mr. pompeo: we did. reporter: so the senators are lying? mr. pompeo: we told them about the imminent threat. all of the intelligence that you've heard today i assure you, in an unclassified setting, we provide in the classified setting as well. reporter: to be clear, you told them embassies were to be targeted, that was the imminent threat? mr. pompeo: i'm not going to talk about the details of what we shared in a classified setting but those leaders, those members of congress who want to access this same intelligence can see that very same intelligence that will reflect what i described to you and what the president said. reporter: is that threat gone with soleimani gone? mr. pompeo: threats are never gone. right? always a low lot of danger in the world. always a lot of danger in the world throughout the region. nobody believed that a single mission in any respect took down the risk of terror. we're going to stay the course. why don't we take one more. yes? reporter: about the china trade deal. the chinese side is going to be here next wednesda

tomorrow's meeting with mr pompeo... our... tomorrow's meeting with mr pompeo. ..t is possible to discuss and to talk about this issue, because i'm sorry i have limitation of the time. if you have some question about this i will, with pleasure, answer it. i'm a journalist. myjob is to ask the questions. yeah, please. the biggest story in the news of the world at this time is about the possible removalfrom hisjob of time is about the possible removal from his job of the american president and yet you are still not being very clear about what ukraine's position is here, even after the trump administration officials have said there was pressure on ukraine... excuse me. ithink that ielts already to your questions. please, if you have some question referring to tomorrow's visited mr pompeo, i will it with pleasure. if mr pompeo asks you to start an investigation into charisma all the biden is, what will you say to him? i think mr pompeo will not ask about this. and if he does? you ask me about some potential possibility. it's difficult to me to make comments to this. se

mr. pompeo: if you just ask them both. reporter: to your knowledge, was any legal counsel in the executive branch consulted for his or her input surrounding the legal aspects of the strike rior to its execution? mr. pompeo: i'll leave to others to comment on that. i have never seen this administration engage in activities of this nature without a thorough and complete legal review of what the bases would be if the president were to make a series of decision during the lawyers review the options presented to the president in advance of them being presented, such that every option has been fully vetted through the legal process. i am confident that is the case, although i do not have specific knowledge but i am confident that was the case. second. you asked about the scope of the strategy and the maximum pressure campaign we have had in place. it has a diplomatic component, economic component and it has had a military component. what you have seen over the course of these past -- may of 2018 when we withdrew from the iran nu

i think mr pompeo will not ask about this. and if he does?lity. it's difficult to me to make a comment to this. with the latest from the senate impeachment trial, here is the bbc‘s chris buckler in washington. plenty of noises here as well as we get to the edge of the 16 hour time as we get to the edge of the 16 hourtime limit as we get to the edge of the 16 hour time limit set for these questions and answers posed by senators and answered supposedly by president trump's defence team and also the democrats‘ prosecution team in this impeachment trial. i have to say, having watched it over the last number of hours, i feel like we‘re going over the same ground time and time again, but once this time is up it is going to move to a new section, when we have closing arguments from both sides, and then potentially a vote which will take place in less than 2a hours‘ time on whether or not witnesses should be called. and that has become the big issue here. because as you can hear from jonah fisher‘s interview there, there are many people who still fee

i think mr pompeo will not ask about this. and if he does?it's difficult to me to make a comment to this. senior advisor andriy yermak, and jonah fisher and some noises off there. live now to washington, dc and the bbc‘s chris buckler. chris, what is the latest from there cluzel oh yeah, plenty of noises here as well as we get to the edge of the 16 hour time limit set for these questions and answers posed by senators and answers posed by senators and answered by president trump's defence team and also the democrats‘ prosecution trump‘s defence team and also the democrats‘ prosecution team in this impeachment trial. the democrats‘ prosecution team in this impeachment triallj have to say, having watched it over the last couple of hours, a feeling we‘re going over and over the same ground time and time again. but once this time is up it gets to a new section. we have closing arguments from both sides and then potentially a vote which will take place in less tha n a vote which will take place in less than 2a hours‘ time on whether or not witnesse

mr. pompeo: there was a draft letter, an unsigned letter. the iraqi people understand we are there to help them. president trump: the iraqi people were not happy when the suggestion was made yesterday that we were thinking of leaving, they were not happy, but at some point we will leave. reporter: are you ready for the senate impeachment trial? president trump: whatever it is. the impeachment is a big hoax. it has become a laughing stock all over the world. there was nothing done wrong, the two articles that were set were not even serious. and by the way, they are not a crime. voted, 196-0,s and this was not supposed to be partisan, it was not meant that way, they would say the founders. it has turned out to be totally partisan hoax, a witchhunt, and frankly it has been going on from before i came down the escalator with our great first lady. yearsas gone on for three , and probably longer than that, and it will be very interesting when the final tabulation is set , and when the facts are released, because a lot of people are working on the

