Feds file hate crime charges against New York stabbing suspect; Judge dismisses case involving former Bolton aide; New York Times: Bolton, Pompeo, Esper tried to convince President Trump to release Ukraine aid

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🗓️ 31 December 2019

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Investigators: New York stabbing suspect searched online for "Hitler" and synagogue locations; suspects handwritten journals appear to express anti-Semitic sentiments; Suspect in stabbing at rabbi's home goes to court on federal hate crimes charges; Suspect's attorney says client is "disturbed" but not a domestic terrorist or anti-Semetic; New York Times: Trump's top advisers warned him against withholding Ukraine aid; New York Times discloses meeting where Pompeo, Bolton, Esper failed to persuade Trump to release aid; Washington Post: Giuliani held back-channel phone call with Venezuelan president; Iran-backed militia vows revenge for U.S. strikes in Iraq, Syria; Kremlin says Putin invited Trump to Moscow in weekend call; Biden responds to Buttigieg's criticism of his record on Iraq, foreign policy; Biden says he'd consider a Republican running mate; Doctors: Sanders in good health and fit to serve as president despite October heart attack; Security guard who shot attacker at Texas church says he won't "allow evil to succeed"; Video shows gunman attacking Texas church congregation before security guard kills him; Officials identify suspect and victims of shooting attack at Texas church; Texas church shooting suspect had criminal record of deadly conduct, weapons charge; Kremlin says Putin invited Trump to Moscow in weekend callTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The White House isn't saying much about the weekend phone call between President Trump and
0:06.3	Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Kremlin is.
0:09.4	CNN's Brian Todd is here with the details and Brian what's the Kremlin saying about this
0:13.2	Putin Trump phone call Brianna the Kremlin is using phrases like mutual respect
0:17.5	normalizing relations and ensuring global security to describe Putin's
0:22.2	call with President Trump.
0:24.0	Independent analysts are using words like deceit and manipulation to describe what's going on.
0:29.0	Bérovich Putin.
0:31.0	Tonight the Russian president making an apparent new diplomatic push with President Trump.
0:36.3	In a phone call over the weekend, Vladimir Putin again inviting Trump to Moscow.
0:41.4	Putin thanked Trump for America's help in thwarting a terrorist plot in
0:44.8	St. Petersburg. The call was initiated by the Russians. The Kremlin issued a readout of the call
0:50.5	on Sunday. The White House didn't issue a readout until today and didn't say much.
0:55.0	This is all about Vladimir Putin shaping the narrative of the US-Russian relationship.
1:01.0	At his end-of-year press conference, his four and a half hour conference, he was using
1:05.8	the exact same words that President Trump was using to describe the impeachment inquiry,
1:10.7	the witch hunt.
1:11.7	Putin's grand invitation is for Trump to attend the Victory Day celebration in Moscow
1:18.0	in May, marking the 75th anniversary of the Allies World War II victory over Nazi Germany.
1:24.0	Trump previously said he'd be interested in going.
1:27.0	That's a very big deal celebrating the end of the war, etcetera, it's a very big deal so I appreciate the invitation
1:35.4	so I'll see if I can do it but I would love to go if I could.
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