and basically, neil, what happened judge ed sullivan was keeping the case in limbo right now. decide if the justice department's arguments were strong enough to drop the case. we were expecting to hear from judge sullivan any day now publicly at some point over the next few weeks. but then this pardon came. i'm still waiting on my phone to see the official word from the attorney general but i assume it will be a positive reaction. >> neil: all right, david, thank you very much. following all of that gettysburg, pennsylvania. kevin mccarthy the republican leader in the house sating what happened to general flynn was a national disgrace. no american should be targeted for simply belonging to a certain political party. president trump is right. a three-star general. the president probably said it best in describing the pardon and he should enjoy a thanksgiving. he deserves that. and i think wherever he is right now, general michael flynn agrees. he is going to have a good thanksgiving. i hope you do as well. that will do it for here. here comes "the five." ♪ >> dana: hello, every

the same for jake sullivan.e both quite centrist in the world of democratic foreign policy luminaries. mr. sullivan is quite young. he is 43. for tony blinken, he is 58. i have known tony for decades. i can tell you that he is right out of the tradition of the cautious interventionism side of the democratic party. he is very close to biden. he worked for biden for 20 years. the big question was whether or not joe biden would want tony blinken to be right down the hall in the national security advisor office or secretary of state. in getting jake sullivan, if he ends up as the national security advisor, which seems to be one of the leading possibilities right now, he has somebody else he has worked with very closely over the years. we have expected jake sullivan to have a domestic job. this would have been something of a last minute change. >> they are both, as you point out, and all of us know them, highly experienced in their respective jobs. briefly, give us your thoughts. i'm curious, david, the difference be

brian are s brian sullivan is live in grand rapids first, the dow implied higher by just around 100 and so points here the dow coming off more than 420 point gain to kick off another month after its worst week since march. the s&p 500 also higher by more than a percent just yesterday. we are also watching the treasury side of the equation as well yields holding relatively steady at least for this time being around the world, a sharply higher session overnight in asia with the hang seng and kospi posting near 2% gains. you can see there on the map a very positive day generally speaking for asia. and green also on the european side of things with 2% gains for the cac in france and nearly 2% for the german dax and ftse 100. but back to the campaign trail and the future of the american presidency and congress now in the hands of us, the electorate amid record breaking early voting and key state supreme court ruling in texas, the candidates today hold their final rallies after what can only be described as dueling battleground campaign marathons. both mecn focusing on key states like wiscons

dan sullivan was 50 feet away. cruz, of course omitting a key fact there, that sullivan, look, he's within spitting distance of several staffers. senator brown pointed out there are others off-camera that are exposed. >> every time a senator stands up and speak there's a senate stenographer about six feet away, and senators who don't wear a mask are putting them at risk. indeed is sounded like a kid being told to eat his vegetables. >> they just can't help themselves on their desire to want to lecture people on these issues, whether it's lecturing other u.s. senators or working families. i think it's a put-off. we'll get through these challenges, but to be lectured and preached to is something that i think is not -- i certainly didn't appreciate it. >> let's pause here to remind you. a senator spoke monday on the senate floor without a mask. on tuesday tested positive for the coronavirus. several senators have tested positive in recent months, disproportionately republican, yet these what dan sullivan says. >> the

david: i think the president just got tired of waiting on judge sullivan. it's that simple, i have the power to do it, let's do it. there's nothing worse than waiting and waiting whether you are in a jail cell or not. it was still hanging over the head of general flynn and he doesn't have a crowd over him anymore. good news. jim trusty. thank you so much for ping-pong back and forth. john cox on local and state officials ordering thanksgiving covid lockdowns and restrictions. sparking massive outrage from everyday americans coast-to-coast for ignoring their own rules. ♪ >> hypocrisy and arrogance. first of all, if elected officials officials don't have to live up to the same rules as the rest, and second, it undermines people's faith and confidence in the government. ♪ health inspector in a health crisis which meant we can't serve booze because you need a health license in order to serve alcohol so we signed the paperwork, we were very good with them and they left. the next day, we got another one. we are up to like 30 something inspections since i was on y

