whatever the situation, we can all rest assured that secretary mike pompeo is on the job. just last month mike went back to berlin. this time not as a soldier, but as our number one diplomate. he joined the celebration of 30 years since the fall of the wall and the beginning of the end of the soviet union's control of eastern europe. once again, he represented the indispensable role of america's leadership in the world one that shares global prosperity. i'm glad to have him as a partner, so pleased he's here today. ladies and gentlemen, the secretary of state. [applaus

in short the priority is not mike pompeo in kansas. it's whether mike pompeo should be testifying as part of trump's trial in early 2020. >> that is a question. we'll see what happens come 2020 with this trial. scott lucas live for us in birmingham, england. thank you, scott. >> thank you, george. >>> still ahead here on "newsroom live" parts. united states are bracing for the worst. powerful winter storms could bring treacherous conditions to central united states. >>> after being punished by u.s. military but absolved by president trump, we're now hearing what eddie gallagher's former platoon members thought of the retired navy s.e.a.l. stand by. tooth loss. help turn back the clock on gingivitis with parodontax. leave bleeding gums behind. parodontax. mostly. you make time... when you can. but sometimes life gets in the way, and that stubborn fat just won't go away. coolsculpting takes you further. a non-surgical treatment that targets, freezes, and eliminates treated fat cells for good. discuss coolsculpting with your doctor. some

not my thing. >>> secretary mike pompeo is going to ukraine on friday. in order for mike pompeo to make that trip, yet another u.s. ambassador to ukraine had to be fired. william taylor, who testified to the impeachment inquiry in defiance of donald trump's and mike pompeo's order not to. he had to be removed because mike pompeo reportedly did not want to be photographed with ambassador taylor, who is a vietnam combat veteran, a west point graduate and a distinguished diplomat. today a u.s. department spokesman refused to answer the question whether mike pompeo will be pressuring the president of ukraine to investigate joe biden just like his boss did. thanks to the russian government, we now know that donald trump and vladimir putin had a telephone call this weekend, and as usual, the russian government was the first one to reveal that phone call, saying they talked about terrorism, and, quote, a range of issues of mutual interest. when they were eventually forced to issue their own readout of the phone call because russia already did, it was essentiall

mike pompeo says he's going to ukraine just after the start of the new year. why is he making that trip as the senate could be about to launch the impeachment trial? >> the secretary announced are going to ukraine from central asia and cyprus on the next trip in doing that because we have a fantastic policy on ukraine. the secretary talked many times that we have provided the administration has provided legal aid to ukraine, we are there to support ukraine. they are on the front lines against russian aggression. the other countries we are visiting on the front lines of dealing with the threat of the chinese communist party so we are doing what mike pompeo does every single month around the world which is stand with our allies and our friends to show up, to strengthen the mandibles and them and we have the right policy and ukraine. >> the obama administration gave humanitarian aid with antitank missiles. what is the impact on relations with moscow? >> we have to deal with russia around the world. i have been looking at this, in many of his meetings around the w

and so i think mike pompeo is there to reassure them that the u.s. will be standing by the ukraine side. >> joel, to garrett's point, we haven't seen any cracks in the republican position on impeachment, but on the democratic side, bam senator doug jones is being eyed as a potential defector. here's what he said last week. >> i've been trying to read this, i'm trying to see if the dots get connected. if that is the case, and i think it's a serious matter and i think it's an impeachable matter. but if those dots aren't connected and there are other explanations that i think are consistent with innocence, i will go that way, too. >> so nbc news interviewed alabama voters who break down into three categories. we've got republicans who won't vote for jones no matter what he does, democrats who are willing to give him lay leeway to vote how he sees fit and then democrats who say they will reconsider their support if he stands with republicans. do you think we can see jones joining with republicans in this matter? >> anything is possible. i'm a child of th

