now the john bolton and i've been reading for many years is not really a sanctioned guy. in fact, you've written that we've, we've applied sanctions to many other countries including russia or cuba or north korea and they've never really worked out. and that sanctions, in your mind are not the kind of deterrence factor that vladimir putin would take seriously. so i guess in light of that, where am i misreading you in terms of talking about sanctions now and should we have done something more forceful earlier? well, sanctions are kind of a shorthand for tougher measures. we could have taken my reading of sanctions and i've been involved in a lot of over the years, as you say, is that they're most likely be effective if they're broad and comprehensive. if they're swiftly and unexpectedly applied, and if they're in forced with military force, if need be, none of that has been true. in the case of the ukraine sanctions or the sanctions that were threatened before the russian invasion. the sanctions best day is the day it's announced that roads exactly because the target take

reveals that we points in the institution and you know i am curious in the later accounts like john bolton others in theac testimony, shows that in the spring, pompeo was probably pulling off donald trump for quitete some time in terms but in the end, both bolton and - directly orders by the president of the united states and that's an interesting question, are they in the end, as far as you are concerned his enablers or is it just a story about inner history the president has enormous power he can only resist for so long. .. licit but resisting or not you know, i'm i just this is the big question. i know but i'd love to know your answer because it was your life. it was your grade. well, i i think that's a good question. and i think it's a question that everybody who works in government has to ask themselves at some point because you're not gonna love every policy of an administration. and so how how are you going to deal with that? so for example, the second war in iraq? i i thought that was wrong and >> not that anybody was pushing for me to go to iraq but i tried to stay out of the main

john bolton has a book.the book it seems to warn the public. >> no, because i was out the whole time warning the public. >> but warning the public about the nuttiness that the president was exhibiting behind the scenes on whatever issue it is. the defense secretary and the president talking about shooting protestors in the legs and john bolton talking about the president not being, you know, strong with putin. and other adversaries and here we are talking to you. you're a former administration official. when you had the chance to speak -- >> and a civil servant. i understand what you're saying but i think that wasn't true though. i think there are probably 200 youtube clips of local press that i did all over this country very clear to the american public. the major networks and cable didn't cover those. but if you look at any one of those, i am giving very clear guidance to the american people. contradicting the president. and i made it clear to the vice president, when i go out, i say the opposite of what t

in terms of ukraine assistance which we are obligated to do, it would be me at times for me and john bolton or john bolton and mark pompeo and i would engage the president to push and release the security assistance. we learned why later, i did through the media while he was holding it up but that wasn't the case where my duty was to go back to him and pushed and breast-fed every possible argument i could to get that relief and i talk about it in the book. in other cases with nato or the case where i got the written order to withdraw troops from germany my game plan was to get my commander and i was talking about the combatant commander general todd walters. i gave him a series of principles. i wanted to do some planning off of that i would rip reassure our allies that would we would take care of the troops and he came back with a good concept that at the end of the day you met the presidents direct order ad to withdraw troops but allowed me to take those i troops we withdrew from germany and consolidate them in other countries or eventually push them forward b closer to russia which meant

despite many officials, you know, john bolton and fearon hill saying no, no, don't do that. that's not a good idea. he goes had because he thinks he can manage it right? he's trying to get a good outcome for for the ukrainian government and basically realizes in this breakfast he has with rudy giuliani. you know that actually they are holding up a meeting with a president of a foreign country in order to get investigations. and he has this testimony where he talks about having a conversation with a senior advisor to president zelenski in september and the he's telling him well, you can't go after your opponents in the election. you can't prosecute, you know, vindictively essentially and the ukrainian officials will wait a minute. you mean like you guys are telling us and you know what? just an undercutting, you know, like gut punch of a moment that must have been you know when you heard that because that is exactly what american officials are trying to do to encourage in other countries, and i remember that adam schiff seized on that, you know in one of his closing remarks i