general sullivan, thank you for everything you have done to make this day possible.f us from the army and all of us from quincy, massachusetts, are extremely proud with what you have done for the museum and what you have done for the nation. the army's history is america's history. the army has been here since before the birth of our nation. our founding fathers recognized the need for an army to protect our freedoms and our way of life and we have been doing that for over 245 years. ae army exists to protect nation. that is our job and that is what we work hard to do every single day. we are very proud to serve the american people. thenational museum of united states army as a special place because it honors the accomplishments, the sacrifices and the commitment of our american soldiers dropped the nations history. the army museum has done an incredible job of bringing to life the inspirational stories of service and sacrifice of american soldiers. story andier has a the army museum is the home of those stories. this museum makes me feel incredibly proud to be a mem

but this federal judge sullivan was trying to run out the clock opening that biden would win.lynn is innocent. the two fbi agents wrote he didn't lie. this is a tremendous miscarriage of justice. i wish the case had been dismissed. sullivan disgracefully to the bench tried to run out of the clock and ignored the court that said moved with dispatch. the president should issue a pardon because that is the only way out now for michael flynn. >> jason: it makes sense if the president would pardon him. i think he deserves to be pardoned. thanks. have a wonderful thanksgiving with you and your families. coming up, we will get an update on where things stand with the trump campaign's losses and all eyes on georgia and the key run off races in the state. that's up next. ♪ (children laughing) ♪ (music swells) (dog barking) ♪ (music fades) (exhales) experience the power of sanctuary at the lincoln wish list sales event. sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down, zero due at signing, and a complimentary first month's payment. >> ♪ >> jason: welcome back to "hannity." we are just

for example, i've known jake sullivan for many years.ll serve well if he becomes national security adviser. look, maybe the days of going back to having good old-fashioned policy disagreements and -- and sort of more civil conversations might be where we're headed for. i'm not going to agree with appointees on things they're going to want to do. i think they are capable to serve the president-elect. i think the confirmation process should account for their capability. and i believe they will be confirmed. i think most republicans believe these are folks they can work with going forward in a new administration. >> and john kerry has reacted to his selection, the announcement by joe biden, writing on twitter, "america will soon have a government that treats the climate crisis as the urgent national security threat it is. i'm proud to partner with the president-elect, our allies, and the young leaders of the climate movement to take on this crisis as the president's climate envoy." and as i pointed out, john kerry was engaged in the climate

with that, i will turn it over to senator sullivan. sen. sullivan: thank you for the opportunity to talk about this important issue. i would like to say it is great to be here with my fellow friend and colleague senator whitehouse. -- with my fellow friend and colleague, senator whitehouse. we have spent a lot of time on this issue together, and the good news is we are making progress. i will not brag too much about alaska, but when we are talking about coastlines, we are aware of this challenge. some of you may know the statistic, that my state has more coastline than the lower 48 states combined. when we have beach clean-ups, which is often a mix of plastic, pollution, fishing gear, trash, it is so much, that it is measured in tons, not pounds, and mr. chairman, as you know, the vast majority of this comes from overseas. we are not perfect in our country, but this is a problem that demands an international element to address it. senator whitehouse and i worked on the save our seas act in the last congress. it was passed. and we had a very

sullivan was set to rule any day now.ow, we have heard a lot about sidney powell from the election. buff she has been with michael flynn after he fired his first attorney earlier this fall ms. powell said in open court to judge sullivan she personally asked president trump not to pardon general flynn hoping he would get off on his own. well, a pardon it is. this is a power that the president will only have for a few more months as he is in office. mike, what has always made this case so unique is the fact that you had the prosecution and the defense on the same side saying they want to drop this case. the department of justice said they wanted to go through the process with the judge. but ultimately they got their wish granted tonight. this case is now over. mike? >> mike: fascinating development. david spunt, thanks a lot. also breaking tonight, we are experience anything about a normal thanksgiving holiday this year. the death toll in the u.s. from the coronavirus is now more than 260,000 with almost 12.7 million infect