but i actually think mike pompeo, his plan b is to go to the senate. he doesn't want to go to the senate. the senate is a step back. he was -- he was a former representative. he served in congress. senate would have been a step up if he went from there. but he went from that to being cia director. and now, he's secretary of state. that's a big job. going back to the senate i think would be very frustrating. think he is holding out because trump is not actually pleased with pompeo. yes, he hasn't cooperated. but yes, he has not sort of given the full-throated defense that trump likes to see. and pompeo, remember, was on the call with zelensky. and trump, i believe, feels that he could've said so much more publicly to defend trump. and he hasn't done that either. so not only is he not cooperating, he also really hasn't had a full-throated defense of trump. and i think trump is not really happy with him. >> rick, good to see you. rick tyler. thanks to doug thornell as well. both joining me from washington. >>> still to come, how insurance companies are tu

mike pompeo one of those officials who pushed to release the aid has a new mission this week. he embarks on a trip to ukraine to continue to smooth over relations with that country's president zelensky. joining me kristin welker from west palm beach, florida. garrett haake is in walk along with gabby orr. natasha bertrandan of this piec. there have been a lot of reporting on what rudy giuliani has done, the mission that he de the president's behest in ukraine from the piece in the times today? >> reporter: i think there were two key take-aways from this piece. one, as you point out the extent to which rudy giuliani was really running what was described by some at the state department as a shadow foreign policy. and number two, and i think this may be the big revelation here, the extent to which alarm bells went off for a number of top officials within the trump administration. you had secretary of state mike pompeo, former national security advisor john bolton, defense secretary esper talking to the president in the oval office and trying to urge him to release the aid, trying

they're looking for potential replacements from mike pompeo. the short list comes amid growing speculations. so let's go straight now to kevin who is in washington. what are you hearing about this possibility? >> this is all very preliminary for now and it is seen as a contingency plan should mike pompeo decide to jump into the race. some administration officials are starting to toss about some names as potential replacements. among them steve mnuchin. he has been in the administration for the entire time. robert o'brien, john bolton, and also very close to president trump, and lastly steven beguin who has been running north korean negotiations for the white house. the biggest question is will mike pompeo jump into that race, but senate majority lead every mitch mcconnell urged him to think about it. he sees that pompeo would win that race. mcconnell showed that polling to him and trump said that he would be in favor of pompeo jumping in the race if it looked like republicans were at risk of losing it. speculation is ramping up. mike pompeo is

mike pompeo is keeping us in the clinical conversation. either way, he wants to make sure that if and when he is going to change his mind that, remember, the deadline is not until june 1, which is kind of a long time from now, he'll still have a presence in kansas, he'll still be in touch with the donors, so he can be telling the truth when he says right now he's not planning on running, and at the same time doing lots of things and sending lots of signals to make sure that if he changes his mind, he'll still have a good chance of winning. >> josh rogan, thank you very much. good to see you. >> reporter: you, too. sto >>> up next, is the trump administration chasing away immigration judges. an alarming number of judges stepping down from the bench. an stepping down from the bench. z an alarming number of judges stepping down from the bench. / an alarming number of judges stepping down from the bench. an stepping down from the bench. an stepping down from the bench. ? an alarming number of judges stepping down from the bench. i'm a v.i.p, a

remarks by secretary of state mike pompeo at the louisville center. his remarks are expected momentari momentarily. >> i'm here at the mcconnell center at university of louisville. many of you are supporters and friends of the center and we really appreciate your support for our programs and for our students. i can say that our students and our soldiers and the other constituents that we try to serve, i think, are thriving in our programs. we continue to add programs and develop and adapt them to changing circumstances. and in particular, i might call your attention to a few new on-line programs that we have been launching, including a series of podcasts that can be found on-- anywhere you can get podcasts under the name vital remnants and in the spring we will be launching some new newsletters and some reading guides and some other opportunities for people outside of louisville to continue their education with us. mcconnell center has been thriving in the year 2019. if you think of just in the last month, we can talk about hosting the ambassador from