pompeo, question to mr. now that the improvements of u.s.-ukrainian relations will be an appointment of a special representative, president zelensky to the united states, what is possible of these two? sec. pompeo: i appreciate that question. since january of 2017, one need no further than the facts, the support that this administration has provided. it is certainly helpful for the ukrainian people. it makes a difference for the united states people as well, it is to our benefit as well, but what really matters is the relationship developing between the two countries, economically, diplomatically, commercially. we will get the diplomacy right. we will get that piece of it in the right place, as time moves on. president zelensky and president trump had a fantastic meeting in new york this past september. i had a chance to see president zelensky today, and i am very comp at that we will engage at the senior levels at all the ways to do the right thing. it is less about talking, it is less about what someone says but how we deliver together to

mr. giuliani's ukraine conspiracy theories secretary pompeo and mr. giuliani both directly -- spoke directly on the phone. that same week president trump's former personal secretary was asked by mr. giuliani's assistant for a direct connection to secretary pompeo. based on these records it is also clear that secretary pompeo

mr. pompeo, said, no, no, we don't think we can make it back. it's unheard of -- unheard of -- that members of the cabinet would not make themselves available to the united states senate. >> senator paul said there was nothing in the briefing that he hadn't already informed himself of from reading newspapers. is that true? >> that is very much true. there was nothing that they said that they would share with us that we had not already seen in the media, that i had not already seen in the media, and, in fact, the president was tweeting much of this information already through his twitter feed. and when we said, what additional evidence is there? we're in a top secret briefing room with people with the highest security clearance, and they said, we can't tell you. if you can't tell us, who can you tell? we're the united states senate, we have the highest -- and we're the someoneones that are suppose making the decisions whether or not to commit this country to war. and that troops, men and women in uniform, are making these decisions in secret and

affairs as well within that relationship between donald trump and miss a pump a it would mean clearly mr pompeo gives mr trump exactly what most from one is miss to ask more of a moderating influence when it comes to the reality of what's free range donald trump may want to do because it looks good on the t.v. channels it looks good on fox plays well to the base well i don't even need to respond to that because you've already asked the question and answer yourself i do not believe that like bob known for many many years is a sock puppet of president from it was a cia. director at the very time that donald trump was saying i don't believe the intelligence. my pump air was one of the biggest anti trumper as during the campaign trail i don't think they necessarily have air.

mr. giuliani's communication wih secretary pompeo. reover, based on call records lawfully obtained by the house from this period, we know that from march 24th to march 30th, mr. giuliani called the white house several times and also connected with an unidentified number numerous times. these records show that on marcd a series of calls, a series of calls to the state department. secretary pompeo's assistant and the white house switchboard in quick succession, all within less then 30 minutes. obtaining emails and other documents regarding the state department leaderships' interaction with president trump's private lawyer in this period when mr. giuliani was actively orchestrating the pressure campaign in ukraine related to the sham investigation into vice president biden and the 2016 election would further clarify the president's involvement and direction at this key juncture in the formation of a plot to solicit foreign interference into our election. we also know, based on recently obtained documents, that lev parnas, an associate of

there are 30 or 40 conservative mps who side with mr pompeo, and may vote against the decision.to meet the prime minister, and the foreign secretary, dominic raab, tonight. and joining us now is trade policy expert, mattie duppler. mattie, there is clearly no way that the us and uk are going to agree on the us and uk are going to agree on the national security threat here, so the national security threat here, so america will have to live with britain having made a different decision? they will not change minds in downing street. i think that is entirely possible. the question on atlee brett said that line is what this for that special relationship between uk and us? over the past week, there have been hints at the prime minister would make less made at davos summit,. the chief treasurer for the brits were talking about the digital services tax, another challenge between the us and european countries. the british there are very clear that they were going to pursue this descriptor detects. the response of that was for the secretary to say, perhaps we will pursue retaliatory tarif