has always thought latin america was their backyard, and even someone like john bolton during trump's administration sent at the monroe doctrine of the u. s. dominating latin america, he said the monroe doctrine is very much alive and well. and what we're seeing is that people do not flee their countries in central america and mexico because they wish to come to discrimination, deportations, poverty in the us. they leave their countries because they have no other choice. and that economic crisis in central america is created by u. s. policy. with victory in europe, day on the horizon, dutch people have been laying flowers, alley military ceremony in the netherlands to honor the memory of soldiers following world war 2. after the graveyard was vandalized. earlier this week, on wednesday graves and monuments at the military memorial in the city of 9 me, meghan were defiled with swastikas and covered with ukrainian flags. now the cemetery was closed the next day, but local residents brought flowers to the scene of the incident. police are looking for those behind the acts of vandalism. a

and even someone like john bolton during trumps administration said that the monroe doctrine of the u. s. dominating latin america. he said the monroe doctrine is very much alive and well. and what we're seeing is that people do not flee their countries in central america and mexico because they wish to come to discrimination, deportations, poverty in the us. they leave their countries because they have no other choice. and that economic crisis in central america is created by u. s. policy. the immortal regimens, a traditional procession with portraits of soviet folk, just a food in the 2nd load war has been taken, has taken place in cities across the world with people marching with russian and soviet flags. the procession in spain has been long find incident on sunday and madrid among the ukrainian flag running to be crowded at tags. some of the participants local police officers quickly stepped into apprehend the suspect who resisted arrest. is no word on the attack as identity or motive, sofa incident, kinds of seas were recruited in the incident as allied powers that celebrate vic

john bolton are. oh, he's done it again. we meet a shipper he's beaten, his own record for scaling the world. ah, judy has begun the faithful world copies on its way to catherine travel package today. here's your weather in a minute 15. good to be with you. let's begin in central europe. we got some spring shower zip in across this area, but i think we could power up some thunderstorms, southern areas of italy, sardinia as we look into bosnia croatia right into sylvania after the northwest right now. plenty of clouds drifting around here, may generate some showers for western areas of the republic of ireland and wales on sunday. next, let's go around the mediterranean. the eastern, med 1st and western areas of turkey looking good, but towards the east. we do have some disturbed weather pushing into the caucasus other side of the mediterranean were drying up some warmer air from africa. so that's popped up the temperature in seville to 32 degrees list. been at 27. and we say we go to africa right now, we've got a cloud of san

has always thought latin america was their backyard, and even someone like john bolton during trump's administration sent at the monroe doctrine of the u. s. dominating latin america. he said the monroe doctrine is very much alive and well. and what we're seeing is that people do not flee their countries in central america and mexico because they wish to come to discrimination, deportations, poverty in the us. they leave their countries because they have no other choice. and that economic crisis in central america is created by u. s. policy. victory de commemorations will take place across russia on monday, the national holiday when people recall the sacrifices made during world war 2. during the conflict an orphanage in the western russian city of yvonne of a, became an international children's shelter as tumultuous events in china brought many pupils from that country to russia. some of them even went on to serve on the front lines, while others, too young to fight helped care for the wounded brought to the orphanage, rti heard some of their stores. ah, yup, or resort. i do remember

interesting pieces of it is that the current that runs through it, similar to other officials, john bolton, former national security advisor came to mind, made the case that president trump was motivated by his own political standing. he said that president trump should not be serving in public office. dramatic difference from the esperthat people knew when he was serving as defense secretary. he considered resigning, but didn't do that, because president trump was surrounded by yes men, and one of his nicknames was yes-per. he was considered to be one of the yes men around the president. he has a book to sell, obviously, he sfrm taking a different tone while he was serving as defense sect. >>> history is about to be made at the white house, with the new press secretary. the first black woman, and the first lgbtq person, currently, the deputy press secretary. >> i can't wait to see her shine, bringing her own brilliance and grace to the podium. >> keeping an eye on the stock market right now. market right now. it is down 270 points or so. ...starts at mirle-ear. it all begins with the most