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mike pompeo, rick perry, and mick mulvaney were knowledgeable of or active participants in trump's treasure campaign. the white house dismissing the impeachment report's finding and again attacking the process. and trump's allies agree. >> they're having one big problem. the problem is the president did nothing wrong and they can't prove it. >> reporter: meanwhile, house judiciary democrats calling on their republican colleagues to

pence, secretary of state mike pompeo, former energy secretary rick perry, and acting chief of staff mick mulvaney were active participants in the trump campaign, the white house dismissing the impeachment report's finding and, again, attacking the process, and trump's allies agree. >> they're having one big problem, a tnds big problem is the president did nothing wrong, and they can't prove it. >> meanwhile house judiciary democrats calling on the republican colleagues to take this morning's session

lastly, steven begin, the deputy for mike pompeo under consideration. sources tell us the short list is one being taken seriously but not a finalist. >> it's fluid and then changes tomorrow. boris sanchez, thank you so much, in west palm beach. joining me is representative mike quigley, a democratic who serves on the house intelligence panel. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. glad to be here. >> democrats are clearly getting under the president's skin, speaker pelosi certainly is. what is the end point and what's the goal? what does the speaker want? >> i think what most americans want, a real trial in the senate. the house in the investigation had 35 fact witnesses in those open hearings and depositions that came with them, while republicans were allowed to ask all those witnesses questions. we were obviously stymied getting 10 other witnesses with the president's obstruction and scores and scores of other documents that would have let the american people know much more what would have taken place. i equate it as a prosecutor who has something al

with the secretary of state mike pompeo. [applause] thank you. it's an important point at the state department thank you for the kind introduction i'm delighted to have you here at the united states department of state man happy to host our friends from the iranian diaspora your success is living proof what the iranian people can do when their full potential is unleashed of course i want to give welcome to the audience who have survived persecution thank you for joining me here today. it's an honor for me to see you all here for love the diversity members of congress and folks from all across the ngo community with the policy committee and the team members with the size and scale of the audience today of the willingness of the world to join iranian forces when we do this in with the world's greatest champion of liberty. and telling the iranian people they have weapons across the world and in america for those wrongs that have been done to them. and with the regime against his own people to bring us all together today i want to spend a few minutes

it secretary of state mike pompeo says u.s. is watching and say says that theye hoping for a path of peace instd of conflict. if s&p 500 job 19, nasdaq finished down 61. ♪ tonight's democracy 2020 report, joe biden is up and most national polls but some of the crowds in the first primary state do not seem to be happy with all his answers. corresponded ellison barber reports tonight from new hampshire where biden is once a again where he would redact to a congressional subpoena. >> would be fine. >> today, former vice president joe biden inc. got with the editorial the report and for the fourth time in as many days he tried to clarify what he meant n he toyed "the des moines register" he would not comply with a subpoena to testify the impeachment trial. >> we would do it again. there is no rational basis. for me being called into the impeachment. >> with the seven weeks to go, recent polls showing that hampshire is still up for grabs. of mayor pete buttigieg, biden, senator bernie sanders are all within three points of each ot

pompeo with three cohosts for religious freedom deputy director mike bell. during the listening sessions we heard the members of how we can continue to share your story and support your voices and we will dive deeper into the issue and also have an opportunity to hear from survivors who have first-hand experience of the iranian regime's oppression. assistant secretary for human rights and labor previously chaired and served a six term as commissioner on civil rights. with a 15 year interface dialogue. my friend, bob. [applause] >> good morning, everybody. on behalf of the department of state on human rights and labor , i would like to thank you all this morning for your participation for those that are concerned about reclaiming the broken promises about human rights in iran. rn for the day for those who wanted to be here with us today would be free to join us in an extended conversation that they backed over two and a half millennia in to the time of cyrus the great in that historic decree that was the precursors of modern-day conception. secretary pompeo h

