that is not what john bolton was focused on. the way to explain this is like shutting down the fire department and taking a few firemen and putting them to work for the police force and then say well we still have firefighters because their working for the police force, they're just different kind of responders looking at different kinds of threats. the threat of a natural occurring pandemic, that is what was keeping alex azar up last year and got our country in a crisis this year. >> and, ron, i want to get your response to white house senior adviser and presidential son-in-law jared kushner said. a message to governors last night. take a listen. >> the notion of the federal stockpile was supposed to be our stockpile. it is not supposed to be state stockpiles that they use just because you're scared and you asked for medical professionals and they don't know. you have to take inventory of what you have in your own state and then show there is a real need. >> what's your response? >> i mean, i just think that's horrible. look, e

memory even at the time when the house was considering a contempt article they had donald again john bolton all these people say no that they don't want to testify or they wouldn't testify under oath all of his cabinet members pompei o wasn't going to know that i had to testify have all been. the ones that testify truthfully are the ones who lost their jobs the ones who flooded the congress mick mulvaney a member nick used to be the chief of staff and he said about the ukraine deal well of course you get to get over it we always do these things so we obviously would have undercut the president's killing that nothing was wrong done here you know i'm not going to testify i don't want to say anything about this now when you have national security assessments that are supposed to be available to the congress of the united states since they fund the trillion dollar plus national security budget no you don't want to tell you all the secret off the record we need to have all of this their own so that contempt of congress is a huge issue abuse of the powers of the president abuse of public trust ye

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john bolton never responded to us and we've repeatedly, both congressman connolly and myself have repeatedly raised this issue that you really need someone who is in command and control january 23rd first briefed on this novel coronavirus, the first recommendation we made and i made it directly to the administration that was there was you got to fill this position with the non-political person with someone who has access directly to the president and who can work across all the agencies. we lost time by not doing that. >> you're a doctor yourself and you're in a state that started very early with early outbreaks and has actually again, we don't know if the data is good because there is a lot of pending testings. it seems like it is not on the trajectory new york is on right now. how do you feel with how things are where you live? >> you know, i think governor newsom, local leaders acting early with the stay at home orders may have helped us flatten the curve somewhat. looking at our modelling here locally, we suspect we may see the beginning of our waves here in california toward the end of

he's his own national security adviser, you saw that with john bolton, john bolton's national security adviser in the presidents going on diametrically opposed on several major hot button issues. he certainly is his own communication secretary so taco little bit about that, you know the press of briefing is a subject i obviously care about having done many of them myself. he has now turned the press briefing room into his platform for delivering a daily message. he's not out doing rallies and things like that. why do we need to have a daily press briefing? what is the role of the press secretary? what do you need as you are covering the white house? >> we mourned a chat went all that time without having any briefings by a press secretary. we had occasionally, mike mulvaney came in. >> we just passed a one year anniversary of note press briefing by the press secretary which i find astonishing. so it is you make a point that's a valid one, and an important one which i want to get to. but my argument about the need for a press secretary having regular press briefings. we are an extraordin

it held up to be true and none other than john bolton, donald trump's hand-picked national security adviser corroborated the entirety of the entire whistle-blower complaint. again, i just want to restate what the president just said about the whistle-blower. the entire substantial of the whistle-blower complaint over which donald trump was impeached was corroborated by long-time republican advisers like fiona hill, a russia expert, like ambassador bill taylor, a person tapped by several republican presidents, by john bolton, lifelong conservative, donald trump's former national security adviser. but of the whistle-blower donald trump now saying somebody ought to sue his ass and of the inspector general for the intelligence community also a trump appointee, quote, that man is a disgrace. >> that man was a civil servant who was doing his job, who took an oath to protect and preserve the constitution of united states. he did his duty. it's just another example of donald trump at war with competence in the government. what we see again is an example of the corruption of this administration and

things in the build up to the crisis brazil's president john bolton has backed the protest is calling for military intervention in a standoff with state governors of a how to deal with a pandemic critics say he's repeatedly undermined efforts to contain the virus calling for the economy to be reopened u.s. all prices have dropped to the lowest level for 2 decades as concerns of a coronavirus eclipse the deal to cut output the benchmark dropped below 15 dollars a barrel before crowing its way back up global demand has plummeted amid lockdowns and travel restrictions. and australia has become the 1st country to make it compulsory for web giants google and facebook to pay for news content the competition watchdog says it will release the draft details of a payment plan in july well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the listening post states invented watching. the hero needs. i know terrible. having arching. black. if i'm in the right now. because they've taken the right approach another day another politician standing official with. hello i'm richard bur