describing president xi jinping as a "sinner", who headed a government which "offended god". in a tweet, mr pompeoes". and he called on beijing to release him and end its repression of religious groups. shipping companies will have to reduce their sulphur oxide emissions from the first of january. strict new international rules will limit the poisonous gases produced by ships, to 0.5 %. the global body overseeing the maritime sector says this will reduce the harmful effects on human health. but the international maritime organisation won't enforce the ban — that will be the responsibility of the countries where the ship is docked or registered. the french celebrity—chef, marc veyrat, has lost his legal bid to force the michelin guide to fully explain why it had stripped him of its prestigious three star status. he claimed to have been plunged into depression after an inspector accused him of putting english cheddar cheese in a souffle. but the court said the chef had failed to show any proof that he had suffered material damage. the new year has just arrived here in london and the british prime mi

robin, the way that he was speaking there, and a little bit from mr pompeo earlier today, i was wondering took out mr soleimani?” house had not anticipated when it took out mr soleimani? i think the united states grossly underestimated the potential fallout from the soleimani assassination. one of the striking things about secretary's comments was that he held at the prospect of diplomacy. the irony in all of this is that up until the strike and the recent escalation, the two countries actually have been exploring ways to create a new deal on nuclear issues, but a broader package. that now seems very unlikely, one of the questions is why didn't come if the us is so interested in diplomacy, why didn't they take advantage of the french president micron's initiatives for many months to get the two sides together? and who is going to be the interlocutor today? the study defence was at minister the white house to see president trump today, the question is the saudis who have deep tensions with iran and recently the victims of an attack tied to iran on its oil facilities, are they really going

mr pompeo was angered by an interview with npr in which he was closely questioned about us relationsorn at the presenter of the programme after the interview. thousands of people have been fleeing the syrian town of maarat al—numan as pro—government forces launched an attack on three fronts. this strategically important town is in the mainly rebel—held idlib province. from the start of the syrian conflict, it was a major centre of opposition to president assad. french firefighters demonstrating in paris for better working conditions have clashed with police. it‘s the latest protest to hit the french capital in recent weeks as unions battle government pension reforms. police fired tear gas and used water cannon. two people have been arrested. homes and office buildings in miami, florida and in mexico have been evacuated after a powerful earthquake hit the caribbean. the epicentre of the quake, with a magnitude of 7.7, struck out at sea betweenjamaica and cuba. atsunami warning was briefly issued, although there were no reports of any injuries. stay with us on bbc news. still to come,

mr pompeo was angered by an inteview with npr in which he was closely questioned about us relations withthe presenter of the programme after the interview. homes and office buildings in miami, florida and in mexico have been evacuated after a powerful earthquake hit the caribbean. the epicentre of the quake, with a magnitude of 7.7, struck out at sea betweenjamaica and cuba. a tsunami warning was briefly issued, although there were no reports of any injuries. nigeria's business capital, lagos, plans to ban motorbike and tricycle taxis from its major roads. the motorbikes known locally as ‘okadas' are the city's most common form of transport, but cause many fatal accidents. rich preston reports. these are the offending bikes. and okadas which as of next month will be banned on the streets of lagos. this bustling city of 20 million people whose reputation for terrible traffic precedes it. officials say there are manus and play a big pa rt there are manus and play a big part in scary figures for fatal road accidents and drivers often flout the law. but the bikes area often flout the law. bu

mr. pompeo is in london this week and is expected to have a frank exchange of views with boris johnson, who finally gave the go-ahead yesterday for the chinese telecom equipment maker to supply the kits for britain's 5g mobile network. the trump administration, they decision w the u.k.'s is a warning that it could give beijing a back door route to spy on british communications. back to our calls. sharon in lancaster, california, republican line. caller: what happens when our president and vice president are impeached? say that was to happen, which i they will, who is going to run our country? do people think about this? we elected the man, but isn't a really about the fact that hillary lost, and because russia didn't want her to be president? a lot of people didn't want that or she would have been voted in? is that what this is really about? it seems to be pointing that way. host: to georgia, john on the independent line. caller: i've got a main concern about -- everybody needs to reach down in their pocket and see what it says on the going. it says "in god we trust." every american preside

mr. giuliani's communications with secretary pompeo. moreover, based on call records lawfully obtained by the house from this period, we know that from march 24th to march 30th mr. giuliani called the white house several times and also connected with an unidentified number numerous times. these records show that on march 27th, mr. giuliani placed a series of calls, a series of calls to the state department switchboard. secretary pompeo's assistant and the white house switchboard in quick succession, all within less than 30 minutes. obtaining e-mails and other documents regarding the state department's leadership interaction with president trump's private lawyer in this period, when mr. giuliani was actively orchestrating the pressure campaign in ukraine related to the sham investigation into vice-president biden and the 2016 election, would further clarify the president's involvement and direction at this key juncture in the formation of a plot to solicit foreign interference into our election. we also know, based on recently obtained do