is it rudy giuliani or mike pompeo? i think that confusion will continue. >> there's a -- >> the ambassadors got shoved away in time for pompeo's trip. >> usually there's a person that has that responsibility. let's talk now about this new york times story from this morning. we know in late august. the defense secretary who was a national security officer at the time. they tried, but failed to convince him that holding back that aid was against the interest of the united states. when trump said go a a favor, he was actually talking about the u.s.'s best interest. how does that square with what we know, three members of president trump's cabinet. they were all pretty loyal to president trump. >> it's just another example of the president's entire national security team going to the president and telling him that something he's doing is reckless and not in our national security interests. we have a ton of these exam. s over the last three years. there was a similar meeting in bedminster days before that, where pompeo, esp

secretary of state mike pompeo is headed to ukraine. officials say meet with the ukrainian president later this week to reaffirm the united states' relationship with the country. >> leaders around the world understand that president trump and his secretary of state are focused on the missions that we've set out. >> reporter: the new york times is reporting that pomona and 2 others tried to talk president trump out of withholding military aid to ukraine in august with john bolton telling the president, this is in america's interest. mr. trump responded, ukraine is a corrupt country, and we are away our money. >> the new report shows there were serious concerns raised by trump administration officials about the propriety and legality of what the president was doing. >> reporter: eventually the military aid was released to help ukraine in its war against russia. president trump spoke with the russian president vladimir putin from his florida home on sunday. putin has insisted it was ukraine and russia that interfered in the 2016 election.

. >>> that was mike pompeo addressing air strikes from yesterday, this video was just declassified and released by the department of defense. and the militia that was targeted is slowivowing revenge against the united states. he is also the author of tailing true north. good talking to you this morning. thank you for working during this holiday weekend. pompeo is saying they are a deterre deterrent, but how considered are you about this escalation in violence? >> i'm very concerned, let's look back to the fall when we saw a whole series of moves seizing tankers, putting mines on tankers. shooting down a very expensive u.s. drone and attacking the saudi oil fields, and just last week released a series of attacks on an iraqi base killing a u.s. contractor there. and that escalation lead to the air strikes, and my concern is that this will lead to an iranian count ere move in the sea against our naval forces and it is hard to see a path out of this escalation at this point. >> i can't help but think what is the real end game here. we knew the us pulled out of the jcpoa. they said they're

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all i can say is we have known that mike pompeo was going to run for the senate because his only constituency in this job has been donald trump. the state department is decimated. we -- saw we saw that in ukraine that he didn't stand up and the department feels demoralized and how the ukraine division is decimated. so we've known this. and whoever gets the job is going to be a toady because president trump wants his own foreign policy and no one can stand up to him. >> and a decision will need to be made soon. mitch mcconnell wants to hang on to that seat and there is a lot on the calendar come january as we know. thank you all. i do want to get to some other news we're following at this hour. a tourist helicopter disappearing with seven people on board a -- along the cliffs of hawaii. we have an update on that desperate search for you next. s, we're a reliable partner. we keep companies ready for what's next. (man) we weave security into their business. (second man) virtualize their operations. (woman) and build ai customer experiences. (second woman) we also keep them ready for the next big

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the world was not talking about it until president trump and mike pompeo talked about it. as a jewish american i'm honored and thrilled our president is standing up for us today. but you can look at examples in christianity or islam or for people who don't have a faith where this president and this secretary said we are putting religious freedom first. trish: morgan, you know what they say. we have run the clip throughout the show. over and over and over again. they hit him on being a racist and being an anti-semite. what do you think of it in light of what happened today and what do you think of it as an american jew yourself. >> secretary mike pompeo stood at the state department podium and talked about the fact that at the end of the obama administration, secretary kerry decided -- the administration took the position to call israeli settlements illegal. secretary pompeo said we aren't going to call them legal or illegal. we'll try to push the israelis and palestinians to a political solution. i was in israel with ambassador freeman and i stood at the sign that says u.s