justice minister has resigned over what he calls political interference in another blow to president john bolton or his government. who is a former anti corruption judge stepped down shortly after balls that are assigned to the federal police chiefs and muslims across the globe are marking ramadan the holiest month of the saudi arabia announced 2 of islam's holiest mosques in mecca and medina will be closed during ramadan the kingdom has the highest number of cases of cave in 19 in the gulf region those were the headlines and back with more news in half an hour next it's inside story with bernard smith do stay with us. the wildlife trade under scrutiny the global pandemic has led to a debate on what markets a lot of animals are sold for food so should they be closed this is inside story. hello welcome to the program. scientists are still trying to confirm the exact source of the new corona virus sweeping across the world it's believed the virus may have jumped from exotic animals to humans at a market in will hand china that's led to growing calls to ban markets astray as agriculture minister wa

in sri lanka and 7 people have died in brazil the justice minister has quit sic using president john bolton are of criminal meddling in law enforcement so should more of step down after bolton are fired the federal police chief the president says he's done nothing wrong peru's interior minister has been replaced as it struggles to fight the pandemic carlos moran has admitted to $1300.00 members of the police have tested positive for the virus is growing anger over the scale of the outbreak with medical workers demanding better pay and more protective gear. the u.s. president has abruptly ended his latest coronavirus briefing without taking questions the day early adult trying to raise the possibility of injecting disinfectant into patients trump now says he was being sarcastic you know today the headlines got more news here right after inside story i feel. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the land. so no matter. how to bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. al-jazeera. the wildlife trade under scrutiny the global pandemic has led to a deb

it sounds like something out of a hawks nightmare the likes of john bolton for sure the man in charge of u.s. foreign ties spoke about stopping the venezuela sanctions that all remaining u.s. sanctions would be lifted it's not that some kind of virus with proma do or symptoms found its way into the state department there's a whole bunch of it's in washington's new plan for the latin american troublemaker state and some of the conditions may raise quite a few eyebrows in this man's camp according to the so-called democratic transition framework it's not only nicolas maduro that shouldn't get a seat in the proposed transitional government why do is to step aside as well elected member of the national assembly assembly representing both sides would create a an acceptable council state to serve as a transitional government into a presidential a national some way lectures could be held we hope within 6 to 12 months both nicolas maduro and one where though would accept the council of state as the sole executive during this transitional period and what a surprise the plan is to get people on

relations or i guess in this case and diplomatic but now even his former national security advisor john bolton is doing the same thing he's weighing in on iran yesterday tweeting this he said quote iran's launch of a military satellite is proof we are still not applying enough pressure deterrence has not been restored and coronavirus is not slowing down the ayatollah has iran's goal remains i.c.b.m.'s capable of carrying nuclear weapons they cannot be trusted now george people thought once bolton was removed from his post that things went with iran would simmer down apparently not now what. no definitely although it could all be just a ploy to drive the oil price up and if it is it's working and president was very clear that he would do anything to rescue the u.s. oil and gas business so driving up the price is a good way of doing that on the assumption that one slip can let loose the dogs of war it's a very troubling time and the contrasts completely would be called by the secretary general of the united nations right at the beginning of this pandemic and the. guns should be stilled sanctions

half of those are in the state of south parlor the epicenter for the pandemic in brazil president john bolton are has dismissed scientific advice and he's led a number of anti lock down protests cases in ecuador of nearly doubled to 22000 after a backlog of tests were analyzed is now the 2nd worst hit nation in the region after brazil the government has begun storing bodies in refrigerated containers as morgues fill up ecuador has nearly 600 confirmed deaths hospitals in peru are increasingly strained after cases surged past 20000 that's double the number of last week bodies have been kept in hospital hallways health workers say they're being forced to reuse masks. well as well as robust testing and tough lockdown measures maine has one of the lowest rates of growth of ours in the world there have been just over 300 cases in a country of 29000000 people but some doctors warn the numbers are being drastically under reported histories about. they see more telesales food on the streets of kut yeah i working class neighborhood in caracas the ongoing economic crisis and the lockdown are having a b

