GOP Congressman Critical Of President; Caution Flag; Pres. Trump: My Family Runs My Business Now; Doral Reversal

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🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Wash. Post: Russian President Putin And Hungary's Prime Minister Helped Sour President Trump On Ukraine; GOP Rep. Rooney: "Fine" To Have Impeachment Inquiry, John Bolton Should Testify, Romney Is "Courageous"; President Trump Claims He's A Victim Of The "Phony" Emoluments Clause, But It's Part Of The US Constitution; G7 Will Not Be Held At The President's Resort After Bipartisan Backlash; Pres. Trump Compares Himself To George Washington In Rambling Cabinet Meeting; CNN Exclusive: Plans For Gold Mine In Pristine Area Of Alaska Facing More Controversy; Plans For Gold Mine In Pristine Area Of Alaska Facing More Controversy Over Alleged Insider Trading Questions; Dem Senators Urge FBI, Sec To Probe Reports Of "Suspicious Trading" Timed To Pres. Trump's Comments On Trade WarTo 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	And good evening, all roads lead to Putin.
0:03.7	That is what House be a pronouncied Pelosi famously said about President Trump.
0:07.0	Well, tonight there's breaking news and what could be yet another road.
0:10.9	The Washington Post, tonight reporting on conversations the president had with Vladimir
0:14.4	Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
0:18.0	The post headline, Putin and Hungary's Orbán helped sour Trump on Ukraine.
0:23.3	According to the report, which cites current and former U.S. officials, the conversations
0:27.6	reinforce President Trump's perception of corruption in Ukraine.
0:31.7	The post reports, and neither Orbán nor Putin specifically encourage the president to
0:36.3	see Ukraine as a source of dirt on Joe Biden.
0:39.3	Nor did they describe Kiev as complicit in that conspiracy theory that he latched onto
0:43.6	about the 2016 election.
0:45.5	However, the post reports that their disparaging descriptions did reinforce the president's
0:50.9	perceptions of Ukraine to the dismay of some of his advisors.
0:55.3	Quoting now from the Washington Post, quote, over time, you just see a wearing down of defenses
1:00.1	of former White House officials said, describing the struggle to contest the influence of
1:04.5	Giuliani, Putin and Orbán.
1:07.2	And just pause a minute to consider the implications, the leader of the one country that no president
1:11.5	before this one has ever fully trusted was telling this president not to trust Ukraine.
1:17.2	A country that Russia seeks to dominate.
1:19.8	Joining us now is the post, John Hudson, who shares a byline on the story.
1:23.4	So John, what exactly happened in these conversations between President Trump, Putin and Orbán?
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