mr. pompeo did in their reaction to their election. he was support covers their new indo specific indo pacific strategy. they our working with taiwan together in their pacific islands. been having forms in their united nations, this is something that wasn't done for a long time and now it it again. and we have other statements on their trade area in their u.s. government supporting taiwan, and its investment abroad and working in conjunction want to do their sorts of things. watch it their cause for the causes of this kind of action on their part of their united states. i think there our several that i would.to. there our four. beijing's pepper pressures. they try to change their status quo. in their united states it rated in course of so this is something that obviously gives u.s. policies attended. and there's taiwan news location. taiwan it located in a critical area. dealing with their indo pacific strategy. if you put in their united states government has is it too much more competitive and dive boat relationship, really their riv

mr. pompeo did in reaction to the election. newu.s. support covers the indo pacific strategy of the united states, the support for taiwan, working together with taiwan in the islands. this was something that was not done for a long time and now it is again. then we have these other movements on the trade area and the u.s. government is supporting taiwan in its investment abroad, working in conjunction with taiwan to do these kinds of things. what is the cause, what are the causes of these actions on the part of the united states? there are several that i would .2. first is beijing's pressures. point to. first is beijing's pressures. this is something that obviously gets u.s. policy attention. then there is taiwan's location. taiwan is located in a critical area dealing with the indo specific -- indo pacific strategy. towards athe u.s. has much more competitive relationship -- really a rivalry with china in many respects -- taiwan's relations -- location looms large. then there is taiwan's democracy and free market economy, which are --

mr pompeo previously said huawei equipment posed a spying risk.ecision will not affect the uk—us intelligence—sharing relationship. let's show you financial markets. hong kong reopened today after a holiday and it sank significantly. it is all about coronavirus concerns amidst financial markets. where will this go? to what extent will it spread? what what the consequences be? hong kong down nearly 3%. main markets in mainland china, a similar picture. elsewhere it was mixed. let's look at europe now and see how the markets are faring in europe. gains pretty much across the board. ftse 100 gains pretty much across the board. ftse100 up. that is how the european markets are trading at the moment. now to the us, where the plane—maker boeing is set to report its quarterly results as it struggles to contain the fallout from the grounding of its flagship 737 max planes. samira hussain has more from new york. in the last two months, boeing's ceo was fired. the company said it will no longer make any new 737 max jets until the grounded plane is able to fl

mr. pompeo isn't formally in place yet. we don't know. aside from that detail, i think you would take from mr. parnas' account there that there was, perhaps, an expectation in the white house, perhaps an expectation around the president, that once mike pompeo was fully in charge at the state department, once trump had his guy in there as secretary of state, ambassador yovanovitch would be fired. in the end, it would be another year before that actually happened. >> that was not the only time he fired her because he fired her at least four other occasions that rudy giuliani went to the white house, had conversations with him and then came back and then informed me, victoria, and joe about what transpired. he fired her when he gave an order to mike pompeo once, which he didn't do, secretary pompeo didn't fire her. then rudy came back and he told him, go speak to pompeo. rudy went to speak to pompeo. they got into it. then they had another meeting at the white house where he told bolton to fire her. bolton didn't want to fire her. tell pompe

mr. pompeo did in reaction to the election. the u.s.support covers the new indo-pacific strategy of the united states, the support for taiwan, working with taiwan together in the pacific islands. but even have formed in the united nations. this is something that was not done for a long time and now it is again, and so and then we have these other moments on the trade area and the u.s. government is supporting taiwan in it investment abroad, working in conjunction with taiwan to do these sorts of things and so, what is the cause? what are the causes of this kind of actions on the part of the united states, and i think there are several but i would point to, there are four, first is beijing's, pressures bridging's pressure on taiwan are trying to change the status quo and the united states does not want the status quo to be changed in a coercive way and so this is something that obviously gets u.s. policy attention. and there is taiwan's location. in a critical, area dealing with the indo-pacific strategy, if you are moved, as the united

mr. mulvaney -- >> pompeo. >> -- and mr. nd on, it just seems odd to me that we are really just so grateful that someone might consider giving us just one witness, maybe. >> maya, if you were one of these impeachment managers and if the trial rules were going to be decided by the chief justice and not just going to be a partisan decision, would you want donald trump to be one of the people who testified here? would you want him testifying on his own behalf in this trial? >> well, absolutely i would want it. i would want him under oath answering the question about whether anything that john bolton is saying about what donald trump himself has said he is going to say is true or untrue. you know, to chuck's point, this ultimately is about congress debating the gray areas. this is the first national security impeachment we've ever had in this country, and one of the things that we know from the two impeachment trials that have preceded it is that congress, senators specifically in a trial context, debate what is constitutional an