it is now currently held by secretary of state mike pompeo. the "washington post" reporting while pompeo is leaning against running for u.s. senate in kansas, there is jockeying going on to be his replacement. and the favorite reportedly is robert o'brien. others include steve mnuchin and richard agr richard grenenn and steve beacon. and the "post" reports that pompeo posting on a separate twitter account with a xans is setti kansas setting. >>> and so many angry about the president's new policies. what the judges are saying about why they had no other choice but to walk away. if your glasses aren't perfect, we'll fix them. so will we. no we won't. don't forget to use your vision benefits before they're gone. now in-network with vsp. visionworks. see the difference. robinwithout the commission fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. >>> cnn has learned a number of immigration judges have resigned or changed jobs

the purpose of mike pompeo's meeting with president vladimir zelensky, we're told, to reaffirm u.s. support for the country. news of the visit follows a report that reveals more about pompeo's role in withholding that ukraine aid. the new york times has an extensive article detailing the, quote, conflict and confusion that consumed the white house following president trump's demand to withhold nearly $400 million in assistance, an effort that began on the first day trump asked about the aid on june 19th, to september 11th, the day mr. trump was forced to finally release those funds. and the article reveals previously undisclosed meetings that could explain why the president has refused to allow many of his top aides to testify. according to the times in late august, defense secretary mark t. esper joined secretary of state mike pompeo and john bolton, the national security adviser at the time, for a previously undisclosed oval office meeting with the president where they tried but failed to convince him that releasing the aid was in the interest of the united states. a whole lot to

let's get the latest from america's top diplomat, secretary of state mike pompeo joins us tonight. the images are striking, what is your assessment of what we saw in baghdad today? >> what we saw was a rainy and backed terrorists, many of theme been designated terrorist terrorists, we saw president trump drop a quick, decisive, prudent response by making sure we have all the resources necessary to keep our people safe and secure the compound as well. as we go into the evening tonight we will continue to watch and monitor -- as you know it's a difficult place, we continue to take the situation seriously. >> michael: any plans to evacuate the embassy in baghdad? >> nun. >> michael: any plans to pull some of the 5,000 troops in iraq out? >> none. >> michael: okay. if we are reporting up to 4,000 more troops, the 82nd airborne could be going into the region to bolster american forces in the region, is that accurate? >> you have to put this in a larger context. this is 40 years of the islamic republic of iran engaged. we came in when the previous administration provided lots of money th

mike pompeo has a tough decision to make. with people like mitch mcconnell push him to run for senate, they realize kobach probably can't win statewide and now there's a democrat in kansas. >> what does this mean to the state of kansas? >> it's very significant. pat roberts has been in congress since 1980. he's the longest serving member in the state's history. so him leaving and also at a time when there's a democrat in the governor's mansion in topeka, there really isn't a standard bearer for the republican party in kansas and that's a solidly republican state. so this is one reason why there's this pressure on mike pompeo as someone who would have unparalleled name recognition to get into the race. >> great to speak with you. happy new year. appreciate you taking the time on this saturday. >> thank you for having me. >> coming up, the cia director in a politically toxic tug of war. ic tug of war. going out for a bite! going anytime. rewarded! learn more at the explorer card dot com. it's versus the other guys.eese (cheerin

pompeo's replacement. "the washington post" reported on the fact this is a conversation being had and a source confirms that, yes, there are people's names being discussed at the white house. they include steve bgan and robert o'brien, the national security adviser to president trump and new in that position but spends time with the president because he's working out of the white house. the third person is steve mnuchin who is the secretary of -- i'm sorry the secretary of -- >> the treasury. >> the treasury. i'm sorry. >> i know you know who he is. >> and steve mnuchin is close can qatar so that is an issue because we know that jared kushner who is a very inflewen shall player is close with the now the source warned me, this is a conversation and ongoing but we know that president trump often changes his mind and he's also alsoin flewenced by outside conversations and he's down in mar-a-lago and could discuss this with folks on the golf course while there so this is an evolving list as mike pompeo has lau