obligated to do under the law because congress appropriated, it would be me at times or me and john bolton or john bolton and mike pompeo and i would engage the president and kind of push into release the security systems for ukraine. it eventually happened. we learned why later i at least did through the media why he was holding it up, but that wasn't a case case where my duty was to go back to and push and press and make every possible argument. i could to get that released and i talk about it in the book in other cases with you know, nato or nick the case where i got the written order to withdraw troops from germany. my game plan was to really give my commander now, we're talking about combatant commander general todd walters for european command. i gave him a series of principles. i wanted to do some planning off of that. i would reassure our allies. i would deter russia. take care of our troops five things and he came back with a pretty good concept that at the end of the day met the president's direct order to withdraw troops, but at the same time allowed me to take those troops that

obligated to do under the law because congress appropriated, it would be me at times or me and john bolton or john bolton and mike pompeo and i would engage the president and kind of push into release the security systems for ukraine. it eventually happened. we learned why later i at least did through the media why he was holding it up, but that wasn't a case case where my duty was to go back to and push and press and make every possible argument. i could to get that released and i talk about it in the book in other cases with you know, nato or nick the case where i got the written order to withdraw troops from germany. my game plan was to really give my commander now, we're talking about combatant commander general todd walters for european command. i gave him a series of principles. i wanted to do some planning off of that. i would reassure our allies. i would deter russia. take care of our troops five things and he came back with a pretty good concept that at the end of the day met the president's direct order to withdraw troops, but at the same time allowed me to take those troops that

former national security advisor, john bolton. former press secretary, stephanie grisham.ania's former adviser, stephanie winston wolkoff. omarosa. and trump's former lawyer, michael cohen. all the best people turned out to be the worst people! isn't that something? meanwhile, his other former lawyer, rudy giuliani -- who is not a liar. he's really great. -- was part of the "celebrate israel parade" in new york yesterday, where he took time to have a fun parade conversation with a heckler along the way. [ inaudible ] >> you're class act. >> i am a class act! >> jimmy: and, back to the parade! meanwhile rudy's buddies in russia have released a list of 963 americans who are banned from visiting the country. they are banned from russia. it's a strange mix of politicians and celebrities, including president biden, nancy pelosi, mark zuckerberg, hillary clinton, george stephanopoulos, and morgan freeman -- for some reason. which, banning the president, i guess i understand, but morgan freeman? what is he going to do? narrate you to death? they also banned senators harry reid, o

( laughter ) >> stephen: it has been a while-- i believe that was john bolton. a while-- ( applause ) it's been a while since we heard from former new york mayor and depressed testicle, rudy giuliani. ( laughter ) rudy is having a little trouble holding down a job these days. so instead, he's on cameo, a service where, for a fee, you can get a short personalized message from a celebrity. or from rudy giuliani. now, recenty, giuliani took to twitter to promote his cameos. he's since deleted the tweet, but not before our footage wizards snagged the video. >> i'm rudy giuliani. if you wanna have a really nice conversation or a birthday greeting, or just talk golf, go to the link below. >> stephen: (as rudy) "we can talk about anything! even about how those who actively seek to destroy their own country face no consequences, and can relax on a golf course, looking like a happy little potato in culottes, hawking birthday greetings for merlot money! click below!" ( cheers and applause ) because, seriously, what is that look? he's like a grandpa dressed up as a kid dre

what do wow make of mark esper becoming the latest ex-official joining john bolton and others to trash"the sacred oath" and his explanation that he had to stay and fight the good fight? >> yeah, and i had to be the person who would do something to put in check these bad ideas. with but the problem with that mindset is if you're not standing up for the principles that you claim in the book later, it sort of takes the edge off your argument. and i should say this too, the president said, look, this was a guy who lied, he was a stiff, he was desperate not to lose his weight -- howard: lightweight, figurehead -- >> exactly. and when you come at someone like this, you have to say, first of all, why'd you keep him in the job if you thought all these things about him? but critics say esper knew not to to take the wild utter rah answers of a talk first, think second, you know, maverick seriously because he's likely to say anything -- talking about trump -- and not mean any of it. to come back later and say all these things in the book, trump, by the way, says it's the all lies, i have witnesse