mr. parnas is playing the role of the secretary of state. he's supposed to be in charge of diplomacy. if i was secretary pompeo would be very upset with mr. giuliani and i would have reason for my own personal reasons to stand up for the ambassador today, especially tonight after all of these revelations. >> often you invoke your privilege to scare us. those of us in the audience. usually because we need it, and usually measuring upon your experience. you've done that again, authoring an op-ed piece, to warn us about a misinformation campaign you see coming that you fear coming during the impeachment trial. tell us about it. why you fear this. who's it going to be from, and these three bullet points you've included, for all of us to remember and listen to, don't confuse denials with facts. avoid what about-ism, reject fa falsehoods. your turn. >> brian, i've studied soviet propaganda, been a product of that. president putin accuse immediate of all kinds of falsehoods. i'm experienced with disinformation going back years and these three, right, deny, didn't happen. what about-ism and making up facts. seeing it

mr. pompeo isn't formally in place yet. we don't know. i think you would take mr. here's an expectation in the white house, around the president that once mike pompeo was fully in charge of the state department, once trump had his guy in theres the secretary of state, ambassador yovanovitch would be fired. in the end it would be another year before that actually happened. >> but that was not the only time he fired her. because he fired her at least four other occasions that religirudy giuliani went to the white house, had conversations with him, and came become and informed me, victoria and joe. he fired her when he gave an order to ma order to mike pompeo once. he told rudy to speak to pompeo. rudy spoke to pompeo. they got into it. they had another meeting at the white house where he told bolton to fire her. bolton didn't want to pyre her. rudy got into it with all of them again. at one point he told madeline to fire her. so i mean, that was becoming comical because i couldn't understand -- you're the president. when i say comical, it's not comic comical, but at t

mr. pompeo or even mr.d budget, if that information reveals what many of us suspect it will, i don't think anything else will matter or not. whether the senate will be convicted, he will be convicted in the court of public opinion. >> you know whurks just do the look at what happened with clinton where you have a few days for one side, a few days for the other, vote on whether there's witnesses, closing arguments, maybe even have witnesses inserted in the middle of that, the bottom line is the map would be president trump could be acquitted the day before or the day of his state of the union if he gets the votes from republicans, right, which would allow him to come out triumphant. are you okay with that risk? >> well, i'm not okay with a whole lot of things that the president does. and if he uses the state of the union to talk about the state of donald trump, that's going to be on him. but it's a risk that we take. we can't control everything, obviously. we just want to do our job. and, you know, if the se

mr. pompeo wasn't formally in place yet. we don't know. but aside from that detail.ccount there, there was an expectation in the white house around the president that once mike pompeo was fully in charge of the state detectives, once trump had his guy in there as secretary of state, ambassador yovanovitch would be fired. in the end, it would be another year before that actually happened. >> but that was not the only time he fired her. because he fired her at least four other occasions that rouge rou rudy guiliani went to the white house, had conversations and informed me, victoria and joe about what transpired. he fired her when he gave an order to mike pompeo once, which he didn't, pompeo didn't fire her. then rudy came back. he told her go speak to pompeo. rudy went to speak to pompeo. they got into it. then he had another meeting at the white house, where he told bolt on the fire her. he told pompeo to fire her. rudy got into it with all of them again. at one point he told madeleine to fire her. so, i mean, that was becoming comical because i couldn't understand y

mr. pompeo had to say.did say unequivocally quote, iran will not get a nuclear weapon on our watch. now, here's what he had to say when he was asked whether suleimani, the man we took out, was actually on a diplomatic mission in baghdad. his response was a laugh and a joke. roll tape. >> his first statement that suleimani was traveling to baghdad on a diplomatic mission, anybody here believe that? is there any history that would indicate it was remotely possible that this kind gentleman, this diplomat, of great order, qassem suleimani, had traveled to baghdad for the idea of conducting a peace mission? i made you reporters laugh this morning. that's fantastic. we know that wasn't true. stuart: got it. now, the secretary of state obviously standing by his decision to strike suleimani, saying it was perfectly within the legal bounds, which they always watch for. the price of oil, down today, down to $62 a barrel. so the reaction on the oil market to the suleimani taking out, negligible. we went from $58, $59