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. >> giuliani also implicates mike pompeo. he tells "the times," after he briefed mr. trump the president told him to discuss it with mike or turn it over to mike. pompeo was unfamiliar with president trump's attempts to pressure ukraine, but he was on the call where president trump raised the idea of investigating the bidens. >>> a devastating setback for boeing. the company plans to suspend production of its 737 max fleet starting in january. this plane was grounded worldwide in march after two deadly crashes killed 346 people. that's caused major financial and reputation issues for boeing. there's about 400 of these planes in storage. >> until last week, boeing was hoping to get certification to fly again before the end of this year. boeing has been building 42737 max jets a month to prevent hardship for its suppliers and layoffs for its workers. the company stock price closed down on monday. >> you will see that boeing production stop in gdp numbers. it once was, as goes gm, so goes the nation. is it, as goes boeing, so goes the nation? that is a hit throughout the

remarks from mike pompeo, followed by a discussion of the days events. group director for the rn mike bell, and assistant secretary for democracy, human rights, rubber distro. lesson, we heard about how we can continue to stand with the iranian people by sharing their stories, supporting their voices, and champing ning their rights. -- championing their rights. we will have an opportunity to hear from three survivors who have first-hand experience of the regime's open russian. i would like to welcome robert distro. he previously served a sixth -- six year term on the u.s. commission of civil rights. he has worked on a dialogue in the art states and middle east. he has a passion for the people of iran and the people of the united states. my friend. [applause] >> good morning, everybody. and on behalf of everybody in the department of state and the bureau of democracy, human rights, and labor, i would like to welcome you this morning and thank you for your participation. i'm heartened by the presence of so many individuals today who are concerned about rec

and now mike pompeo won't even be seen in the same country with him. the decisions by taylor and other impeachment witnesses to go public have not been without consequences. not just for the president and for the country but for themselves. in "the washington post" greg miller and greg jaffy paint a sobering picture how things have gone for government employees who have dared to speak up about the president's extortion scheme. lieutenant colonel alexander vindman the top advisor on ukraine at the national security counsel he was on the infamous july 25th call between ukraine and the president. he was so alarmed that he alerted the white house lawyers. now, vindman still works at the white house but as "the post" puts it, quote, vindman who was born in ukraine moved to the united states with his family at age 3 and earned a purple heart in the war in iraq, has been taunted by trump, cast as disloyal by the president's allies and falsely accused of plotting with the whistle-blower to undermine the president. the former top russia advisor at the white hou

. >> i want to draw everyone's attention to a tweet in secretary of state mike pompeo. he has tweeted a pleasure hosting foreign affairs policy board members for dinner last night in advance of our third plenary meeting this year. their feedback is critical to execution of a foreign policy that best serves the american people's interest. i want to draw all of our attention to the picture. for those of you listening on xm radio and can't see the picture, it is a very impressive looking group of white gentlemen. i say that we have had three women serving as secretaries of state in both political parties. we have had enumerable women throughout the government and the private sector. how do we have a foreign policy advisory board at the state department in this day and age that is all white and all male? >> well, i would draw your attention back to i believe it was your retweet of secretary pompeo's tweet where you noted that what was missing was half of the population, which is women. and that's not even to mention no people of color. this is a white house that has struggl

everyone was in the loop have mike pompeo was in the loop on page 18. the state department was fully supportive of our engagement in ukraine affairs. was aware that a commitment to investigations was among the issues that we were pursuing on tuesday, september the 3rd i sent secretary pompeo an email to express my appreciation for joining a series of meetings in brussels. i think was really important and the chemistry seems promising. really appreciate it. pompeo replied, all good, you're doing great work. keep banging away. state department leadership expressed total support for our efforts to engage a new ukrainian administration which, of course, he now says included with his quid pro quo. arms for political dirt. >> and back up to page 16, nonetheless before the september 1st warsaw meeting, the ukrainians had become aware that the security funds had note yet to be dispersed in the absence of any credible explanation for the hold i came to the conclusion that the aid, like the white house visit, was jeopardized. in preparation for the meeting, i ask