you know, it is true, i talk about this, john bolton, the national security adviser, mike pompeo, theengage individually or together with the president and talk him into releasing this funding for a variety of reasons. just first to bolster this democracy to deter russia. and for me, it was the law that congress had appropriated it. that said, you know, i don't think it made a material difference. it was three years ago at this point. i do want to give the president credit. i think the administration did the right thing by providing lethal aid in the form of the javelins. and then, of course, conducting training in western ukraine, which i had the chance to visit. i'm not sure three years later it had a material impact on what's happening today. >> you write that trump always had a soft spot for putin. why do you think that is? >> i don't know. he tended to have that same soft spot for other strong men, whether it was putin or xi jinping. and i couldn't explain it. it is just what it was. in some ways i think as i write with regard to our china policy, and i think the administration w

myself and john bolton, mike pompeo and others felt strongly about the importance of nato and the criticality it was the three of us that would at times discuss and see, meet with president trump to push the issue of releasing the security assistance in the summer, late summer/fall of 2019. >> the three of you may have wanted to support nato, but there's a recurring theme in your brand-new book, and it's your defense of nato in the face of former president trump's intense disdain for the nato alliance. if trump were to run again, and if he were to win, do you believe that would put the future of nato at risk? >> well, it is certainly a possibility. many nato allies were anxious about this. i spent a lot of time meeting with them in brussels and in our indo-pacific allies to reassure them we value the relationship. on one hand, president trump is right, they all should live up to their financial commitments and do more. it was wrong for germany to continue nord stream 2, but you don't threaten to pull out of the allialliance, threaten to w away from the most successful alliance in history. the

you've got people like esper, john bolton who made comments, rex tillerson, the list goes on and on. does anyone have any sway that could, well, trump trump's? >> the short answer is no, not for this core at least in daze l -- in days like today, on days like today, prime electorate, especially in ruby red states. we're watching for results in west virginia and nebraska. but i think the answer to your question lies in the changes that we've seen in the public statements from lindsey graham and kevin mccarthy. my guess is the changes are that despite what their reaction was, a very human reaction in the immediate days and -- hours and days after january 6th, they realized that the political winds weren't changing in their own party so they went back to full-on trumpism. >> this idea, abby, of enough being enough, to paraphrase what lindsey graham had to say, it is true, mary poppins, i'll stay as long as the wind doesn't change direction, and the wind didn't change direction, the mom in me has to quote mary poppins, but one of the people that donald trump is endorsing in nebraska has

but a year and a half late, not while he was in office, not before the second impeachment trial, john boltonestify on the first impeachment trial but published a book, is that dereliction of duty ? >> i think he should have stood up and reported this and helped the american people. that is his responsibility. remember, these are men who are approved by the united states senate, they're confirmed. they're not just an average government employee. they are political appointees, but the truth is that they can only serve the country by being honest, having integrity, and speaking out. and i think anybody by january would have understood exactly how this situation was, and didn't have to wait for a book to be published. that having been said, i think mark esper did a good job while he was in office and blocking these things, i just wish he had been more forth coming to communicate with the american public. and fulfill responsibilities reporting to the congress on -- while he was still in office and could make a difference. >> ron, what do you think that -- bigger picture, right, what is that impac

>> john bolton who was aware of trump extorting ukraine for dirt on biden, remember, he called giulianihheld testimony from trump's first impeachment, something ari pressured him on at the time? >> you withheld the testimony, but then you later publish this book. your response to the criticism? >> the criticism and what you just said is absolutely wrong. they never issued me a subpoena. everybody else who testified -- >> sir, i know, and respectfully -- >> no, but this is important. i didn't withhold anything. let's be clear on that. >> it is important. you waited to publish the book -- let me give you a follow up question as a -- >> you're absolutely wrong, sir. >> bolton held out because, it with me, he was dropping a brand-new book. then on the book tour, he was sounding like this. >> i think one of the most important things i learn in the watching donald trump up close is he doesn't have any philosophy. he doesn't proceed on that basis or on the basis of a grand strategy or policy. it's all about donald trump. and that to me is a lesson for americans as a whole. but particularly for