and my national security advisor, i choose jake sullivan.e is a once-in-a-generation intellect with experience and temperament for one of the toughest jobs in the world. when i was vice president, he served as my national security advisor. he was a top adviser to secretary of state clinton. he helped lead the early negotiations that led to the iran nuclear deal. he helped broker the gaza cease-fire in 2012. played a key role in the asia-pacific rebalance in our administration. and in this campaign, he served as one of my most trusted advisors on both foreign and domestic policy, including helping me develop our covid-19 strategy. jake understands my vision that economic security is national security. he will help steer what i call foreign policy for the middle class, for families like his growing up in minnesota, where he was raised by parents who were educators and taught him the values of of hard work, decency, service, and respect. what that means is to win the competition for the future. we need to keep us safe and secure and build back

with remarks by asking sullivan to mask up. >> mr. president. >> senator from ohio. >> start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks and people below him, i can't tell you what to do, i know behavior -- >> i don't wear a mask when i am speaking like most senators. i don't need your instruction. >> i know you don't need my instruction, but there clearly isn't much interest in this body in public health. >> sullivan because we looked at the tape was not wearing a mask while not speaking, to be clear. but republican senator ted cruz came to sullivan's aid, calling sherrod brown a complete ass. he tweeted brown wears a mask to speak when nobody is near him as a sign of fake virtue. dan sullivan was over 50 feet away, last i checked, 50 feet is more than 6 feet. couple of things. cruz is missing the point, he is within spitting distance of several senate floor staffers. when joanie ernst presided before, here she is, wearing a mask. and second, six feet indoors is an outdated guideline for social distancing. the

cara: he fingers the servant, bridget sullivan. it makes sense if it's not lizzie borden, it would have been bridget sullivan. but i would say he brings to bear the prejudice that would have been very familiar to late 19th century readers. although his book is much later, but lizzie borden's lawyer at one point wonders out loud, who in the natural course of things should be the party suspected, the stranger -- and he might as well have said the immigrant, or lizzie borden? his book also has -- yeah. it incorporates some of those biases in that the only explanation for why she would have done it is she did not want to wash the windows on that day and pushed her over the edge. >> without solving this case, tell us who you think probably but not certainly done it. you are not convicting them, but - cara: sure, this is the question i get the most. i would have to say it is hard to imagine how anyone else besides lizzie borden could have done it. it is true that after looking through everything, i am struck by how difficult it would hav

[applause] senator sullivan, of alaska. [applause] congressman bishop from georgia. [applause] congressman simpson of idaho. [applause] [applause] former kansas senator bob dole.

second, we would prefer to see if judge sullivan were to act and the matter to be resolved in court,e are confident in the likelihood of our success in thb case, that being said, this is obviously an appropriate use of the president's pardon power. until the pardon, this was an active case, judge emmetyn sullivan heard about why they wanted to drop the case of someone who pled guilty twice to lying to the fbi, sullivan was set to rule any day now and we've heard a lot about sidney powell from the election but she'sfl been with michael flynn after he fired his first attorney earlier this fall. she personally asked president trump not to pardon general flynn hoping that he would get off on his own. a part and it is, this is a power the present will only have for a few more months as he iss in office but what has always made this case so unique is the fact that you have the prosecution and the defense on the same side is saying they wanted to drop this case, the department of justice saying they wanted to go to the process with the judgment ultimately they got their wish granted tonight

the interview, the attorney general's phone call, discovery violations in the case of before judge sullivanthis has had constant, misconduct and unfair targeting, with very little on