joining me now, secretary of state mike pompeo. mr. secretary, thanks so much for spending the time this morning. >> thank you, maria for having me on. maria: you said this weekend soleimani was traveling for the purpose of what they were referring to as the big attack the can you tell us about that threat? are american interests still at risk? >> yes, ma'am, the statement i made that day was accurate. look no further than the end of december, to suleman any's actions where he get an killed. and lebanon, syria, hundreds killed in iraq. resulted in death of an american on december 27. he was traveling in the region. weighs in baghdad where we struck him, traveling outside of iran, continuing to plot, buildout attacks that would threaten american lives. president trump saw that saw the information, knew the history, knew soleimani was a zare rift targeted by the united states and took actions to protect america. maria: a former military leader, now the main military advisor to the ayatollah we understand in an interview the response will

mr. parnas, is playing the role of the secretary of state. he's supposed to be in charge of diplomacy. if i was secretary pompeo, i would be very upset with mr. giuliani and i would have reason for my own personal reasons to stand up for the ambassador today but especially tonight after all these revelations. >> you often invoke your privilege to scare us, those of us in the audience. usually because we need it. and usually measuring upon your experience. you've done that again. authoring an op-ed piece to warn us about a misinformation campaign you see coming, that you fear coming, during the impeachment trial. tell us about it. why you fear this. who's it going to be from? and these three bullet points you've included. for all of us to remember and listen to. don't confuse denials with facts. avoid whataboutism. reject falsehoods. your turn. >> well, brian, i've been studying soviet propaganda. i've been a target of russian propaganda and disinformation, vladimir putin. he accused me of all kinds of falsehoods. so i'm kind of experienced at disinformation going back years. and these three, right? deny, didn't

mr. pompeo would have a pretty good idea of it. i know, he's still not, not said anything, not stood up for ambassador yovanovitch or the service. and it's extremely demoralizing to the foreign service and the state department when you, you have leadership that just abdicates all its responsibility for standing up for its people and its institution. >> i want to read at least one text, but there are some texts between giuliani and victoria in february 2019. tensing texted, quote, she said, is there absolute commitment for her to be gone this week? and giuliani replied, yes. not sure how absolute. we'll get a reading in morning and call you. president obama pay -- pompeo, i guess that's an auto correct -- is not aware of it. talked to him on friday. >> listen, there are a lot of questions about what role the secretary of state played in all of this. >> right. >> what answers do you need? >> well, i remember when ambassador mckinley quit and secretary pompeo was denying that the ambassador had ever brought a request to stand up for a

mr. pompeo has great relationships in the middle east and he's certainly capable of handling that situationold, what do you think this does to the export picture, specifically demand globally for u.s. products? and not just because of the events in the last cup dales but really the last year or so with tanker seizures and other issues with iran in the middle east i can't help but think that has added a level of risk, uncertainty, perhaps driven up costs to move some of the products from that region of the world. does it actually fuel demand for what the u.s. has to offer >> well, it certainly does you know, everybody realized how unstable and how volatile that region is. here again you see a situation has blown up and there should be some risk premium. the market is tempted to build that in, but i think we're probably headed for a $75 oil price here in the u.s. regardless within the next six months that's where the market is going and we'll get there. it's not too much to ask, i mean, with this economy, how strong it is >> 75. >> the economy has almost doubled since trump has been in office

mr. pompeo, what exactly did you see?f track in my mind. >> katie, when you think about what the president said today. everybody is breathing a sigh of relief. do you think we can be assured there won't be future attacks by the iranians? >> the president gave the iranians a choice today. we are opening the door to a new deal and new negotiation. we want the iranian people to have an economy that benefits them and we want the leadership to make the right decisions to be a normal country and stop using proxy forces to destabilize the region and carry out terrorist attacks against american people. he was resolved today and made it clear this is not over with iran. he is taking a comprehensive approach. his first line was not about soleimani or even the attack last night from iran. it was about the nuclear program. it's clear he is taking this approach as a long-term issue. he not done with this. the iranians will continue their proxy attacks until they come to terms with the idea they want to move forward. the sanctions the

mr. pompeo has said that that isn't exactly how he would characterize the phone call, but this is a turning point for the iraqi/u.s. relationship, arguably also down the line perhaps for the iranian relationship will too with iraq. but in the first instance, the issue here is going to be over the next couple of weeks what is the future status of american troops here in iraq. and remember, george, they are here at the invitation of the iraqi government to help with their campaign against the so-called islamic state, an organism which while it no longer controls any land, most certainly is still alive and kicking and killing here in iraq. >> and there are many throughout that country that certainly rely on that u.s. presence begin that isis does seem to be resurging. sam kiley live for us in baghdad, thank you for the reporting. >>> despite tensions continuing to simmer between iran and the u.s., on friday the trump administration announced new economic sanctions against iran. it comes after the country attacked u.s. troops earlier this week. for more on this angle, ben wedeman is joining me