what's also striking is that unlike john bolton, secretary esper was at the forefront of some of the administration. he was the secretary of defense. the way he describes the president wanting to use the military, and some of the president's aides, apparently, according to the "new york times" story on the book, including steve miller sending 250,000 u.s. troops down to the border, things like that. what is also striking about this is esper talks about, to everyone's point, he thought about resigning. in fact, we reported while he was still secretary that he had written a letter, a resignation letter, that he would keep around, a just in case. he says the reason that he stayed is because president trump was surrounded by yes men. well, esper's name, particularly on the hill, was yesper, because he said yes to the president and didn't stand up to the president. part of what you're seeing here, and we've seen these before as everyone noted, is this reputation laundering book. we'll see if it works. but the stories in here, setting aside the motivations and what esper kept to himself, a

it's something that john bolton writes in his book, bolton said trump's national security decisions werethat the generals were loyal to the country and the constitution, not an american president. what is the -- you know, i feel like we still just have the tip of the iceberg. what's under the surface in terms of what trump wanted from the military and how much strain he may have caused there? >> well, i think he never got inside the armed forces, basically, constant discussion about it. the armed forces are not extremist organizations in any way. they're not a battalion level and a marine infantry battalion, they're not at the four-star level, they're apolitical. they swear an oath to the constitution. they've been put in a military culture for years that says, whoever the american people elect, that's who we're supporting. and by the way, two civilians, the president of the united states and the secretary of defense, are the only people who give orders to the armed forces. not the generals. they are the ones that instruct the joint commanders on what to do. so when you had a president w

staff, certainly before mark meadows, would say that among their greatest accomplishments, i think john boltonnot something we've stitched together, not something unearthed by the people who investigated donald trump or the people who bravely testified to the private phone calls between america's allies like president zelenskyy. these are things he said out loud. donald trump's anti-democratic impulses are spoken. they're in the public record. what do you do with a republican party that's a-ok with that? >> i mean, i think the reality is that you have to connect these dots and make this big contrast between what does it actually mean to support democracy? because it impacts every other aspect of american policy. it impacts our foreign policy, you are national security policy, our domestic policy, our capacity to solve problems as a country. if we drift away from democracy and embrace this kind of authoritarianism, we're in an entirely different world and i think part of the problem is that this is a very live situation. we are not out of these woods yet. if you, again, just look at russia wher

jim comey, andy mccabe, jeff sessions, marie yovanovitch, and john bolton, just to name a few.evgeny, was another individual who held a position during the trump administration and another individual who paid the price for telling the truth. the first person alex vindman told about what he had heard during trump's so-called perfect call with ukrainian president zelenskyy was his brother. yevgeny worked as the senior ethics official at the national security council. the two then reported their concerns about the content of the call to their direct superiors. yevgeny, like his brother, was subsequently reassigned from the nsc right after trump was acquitted in the first impeachment trial. and yevgeny received a negative performance review, actions he says were made in retaliation for raising the alarm. that is exactly what the new report from the d.o.d. inspector general's office concludes. quote, it is more likely than not that the complainant was the subject of unfavorable personnel actions and these were in reprisal for his protected communications. joining us now, both vindma

in this idea, in addition to the commonwealth , there are also others, there are those whom once john bolton the year 2000. he said everything behind this line towards the east. let them do what they want there. and everything that you, everything that is a trap, or rather, everything that is to the east, let them do what they want. and everything to the west is ours, and it turns out that it really is. this is still an anglo-saxon idea. and in this anglo-saxon idea of ​​poland, ukraine plays a leading role, therefore, the current situation suits them perfectly. but for germany, this situation means the transformation of germany in the very near future into a province, into a province, which i will repeat very briefly, in which the giant state is located in the east. uh, equal in population and many times larger in area, the state that will be supported and the country that will be supported by the anglo-saxons, who are not part of the european union, which means they do almost everything they want, and in this situation schulz has no excuse . he has him there is only one way out. he must ur