justice minister has resigned over what he calls political interference in another blow to president john bolton or as government so tomorrow who is a former anti corruption judge stepped down shortly after both sora sacked the federal police chief. the saudi human rights activist. has died in prison and amnesty international called him a failed us champion for human rights and it was prosecuted multiple times for his work as a human rights group says hamad was transferred to hospital several months ago when his health deteriorated the group also said that doctors recommended urgent heart surgery but saudi authorities returned him to prison and at least 12 have been killed in an attack on the park in the democratic republic of congo several more people were injured in the the worst in the park's history from home to half the world's population of mountain gorillas and in the last 20 years at least 180 rangers have been killed protecting the animals those were the headlines and back with more news in half an hour here. to stay with us. the state of israel was proclaimed. palestine was lost. 16 ye

justice minister has resigned over what he calls political interference in another blow to president john bolton or his government so tomorrow who is a former anti corruption judge stepped down shortly after balls and arrows sank to the federal police chiefs and muslims across the globe are marking ramadan the holiest month of the year so to arabia and owns 2 of islam's holiest mosques in mecca and medina will be closed during ramadan the kingdom has the highest number of cases of covert 19 in the gulf region those are the headlines and back with more news in half an hour next it's inside story with bernard smith do stay with us. the wildlife trade under scrutiny the global pandemic has led to a debate on the way markets live animals are sold for food so should they be closed this is inside story. hello welcome to the program and it's the scientists still trying to confirm exactly source of the new corona virus sweeping across the world it's believed the virus may have jumped from exotic animals to humans.

in sri lanka and 7 people have died in brazil the justice minister has quit sic using president john bolton are of criminal meddling in law enforcement so should more of step down after bolton are fired the federal police chief the president says he's done nothing wrong peru's interior minister has been replaced as it struggles to fight the pandemic colace moran has admitted to 1300 members of the police have tested positive for the virus is growing anger over the scale of the outbreak with medical workers demanding better pay and more protective gear. the u.s. president has abruptly ended his latest coronavirus briefing without taking questions the day earlier adulterant raised the possibility of injecting disinfectant into patients trump now says he was being sarcastic you know today the headlines got more news here right after inside story i feel. we understand the differences and similarities have cultures across the land. no matter. how to bring. them current things that matter to. the wildlife trade under scrutiny the global pandemic has led to a debate on what markets where live anim

blocked the president from nominating a close family friend for the top police chief post president john bolton are fired the previous boss last week as a latin america addison the scene reports the ruling is the latest in a series of political. blows for. the guy millions of brazilians had overlooked. in a sergeant eastern racist comments his religious fanaticism and duration for guns during his election campaign because they believed he would wage a war against corruption but no longer on the same day the bulls are now to replace the country's most popular anti corruption crusader former justice minister said joe models with his personal legal advisor the supreme court blocked his pick for federal police chief another close friend of the family the court argues the appointment would allow but not all inappropriate influence over law enforcement. is under investigation for alleged political meddling in police pros it's particularly sensitive since 2 of his 3 sons are also being investigated for bessel meant running a fake news network and other misdeeds the 3 deny any wrongdoing. the president

whatever happened to john bolton and all the other witnesses they wanted hap, and during this period,ate was not permitted to do anything. no hearing. that means the senate intelligence committee was not allowed to alert the american people about what was going on in china. the chairman of the house intelligence committee turned that committee into a political witchhunt operation for which they tried to remove the president of the united states from august all the way through until february. how many hearings did adam schiff hold on china. how many hearings did he hold on the outbreak of the virus. no. he became the lead manager of the impeachment trial effort in the united states senate. nancy pelosi slowed that effort down by an entire month. chuck schumer was banging the pots and pan demanding more from more witnesses and now today they say that has nothing to do with anything. it has everything to do with everything. this is one pandemic. there can be other pandemics, for instance, i want to discuss this with senator, the electro magnetic pulse, emp. we talk about this every year.