once a lock for the republicans, it's becoming more blue every election cycle our own brian sullivan has a report from the ground in kent county, michigan a very busy hour still ahead tus ilafr an" e exchge rernstl tethis >>> welcome back with less than 24 hours to go the big election in america the majority concerns have been focussed on the coronavirus, the health care and u.s. supreme court and election fraud or alleged election fraud but one issue is certain to be the center of foreign policy for whoever wins and that country is china. seema mody is back with that >> that's exactly right, dom china has become a central issue in the 2020 presidential race. both candidates acknowledging the risk that china poses to the u.s. from a national security and economic standpoint. but biden and trump have very different strategies on how to address beijing. trump taking a more aggressive unilateral approach, going after chinese companies like tiktok resulted in the decoupling of our two companies. two-way capital flows between the united states and china dropped to a nine-year low accordin

he's been treated terribly by sullivan despite the fact the department of justice wanted to withdrawhese charges after a review by longtime u.s. attorney saying they should never have been brought, the judge refused to dismiss the case. it would have been better for the judge to have simply assigned off on this and got victory in court but it looked unlikely you would ever do it so this was the only way to get justice in the end. paul: jason, what is the larger lesson here you take away from the flynn case? a former colleague, editor, will judge sullivan except the parting ask and continue the prosecution? what is the larger lesson? jason: that what happened to flynn can happen to anyone. that is why this case is so important. the fbi was duped by russian disinformation investigating a presidential campaign and general flynn was a casualty of that. he was essentially entrapped by the fbi so if they can do it to him, they can do it to others. if they can do it to the trump campaign, they can do it to other campaigns and that's why this is a big deal. president trump did the right thin

jake sullivan has experience at the state department. working for then vice president joe biden as his national security advisor. he knows how agencies and departments work. he is a deep thinker. if jake sullivan is named national security advisor, it he would show that president-elect biden wants to jump start the national security process again with a highly strategic, highly organized and if i may say incredibly kind national security advisor that can lift morale internally and restore the notion that the united states has a functional, apolitical national security apparatus at play. >> tell us about linda thomas-greenfield. sources are telling leading contender to be ambassador to the u.n. what message does this send to the world about the next chapter in american foreign policy? you know this woman. >> in fact, ambassador greenfield was terminated by president trump in i believe november 2017. ambassador greenfield spent 34 years serving her country in the foreign service. she was a career foreign service officer. she was the assist

for example, national security advisor pick jake sullivan defended the defunct, dirty steele dossier"perfectly appropriate." secretary of state pick totallyy blinken actually opposedbl a terrorist label for iran's revolutionary guard, a potential sign of a softer stance toward iran. according to state department documents, after joining burisma holdings, hunter biden come in a 2015 request, he wanted a one-on-one meeting with blinken, highlighting yethl another possible conflict of interest stemming from hunters see it dealings overseas. the democrats and the mob and the media can't help but swoon over the return of the swamp, m even comparing biden's cabinet picks to superheroes, seriously, watch this. >> i was talking to a democrat, saying it felt like "the avengers," being rescued from the craziness of the last few years, the superheroes come to save us all. >> jason: we are also learning tonight that biden's department of homeland security pick ellie hunter hundred americus came under fire in an obama era inspector general report for intervening to help democrat democrat-link for

ditto, jake sullivan, the national security adviser.d to me they are! the appointment of jake sullivan is a national security staff from the 0bama period. 0n the one hand, the people around biden say we cannot turn the clock back to ten years ago orjust before the trump administration. the world has moved on, china's more powerful, more strident on the way it communicates on the world stage. all those sort of things are different. but as you say, this attempt to kind of restore the expertise, the stability, the common—sense of the 0bama period. this is going to come to a head pretty quickly, i think, on the question of iran, and the biden administration's pledge to get back in to the nuclear deal with iran. which i have to say is an ambitious one. i entirely understand why they want to do it. blinken and sullivan were both very personally involved in the long negotiations that led to it, but it is a big ask. the sunset clauses started expiring last month. so the clock is already ticking. the clock is already beginning to come unravelled