. >>> next, secretary of state mike pompeo talks about u.s. foreign policy challenges at the university of louisville mcconnell center. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell was also there to introduce the secretary and ask him a few questions. [ applause ] >> good morning, everybody. i have to say that was one of the most surreal moments in my life to walk and know that behind you is the senate majority leader and the secretary of state. as the young people would say, i could make it a meme, couldn't i? welcome. i'm your president, and i'm so honored today to have the opportunity to introduce a man who truly need no introduction anywhere in the world and certainly not here, his old stomping grounds. and that is, of course, leader mitch mcconnell. i would like to say first of all before i introduce him thank you to dr. gary greg. would you mind giving him a round of applause? [ applause ] he does such an amazing job with our students and our soldiers that we are so grateful to have the opportunity to serve. and as you heard the rest of the pu

the white house looking at a potential list of replacements for mike pompeo. the navy s.e.a.l. described by his own men at, quote, a psychopath. let's go up front. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. out front tonight, trump's increasingly frustrated on impeachment. taking it out on twitter again today. attacking the house speaker as she continues to withhold the articles of impeachment from the senate. this tweet, just hours after pelosi herself tweeted, quote, the facts are clear and every witness told the same story. despite the president's attempts to cover it up. it's just the second time this week that pelosi has taken to twitter to call president trump out by name. trump, on the other hand, well, he can't seem to stop tweeting or retweeting attacks on speaker pelosi every day this week. 21 times so far. i know. you've been counting. he clearly isn't convincing pelosi to engage. and you know he's definitely not going to then take the pelosi family advice. >> we're probably one of the few families in america who did not talk about impeachment

secretary of state mike pompeo announced new actions named his human rights abuses in iran including sanctions and restricting visas for iranian officials involved in the abuse and killing of peaceful protesters. >> good morning everyone. i am morgan ortagus with the department of state. thank you everyone for coming today to this event to focus on an important and very serious subject, human rights in iran. i want to first recognize some really amazing people we have here today. i believe they have over 50 members of the diplomatic corps ambassadors in washington. thank you very much for coming. i'm very glad to see we also have so many people from the iranian diaspora as well this event is really for you. we'll begin today's program with the marks and secretary mike pompeo followed by a session with three cohosts of today's event and international religious freedom sam brownback deputy director for the iran action group might spell and assistant secretary for democracy human rights and labor robert estero. during the listening session we have this morning we heard from members of t

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john bolton, mike pompeo and mark esper all tried to convince him to release the aid. >> plus people are speaking out to condemn an attack that left five people wounded at ar rabbis home. >> authorities say worshippers returned fire after the gunman began shooting. good monday morning, everybody. it's december 30th. aman is off this morning. we begin with new information at the heart of the impeachment investigation into president trump. it's part of an extensive piece by the new york times on the nearly $400 million in military aid that was withheld from ukraine. as democrats push for witnesses at the senate trial, the times reports that during an oval office meeting in late august, secretary of state mike pompeo, defense secretary and then national security adviser john bolton tried but failed to convince the president to release this aid. the times cites in part this, interviews with dozens and current and former administration officials, congressional aids and others as well as previously undisclosed e-mails and documents. the report also lays out the battle within the administra