mr. pompeo. your general reaction to what you heard there from mr. mompom and what we have heard and see so far from the administration at large. >> well, when it comes to the idea that the united states would strike iranian cultural sites, i this i that wounk that terrible mistake. i find it hard to believe they would go ahead with plan like that because the consequences of that would be beyond nick we could imagine. on the other hand, no one expected that any u.s. administration would go ahead and actually kill cast qassem soleimani in a targeted drone strike. so we are in unchartered territory. what some understand what the president has been saying in terms of targeting cultural sites, he's referring to iranian cultural centers that the revolutionary guards do often use as staging posts for intelligence operations overall i think in the region there is a lot of tension and concern about a potential war breaking out between iran and the united states. on the other hand, people are also quite sanguine, they understand everyone will be posturing in

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mr. pompeo said he would characterize the phone call.onetheless, it is clear that is the focus of diplomatic engagement between the u.s. and iraq because the danger it become a literal military engagement on the ground. and again, inevitably, there will be tragic civilian casual this if that were to occur as well. >> sam, in the background of all of this, the concern about a resurgent isis. tell us more about where that stands, and if the u.s. were, you know, to leave, if the u.s. presence were to change there, how would that play into this? >> reporter: well, the u.s. contribution here, and they're not alone, there are british and german and other troops, but the overwhelming majority of them are american, are in a training capacity. and they have been throughout the campaign against the so-called islamic state on the ground. in the air, though, it's the u.s.-led coalition that's been absolutely critical in destroying the capability of so-called islamic state to hold ground. establish it and then to hold its caliphate. that is now over,

mr. pompeo and the american people certainly deserve to hear answers with our troops and diplomats beingn engel went on to say he is also considering the possibility of subpoenaing mike pompeo to make him show up and talk about this. this is not the first time house democrats have had this problem with administration officials. remember it was only a year ago that kiersten nielsen refused to testify about the child separation policy the administration was pursuing. the house democrats are used to these back and forths but they're immensely frustrating. >> garrett haake, thank you. >> iran has made arrests for what it calls an accidental shoot down of an iranian passenger plane last week. 176 people died in that crash. iranians have taken to the streets in protest calling for government accountability after officials first gave false details on the cause of the crash. >> mike bloomberg trying to pave his own path to victory but his new report says he's got a fallback plan, defeat donald trump and remake the democratic party. our next guest will walk us through mr. bloomberg's master plan.

mr. pompeo. the people who got iran to the boiling point are you three. that's "hardball." "all in" with chris hayes starts right now. >> tonight on "all in." >> my reaction to this briefing was it was sophomoric and utterly unconvincing. >> the house will vote to check the president's ability to wage war. >> as the questions begin to get tough they walked out. >> as the white house infuriates republican. >> it's unamerican. it's unconstitutional and it's wrong. >> tonight, where we stand after iran's retaliation. >> iran appears to be standing down. >> what we learned from the white house briefing to congress on the assassination of soleimani. >> probably the worst briefing i've seen, at least on a military issue in the nine years i served in the united states senate. >> what we know about what's happening in iraq and iran. spencer ackerman and michelle goldberg on how we got here. >>> plus, new pressure to start the impeachment trial in the senate and the growing calls for the house to subpoena john bolton. >> he would know nothing about what we're talking about. >> "all

pompeo. good morning to you, mr. secretary. >> secretary of state mike pompeo: margaret, good to be with you. >> brennan: does eliminating qassem soleimani take out the specific plot that you say was an imminent threat? >> secretary of state mike pompeo: margaret, we made the right decision to take out this terrorist. he not only caused enormous death and destruction and killed hundreds of americans over the years, but had done so in the past couple of days. killed an american on december 27th. we watched him to continue to actively build out for what was going to be a significant attack, what we believed, and we made the right decision. >> brennan: has it been eliminated? >> secretary of state mike pompeo: there have been constant threats. we've been under threat when the previous administration made the mistake of entering that horrific nuclear deal and gave money and resources to this regime, and the threats remain. >> brennan: so iran can still carry out that specific threat that you described as imminent? is it s