he is his own national security advisor we saw that with john bolton and the president goes off to be diametrically opposed on several major hot button issues he has his own press secretary communications director. >> talk about the press briefin briefing. obviously that something i care about having done many myself but turning the press briefing room into his platform to deliver a daily message. so why do we need to have a daily press briefing? what is the role of the press secretary? what you need as you are covering the white house? >> we went a year without having any briefings by a press secretary. occasionally like mulvaney came in. >> i think we just passed the one-year anniversary of no press briefing by the press secretary that i find astonishing. >> it is. and you make a point that is valid and important, which i want to get to but my argument about the need for a press secretary having regular press briefings. we are in an extraordinary moment right now where the president is doing his own briefings every day that we are an extraordinary time of crisis. but i think it is i

and then to have some moderate success he is his own national security advisor we saw that with john bolton the national security advisor. with some several major hot button issues. >> talk about that. with a press briefing that the subject having done many of myself. and into the platform. and outdoing rallies and things like that. why do we need to have a daily press briefing cracks. >> all that time we went without having and the briefings with the press secretary occasionally like mick mulvaney. >> we just passed a one-year anniversary which i find astonishing. >> and you make a point that is valid. which is what i want to get to but my argument is the press secretary having regular press briefings. when the president is doing his own briefings every day. the best extraordinary time of crisis but i think it is important during any time to see speaking on behalf of the executive branch on behalf of the president to come out and take questions every day from all comers. in terms of news gatherings , the information does it always all that useful. but is important symbolically to send a me

hours and hours and hours of sworn testimony from the likes of people like lifelong republican john bolton fiona hill. house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff fweeted friday night that the president's move is another blap accounta blatant attempt to gut the intelligence community. atkinson's firing comes just two weeks after nine, nine former intelligence chief ks co-author an op-ed in "the washington post" in which they warned, quote, we cannot let the covid-19 pandemic be a cover for the deeply destructive path being pursued by the trump administration. former cia director john brennan is one of those officials who penned that op-ed. he joins me now along with "new york times" washington correspondent, mike schmidt on the phone. director brennan, let me first get your thoughts about boris johnson suddenly being moved to icu. he's hospitalized for covid-19. how destabilizing is that? >> well, i think first of all it demonstrates that everybody is affected by coronavirus. and i want to make sure that people understand [ inaudible ] and where the thinking is right now as far as br

one question reads how do you feel about john bolton's influence on the trump administration and, in parenthesis, other advisers. presidents and their advisers, we're starting to read not just about national security advisers but iran desk officers and iran point persons on the national security council in a way that mid-level -- folks in mid-level bureaucracy can influence policy. is there anything you all could tell us about the relationship between presidents and their advisers in the formulation of iran policy you could address bolton and pompeo today or perhaps historical moment that speaks to this question? >> okay. i mean, yes. i could say a lot of things. i mean, going back, i think mark and i both spent a lot of time looking at sort of mid-level advisers. i think that dennis roth''s role is an important one. i'll answer the pompeo question. i actually think that despite the so-called war mongering instincts of someone like bolton, the goal is not war and it is not a war to bring about regime change. pure speculation, and i'm an historian that probably shouldn't be wading int

one question how do you feel about john bolton's influence on the trump administration?and other advisers but my question would be, about the relationship between presidents and their advisers so we're starting to read about national security advisers but ron -- iran officers on the national security council and the folks in the mid level bureaucracy. is there anything you could tell us about the relationship between presidents and their advisers and the formulation of policy that could address bolton and pompeo today or perhaps a historical moment that speaks to this question? >> i could say a lot of things. we both spent a lot of time looking at mid-level advisors. i think the role of someone like dennis ross is critical. it is interesting to look at. i actually think that despite the so-called warmongering instinct of someone like bolton, the goal is not war, and it is not to bring about regime change. it is pure speculation. i think they genuinely believe that if they put enough pressure on iran, that they will somehow come to the negotiating table. i don't know if t

i agree with the white house chief of staff, john bolton that steve hadley actually deserves the credit of making a process amenable to the president to make -- get him wider aperture's of information and make it in peter deserve a lot of credit in this as well but i struggle to think that a different national security adviser, with affection steve hadley, won the grace, would have been able to align the pieces, such that all of these happened. , when the challenge came from the chief of staff of the army that we don't have the forces, it will break the army, i thought it was really striking, this is not recounted by the president but it's recounted by several other people in the interviews that the president wooden confronted with the chief of staff saying, i fear this will break the army. the president's rebuttal to that was, losing a war is what will break the army, which is exactly commander-in-chief stature. as connie rice said, george w. bush was a different president in 2016 he was in 2003. that comes through really powerfully for me in the interviews. let me close with something