Press Secretary Sarah Sanders to leave the White House; Pompeo blames Iran for attacks on tankers

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🗓️ 14 June 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Press Secretary Sarah Sanders to leave the White House; Senior GOP Source: Trump's foreign dirt comment is "Really, really bad... it would be impeachable"; Cummings wants Kellyanne Conway to testify after watchdog says she's violated Hatch Act; Pompeo blames Iran for attacks on tankers; CNN: U.S. Navy saw unexploded mine attached to one of the tankers hit by explosives in the Gulf of Oman; Oil prices jump after tanker explosions in Gulf of Oman; Saudi Official: Nobody wants war but it's up to the Iranians; Iran's behavior is not acceptable; State Department suggests Saudis not doing enough to bring Khashoggi killers to justice; House Judiciary Committee members reviewing Mueller documents; Democrats split over how to respond to "unprecedented" White House stonewalling, defying of subpoenas; GOP Sen. Blackburn: Bill to mandate reporting of foreign contacts a "Blatant political stunt"; Kim Jong Un letter to Trump was birthday greeting; Biographer: Dictator know what buttons to pushTo 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	Happening now breaking news leaving the White House and Battle Press Secretary
0:05.9	Sarah Sanders will be leaving the White House announcing the move President
0:09.5	Trump says she should run for governor of Arkansas.
0:13.0	Taking dirt, President Trump is doubling down on a stunning comment that he'd accept dirt on opponents from foreign sources in the 2020 campaign without going to the FBI.
0:24.0	One senior Republican says such a move would be impeachable.
0:28.0	Blaming Iran.
0:29.0	The United States is blaming Iran
0:31.0	for attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
0:33.4	Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the assessment is based on intelligence
0:37.8	without offering direct evidence, but US sailors report seeing a mind
0:42.4	attached to one of the tankers.
0:44.0	And birthday greeting.
0:46.0	After a series of harsh comments,
0:48.0	it turns out Kim Jong-un's new letter to President Trump
0:51.0	is a birthday greeting.
0:52.0	As a biographer says the North
0:54.2	Korean dictator knows just what buttons to push with the president.
0:58.4	I'm Wolf Blitzer you're in the situation room. This is CNN breaking news.
1:09.0	This is CNN breaking news.
1:11.0	Breaking news, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, a dogged defender of President
1:15.4	Trump, even after dropping regular press briefings will be leaving the White House.
1:20.3	President Trump announced the long expected move, saying Sanders should run for governor of her native Arkansas.
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