mr. pompeo's job if that's true to make sure americans do care about ukraine.and they do understand ukraine's place in europe and in terms of -- in terms of the international order in the west. so i think that was -- the thing that was most disturbing to me. now as for the way he treated mary louise kelly, i've known ms. kelly a long time. you're not going to tiends a more professional reporter. there wasn't a single question she asked that wasn't fair. in fact, if would have been irresponsible for her not to ask those questions given the impeachment trial that's going on right now. >> full disclosure, mary louise kelly was in my wife's rooming group in college. i've been friends with mary louise for more than 25 years. she won't talk about this because she wants the journalism to speak for itself which is t does. when you listen to the questions and how measured they were, how fair they were, and how important they were. it speaks to mike pompeo, the secretary of state's state of mind that he can't handle those questions. now describe what mary louise says hap

mr. pompeo, my own government, boris johnson, dominic raab as well as the french, we all made overtures to the iranian government suggesting they take advantage of a diplomatic window that has now appeared, that they come in from the cold. i would think that sort of thing is normally done quietly in the first instance with senior officials meeting, privately, perhaps to prepare a way forward so that leaders can meet. there are many ways of doing it. i think the important thing is that the iranian government takes a step. >> what is the iranian government doing? are those overtures reciprocated? >> they have sent a variety of messages but the messages tend to be very in the moment, very transactional. they have not as far as i know accepted u.s., french, or british offers. we really would urge them to do so. we think what their own people think of the current situation. now is a very good time to de-escalate tensions. statement, of course, we mus'nt take our eye off the nuclear we. we really don't want iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. eric: of course the past few months they had protests a

mr. giuliani's communication with secretary pompeo. moreover based on call records lawfully obtained by the house from this period, we know that from march 24 to march 30 mr. giuliani called the white house several times and also connected with an unidentified number numerous times terry at these records show that on march 27 mr. giuliani placed a series of calls, series of calls to the state department switchboard that secretary pompeo and the white house switchboard in quick succession all within less than 30 minutes. obtaining e-mails and other documents regarding the state department leadership interactions with president trump's private lawyer in this period when mr. giuliani was actively orchestrating a pressure campaign in ukraine related to the sham investigation into vice president biden and the 2016 election would further clarify the president's involvement and direction at this key juncture in the formation of a plot to solicit foreign interference into our election. we also know based on recently obtained documents that lev

mr. pompeo try to maintain that the united states will abide by laws of war and not yet go the extra step of directly contradicting president trump. it's important to note here that the international criminal court, three years ago -- i guess four years ago now -- convicted an islamic militant in mali for destroying artifacts there. and the united states is not a party to the international criminal court. so destroying artifacts would be very, very hard to enforce. and -- but you would see a lot of diplomatic fallout if the united states were to cross this line. it would alienate all sorts of allies. again, not to mention the rest of the international community. >> all right. thank you for your reporting on this. it's an important issue and it's important to get the details about it. lara jakes. we also want to mention that we will be joined by the president of the metropolitan museum of art on the 3:00 p.m. hour of msnbc. you know, there are -- i think a lot of reasonable people would say what are rules of war? war is a bad thing. why do we even have rules? but we do have some rules and

mr. pompeo. the people who got iran to the boiling point are you three. that's "hardball."night on "all in." >> my reaction to this briefing was it was sophomoric and utterly unconvincing. >> the house will vote to check the president's ability to wage war. >> as the questions begin to get tough they walked out. >> as the white house infuriates republican. >> it's unamerican. it's unconstitutional and it's wrong. >> tonight, where we stand after iran's retaliation. >> iran appears to be standing down. >> what we learned from the white house briefing to congress on the assassination of soleimani. >> probably the worst briefing i've seen, at least on a military issue in the nine years i served in the united states senate. >> what we know about what's happening in iraq and iran. spencer ackerman and michelle

mr. giuliani's communications with secretary pompeo. moreover, based on call records lawfully obtained by the house from this period we know that from march 24th to march 30th mr. giuliani called the white house several times and also also connected with an unidentified number numerous times. these records show that on march 27th, mr. giuliani placed a series of calls, a series of calls to the state department switchboard, seshlgt pompeo's assistant the and the white house switchboard in quick succession all within less than 30 minutes. obtaining emails and other documents regarding the state department's leaderships interester action with president trump's private lawyer in this period. when mr. giuliani was actively orchestrating the pressure campaign in the ukraine, related to the sham investigation into vice president biden and the 2016 election, would further clarify the president's involvement and direction at this key juncture in the formation of a plot to solicit foreign interference into our election. we also know based on recen