said,, it's not illegal to try to build a hotel in russia, but my qution to you david sangerat do we know about overlaps between businessman donald trump's deals in russia an politician donald trump's policies about russia? >> well, la, that's the central question because, from hthe start ofis campaign in 2015, he was taking an unusual position, a much softer position on russia than almost any of his republican competitors, and certainly than the republican party had in the past. i went to see him with maggie haigman, my colleague at the time, in march 2016 and we did the first sort of lengthy foreign policy interview, and when i asked aboussia, the first thing he did was veer into the question of why the u.s. ws continuing sanctions on russia for its annxation of crimea. he argued crimea was far from as, european countries didn't care about thimuch as we did, why are we doing this? well what do we nownow? we now know that same month march of 2016, his aides were still negotiating on whether or not they would be getting permission to build a building in moscow, and, of course

howie: david sanger wrote trump's view cannot alter the fundamental balance in the middle east and shouldot be there. it's being portrayed that trump is doing this radical thing. obama ran against it. gillian: the media has an important role to play, to hold congress available. congress on both sides of the aisle are railing about the president withdrawing. they never gave the president authorization to send troops there in the first place. the troops are there in violation of international law. howie: i have to say i highly respect the service jim mattis did in service to his country and the pentagon. but a lot of people don't want troops to be there forever. how much can they accomplish in a war-torn country. gillian: name a democrat in 200 who is going to run on sending more troops to the middle east. maybe joe biden. it seems like he wants to get the job done finally. but i think he's the only one. howie: gillian turner, thanks for joining us. guys, it's that time... and nothin's happenin'. well now there's score!, from force factor, to rev your libido and maximize physical response.

. >> thank you, david sanger, for sharing al your reporting with us.reat to be with you. >> john? >> on the subject of russia, let's get to our big story. >> he may the first president to face the real prospect of jail time. >> mischaracter of justice. we shouldn't have prosecutors going after one person. >> the key phrase is directed by individual one. directed by implicates the president in a felony. >> no one is above the law. we deserve the truth. >> it's been a long two years for general kelly. perhaps it is time for a rest. >> senior staff went beyond ayers reluctance to take the job for the long haul. >> president trump feels comfortable with meadows. whether the political chemistry is there, it's hard to tell right now. >> this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >>> good morning. it's a very busy monday, december 10th. the presidency in peril. for the first time since taking the oeth of office, president trump is directly implicated in the commission of federal crimes, crimes that the top democrat on the house judiciary committe

i want to bring in susan glasser and david sanger, the author of "the perfect weapon."hey're awake, and here we go. susan, you have a new piece titled the year in trump fereak outs. when we look back on the 2018, it may not to recall all the crazy things that happened when donald trump was president. a year from now, it may appear as the quiet before the storm. susan, come on now. >> i'm trying to give you nightmares, don. >> you think this is just the beginning of chaos? >> you know, i have thought that f for a long time. think about how many events are happening just this week alone. we hardly remember the whole extraordinary michael flynn nonsentencing. it seems like a year ago. i think, look, between the mueller investigation moving towards potential conclusion next year, the democratic takeover of the house of representatives, the level of trump spun up dysfunction and chaos, we're already seeing, i do strongly suspect that we ain't seen nothing yet and that in many ways, this will all feel like prologue to whatever conclusions to some of these events in particular

. >> david sanger, thank you so much. happy holidays to you. >> good to be with you. >> all right.ill to come, a top democratic lawmaker sends a message to president trump saying like it or not, mueller's report on the russia investigation will become public. more on that, next. i'm ray and i quit smoking with chantix. smoking. it dictates your day. i didn't like something having control over me. i wanted to stop. the thing is i didn't know how. chantix, along with support, helps you quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke to the point that i could quit. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. some people had changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, or suicidal thoughts or actions with chantix. serious side effects may include seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking, or allergic and skin reactions which can be life-threatening. stop chantix and get help right away if you have any of these. tell your healthcare provider if you've had depression or ot

as david sanger pointed out in "the new york times" this week, trump's view that the american forcest alter the strategic balance in the middle east and should not be there was fundamental shared by his immediate predecessor, barack obama. it was mr. obama who, at almost the exact same moment in his presidency, announced america's removal of the last troops in iraq, fulfilling a campaign promise. we can add the name of my next guest, at least in this regard. joining me to discuss is presidential candidate and congressman ron paul. i think you and i have a tendency to see this issue in the same way. let's agree that the president's execution was ham-handed, right? >> yeah, it could have been much better and i think he has a tendency to go in a direction diplomatically he does a poor job even when he's doing the right thing. it should have been done and i think he has a firm ground. it's not like -- i don't see it as a political event as much as he had good defense. he campaigned on it. he said it was a bad war. he wanted to get out. the timing, you might argue, a little bit there. i t

significant is that given what we also learned this week from "the new york times" great reporting of david sanger china that carried out this massive hack of a half a billion people at the marriott hotel chain. all things have to be put in perspective here, right? >> absolutely right. look, it is a good thing that china is reducing the tariffs. by the way, 40% tariffs they're putting on american autos. we take $500 billion of products on them and they're imposing 40% tariffs on our cars. it's outrageous. china steals, they cheat, they lie. as you said, they're doing illegal acts. this is a bad country. this is a country that is the new soviet union. they don't follow the rules. i have to say, donald trump, i think, called it. china is a big, big problem on the world stage, and the question now, poppy, because of these new revelations, is whether we can get a deal done with china. hopefully we can in the next 70 days, but i talk to people who are over there in argentina a couple weeks ago when they were negotiating and said they're so slippery. one day they'll agree to one thing and the next day t

. >> yesterday "the new york times," david sanger wrote an article, data breach is traced to chinese hackers as u.s. readies crack down on beijing. i gather they hacked into marriott starwood chain and it was discovered only in september revealed last month. it is not expected to be part of what are coming indictments. but two of the government officials said that there is added urgency to this crackdown because marriott is a top level provider for american government and military personnel. it's my understanding that this breach is really huge in terms of numbers and data. what can you tell us about that? >> so i -- my department, my agency doesn't do attribution. i look at events like marriott and it is in the early days of the investigation, i try to take away what the -- what the network defenders can do to make sure there is not another marriott. so i take a couple of things away. what is the data retention policy, what is the information they are holding, it is passport numbers, how are they holding it and securing it. >> can you give us that information on this data breach. >>