moments ago the secretary of state mike pompeo spoke with the iraqi president as well as the prime minister. during that call, the state department says that the iraqi leaders guaranteed the safety of u.s. personnel and property. meanwhile, president trump is already putting the blame squarely on iran for the attacks warning that iran will be held fully responsible. let's get straight to cnn's arwa damon. we do know that the u.s. ambassador is away. he was on vacation. where do things stand in baghdad right now? >> reporter: tough to actually get an accurate assessment on that, the latest live images that we saw from the outside of the embassy showed what appeared to be a dwindling crowd, but one that was setting a number of fires, and of course this comes after hours where we saw a significant number of people out front chanting anti-american slogans, demanding that america leave trying to scale the walls of the embassy to get inside. the iraqi prime minister has been trying to calm down the situation, but we have to also look at who this group is that is protesting. these are not ordinary

this is the second diplomat in ukraine mike pompeo hasn't supported. they stood on the sidelines while they pushed out yavonovitch. i think it's a totally mismanaged stage. i think not plausible to think that pompeo wants to keep him at arm's length. >> to your point at the state department, throughout this whole ukraine saga, they were so disappointed how these officials and diplomats have been treated by the trump administration, and to see them stand up and ask them to leave early i think is going to hurt a lot of folks over there. >> why do you want to poke the mitt romneys, the susan collins, the gardners of the world who respect bill taylor, who served our country? >> when he has spoken out is when we've seen these perhaps unnecessary attacks against these diplomatic officials, and i think that is one way to kind of rub them the wrong way, especially when he needs support of the republicans in the senate. >> this is an administration that does things his way. that's his call, i guess. thanks for joining us at "inside politics." see you back here

secretary of state mike pompeo arrived in the ukraine this week, as a cloud of impeachment hangs over president trump. the latest from washington, next. this is bloomberg. shery: this is daybreak asia. i am shery on in new york. paul: and i am paul allen in sydney. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo arrived in ukraine this week to voice support for the embattled nation. but it is a message that might .he muddled by rudy giuliani's latest visit he was there in search of dirt on joe biden and by the pending senate impeachment trial in the senate as well. we have bloomberg news editor us. subject joining what is mike pompeo internet to achieving ukraine, and how hard is it just going to be? >> his stated goal is to affirm to the ukrainians that they are a strategic partner and priority for the u.s. as they face off that theussia, to show u.s. supports the ukrainian government. but this is going to be rather difficult given the fact that there continues to be this sidelined with julianna's trip and impeachment hearings all revolving around the president anding with ukraine attempts on th

we're talking mike pompeo and bill barr. if they were not willing to play ball with rudy goouli ygiuliani does that tell snus. >> t-- us. they would do a review and investigate those allegations, but there is no evidence that is happening, and given the current climate i submit that even if that was happening that might be suspicious. but let's assume that if, in fa fact, there was such evidence and we know of nothing. there is no evidence that any real investigation of any u.s. persons activities in ukraine is ongoing. there is a wide ranging investigation of giuliani and his associates. that is what i think everyone should be watching. what shoe will next drop in sdny. it appears that giuliani is a target of that investigation, will he also be indicted? that is where the action is. it is not with respect to u.s. persons acting in ukraine. there is no evidence of any investigation for thattivi acti. >> a great person that loves this country and he does it out of love. he sees what is happening. he sees the hoeks that happen

secretary of state mike pompeo and british foreign secretary dominic rob discussed the matter by phone saturday. the official added nothing new came out of that conversation. harry dunn died in august when his motorcycle was struck by a car going the wrong direction. she is now charged with death by dangerous driving. her attorney says she is contrite about what happened but will not return to the uk voluntarily. mark bolton is covering the story for us in london. certainly the family of harry has been distraught and wanting justice. what's the latest? >> reporter: the legal team said this is a terrible but unintentional accident. but as you say, they refuse to accept that she should voluntarily return to the united kingdom to face what is now criminal proceedings. this death by dangerous driving charge carries a potential jail sentence of 14 years. and of course with that comes the extradition process which is now under way. that is a three-stage process. two parts judicial, one is more political. they will see if it's fit to be submitted to the home office, a government department. i