reports are jake sullivan will serve as national security adviser. wicked smart, young, energetic, and i think is going to be outstanding. you see a team develop i have great confidence in. >> there's no surprise, they're getting glowing praise from former president obama, because they both worked for him. part of the continuation of the obama administration. but let's look at the resumes of two key advisers. jake sullivan expected to be named national security adviser, someone that worked inside the white house, long time adviser to both, and to hillary clinton in the 2016 campaign, and importantly as well, united states ambassador greenfield. lifetime foreign service agent. she worked as a diplomat. she has had a specialty of the portfolio, she's expected to be to the u.n. that will likely be a cabinet position as well. clearly the president-elect is moving forward, despite what we see in michigan. nia, also learning next up for cabinet picks, next week will be treasury secretary. i am told he is eyeing a history making choice in that regard. stron

ronnie 0'sullivan was also among today's other winners. and that's all the sport for now. which has spread down across all areas overnight from the north. it'll be windy as well to begin with, with winds tending to ease down. we should see some sign and also a few showers. the reason for the strong winds, you can see the tightly packed isobars across the eastern side of the country. those will tend to ease down though as this ridge of high pressure moves in from the west. so we will start with gales in northern and eastern areas first thing, becoming a bit lighter through the day. wintry showers through scotland, and rain showers across england and wales will tend to ease down with increasing amounts of sunshine in the afternoon. it'll be a cold day, with temperatures ranging between 4—10 celsius — colder than that when you factor in the wind. it's a short—lived arctic blast, though, we start to see it return to milder air off the atlantic through friday and into the weekend. but it'll be quite windy, particularly late on friday and into saturday. so it turns milder and we

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second we would have preferred to see if judge sullivan would act and for the matter to be resolved inourt. we were confident in the likelihood of our success in the case. this is obviously an appropriate use of the president's pardon power. this was an active case, judge and at 11, heard from flynn's attorneys why they wanted to drop the case of someone who pleaded guilty twice to lying to the fbi, solomon was set to rule any day now. we heard a lot about sidney powell from the election but she has been with michael flynn after he fired his first attorney earlier this fall. miss powell said and "judge sullivan she personally is donald trump not to pardon general flynn hoping he would get off on his own. a pardon this is, this is a power the president will have for a few more months is he is in office but what has always made this case so unique is that you had the prosecution and the defense on the same side saying they want to drop the case. the department of justice said they wanted to go through the process with the judge ultimately they got there was granted. this case is now over

we now know that judge sullivan was just a political ploy. political game out of all of this, and it's just one of the most egregious injustices i've witnessed in american history. lou: it's been a four-year persecution after a frame-up by the department of justice and the fbi against general michael flynn. the outrage -- can we put up these dates from the time that he withdrew his guilty plea to just show everyone what is going on here. we're talking about over four years since the events that started this, the frame job against the general took place over four years. but it's been 316 days since general flynn withdrew his guilty plea, it's been 202 days since the department of justice filed to dismiss the charges against him. and it's been -- >> exactly. lou: -- 57 days since his last hearing. this is, when you were talking about the shame is the justice department, it was late, but at least it stepped up. i can't find many places where the justice department is stepping up for any american, sidney. i am just so delighted the president pard

and jake sullivan will be the national security adassor. hehen-vice president hiden's national security advisor in the w house and a senior advisor to then secretary of state clinton. he will be youngest national security advisor in 60 years. to talk about the new national security team, we turn to wendy erman, the former political affairs during the >> i think this team represents the diversity of america, theis profeson the experience, the seasoning that woe need in a time of enoous challenge so what i think this president-elect has done here is put together the beginning of his team that can reach out across america and reach out across the world. tony blinken, the president-elect, the vice president elect all understand that 2021 is not 2016. the world has changed, america has changed and we've gt a lot of tough challenges ahead. >> reporter: you mentioned theit diveof the pics. what this is not is team of what this is not is team of rivals. president obama brought in his hief political priefl then secretary of stalary clinton. are you

a judge emmet sullivan kept it going.f you look at the history, general flynn, of course, was found by the doj to have not committed any criminal behavior. they tried to end the investigation but, yet, james comey the fbi director second two agents to view him. here w --interview him it. ends like this. what are your thoughts this morning. >> this pardon would not have been necessary if the judge in the case, judge sullivan had simply issued a final decision. this is a bizarre case. because the justice department sought to drop the charges. decided that he was improperly charged because of what has come out recently. what the judge did is refuse to issue that order. he was ultimately taken up on appeal. a panel ruled against him and ordered him to dismiss the case. that was then later reversed by the full court, which said that we have to give judge sullivan a chance to do the right thing, to finish the case and then we will review it. went back in a third sentencing hearing, sullivan again refused to issue a final decisi

me republican dan sullivan wins reelection from the u.s.ate from alaska. emily, this brings republicans to 50. this really comes down to the wire now. the republican dan sullivan winning reelection to the u.s. senate from alaska. your initial reaction to that? >> there is likely a collective sigh of relief breathed by the gop right now. the georgia run off race in january, this underscores how important and crucial it is to nationalize it. the republican back stop against a divided administration is more important than moving into georgia than the individual senate races are. the outcome of alaska, those were expected. i think while this is one more step in the right direction for the gop, it's not a surprise. it hammers home the fact that all of those gop candidates that are making their way to georgia, many of them are already -- made no secret for their candidacy for presidency in 2024. a quick final point. why it's so important for voter turnout in these run off races and senate races. you would be hard pressed to find any conservative

elizabeth and all three of his children with pass away, while greene was stationed in fort sullivan, in maine. he would retreat much inside in itself, as you can imagine this tragedy affecting him. but one of the things that he did to deal with this loss in his life, was to turn to studying and education. and he began to wait -- revoke some law, and medicine. and in just three years time he, would resigned his commission, and he would be prepared to passing it only the bar exam but also the medical board exam. and in both professions. so here is a man that has been a graduate of west point, educator at west point, you know has additional degrees in law and medicine, and he decides to not work in any of those fields, but tackle yet another challenge, another educational challenge. to begin work as a civil engineer building railroads. he would later find love, again. he would marry martha barrett, have six children, it beginning in 1837. and three of his sons, three of his four sons would go on to serve in the military, in the union army, during the american civil war. and when war bro

i'll never forget when mike flynn was in court one december and judge sullivan, emmitt sullivan, basically delivered this blistering rebuke of mike flynn's conduct, saying this crime was incredibly serious, that he not only lied to the fbi, he lied to senior incoming administration officials including the vice president, the chief of staff, and the press secretary at the time, and judge sullivan told flynn that arguably he had sold out his country by doing what he did. and so of course, you know, as time goes on i understand what governor kasich is saying but what this -- what flynn was accused of and what he pleaded guilty to is incredibly serious. but of course going forward, to speaking of moving on, it doesn't appear that that's going to happen over the next two months because we are told by sources that the president does plan to pardon other people or commute other people's sentences. so you should be on the lookout for more people who where attorneys know the president is trying to do the same for their clients or people the president knows. >> i think the president is trying to rem

foreign policy and national security personnel including tony lincoln a secretary of state, jake sullivan is national security adviser and april haynes as director of national intelligence. watch live at 1:00 pm on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio apps. >> welcome to scottsdale, arizona, i am deborah peters and my cohost is the pulitzer prize winning and distinguished foreign correspondent and columnt for the washington post and i am happy to say my friend james hoagland. >> good to be here. >> i'm delightedou could join us. i offered this evening, our copies are somewhere, the ckiest -- "the luckiest man: life with john mccain". i can say truthfully that we were fascinated with i i didn't expect to read every word, once i started i couldn't put it down. >> thank you. >> senator mccain in 2005, i am blanking, you did 7 books. >> character assassination. >> we sold thousands of copies of it and his office staff. we find is a little strange. after spending time with him. before i turn this over to jim, the mccain family's mississippi group. i assumed he had western root

dan sullivan will win that race in the end. it stands to reason that when one is outspent, it's going to take the margins of a race like that in alaska, in the midst of this atmosphere, which is, again, a function of the pandemic and associated downturn. >> four years ago, president trump -- he is somewhat superstitious. ended his campaign in grand rapids, michigan. i believe he's going to be there tonight. you have a chance of picking up a senate seat in michigan. john james running against senator peters. but senator young, if you had five minutes with president trump, or one minute, before the rally tonight, what's your advice to him on what to say at that rally to help senate republicans? what do you believe this final 24-hour message needs to be? >> i think the president will emphasize when he stands behind that podium all that he has accomplished. i think his slogan of promises made, promises kept is a nap slogan -- is an apt slogan for the last four years. he promised to liberate the american people from the strictures o

jake sullivan, national security advisor. john kerry, special presidential advisor for climate. lots of headlines continue to rollout. we will have much more coming next. this is bloomberg. ♪ taylor: this is "balance of power" on bloomberg television and radio. i am taylor riggs in new york. kevin: i am kevin cirilli in washington, d.c.. taylor: we are getting breaking news on cabinet positions coming out. tony blinken a secretary of state. [no audio] kevin: on the issue of climate change. kerry, now special refereerry will the democratic party on issues pertaining to the green new deal , clear divide between centrist democrats and democratic-socialist. another that caught my attention is the yuan -- the ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield, someone who has a long history in terms of ridging the public and private sectors. geopolitically and africa as well as with united states, and she will be a force to be which is the -- a much more crucial role in republican and democratic administrations. taylor: i am so glad you are here. us andtry to transition impart

me jake sullivan, biden speak for national security advisor. this was a moment where we realized that the russians had decided that they were going to actively interfere in the u.s. election. that they were going to intensively work to undermine the pillars of u.s. democracy. and that they were going to try to defeat hillary clinton. if it wasn't for the russians, if you know what i mean, this career boost would have come much earlier. after all, mr. sullivan served as an advisor for the hillary clinton campaign. and yes, he worked as a national security advisor to the vice president biden. and here we're looking at someone who was all for upping u.s. involvement in syria. tony blinken, the new man taking care of america's foreign relations in syria. it's tougher, it's longer. it's going to take time to build up the syrian opposition, but we believe it can be done. our commitment is to help them to support them, to give them the training, to give them the equipment to give them the air, the power, to give them the advisor. and it all comes back

. >> greg: dana, the other thing, judge sullivan who refused to come i guess to grant dismissal, evenh everybody was on the same page. >> dana: right, as i understand judges are reluctant to overturn things when someone has pled guilty originally. then want to change the plea. but the justice department said when you're cool with him changing his play. so judge up and drag this out for six months. and i know and i'm sure michael flynn and his lawyer and family would have preferred a dismissal because that means there is nothing on the record, there is nothing. now a full pardon also means and i do think a dismissal would have been better, but given that the judge was not granting that in the pardon was given an out that case is mute in front of the judge. >> greg: i love that word, that is a great word. anybody upset about the michael flynn thinks remember who president obama pardoned. f al in terrorist responsible for 100 bombings. this is the first time i've asked you a question in ten years. back in the days of redeye, you have definitely cleaned up come i have to say. [laughter] >

but he would eventually be sent sullivan in 1832. his wife and three children would all go with him to fort sullivan where tragedy would strike and alter greene's course for the rest of his life. elizabeth and all three of his children would pass away while greene was stationed at fort sullivan in maine. greene would retreat much inside of himself, as you can imagine, as this tragedy affected him, but one of the things he did to deal with this loss in his life was to turn to study and education. he began to read books on law and medicine. and in just three years' time, he would resign his commission and he would be prepared to pass not only the bar exam but also the medical board exam in both professions. so here's a man that is a graduate of west point, an educator at west point, he now has additional degrees in law and medicine, and he decides to not work in any of those fields but tackle yet another challenge, another educational challenge, to begin work as a civil engineer building railroads. he would later find love again. he wo