Special Edition: CNN: state dept security officials weren't notified of "imminent" threats to 4 specific embassies, WH struggles to back up claim; Trump claims it doesn't matter if threats against U.S. were "imminent" because of Soleimani's past

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🗓️ 13 January 2020

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Trump: WH has been consistent on threats from Iran; Trump officials struggle to defend claims of embassy plots; Esper: I saw no evidence of threats against four embassies; Iran accused of shooting protesters demonstrating against regime; Protesters in Iran call for regime's top leaders to step down; Pompeo: U.S. Strike on Iran's top general was part of a "bigger strategy"; Trump shares photoshopped image of Pelosi & Schumer wearing traditional Islamic clothing in front of Iran flag; Pelosi preps to hand over articles as reps still in dark over impeachment manager selection, Pelosi accusing McConnell of a "cover up"; McConnell blasts Pelosi for "weak impeachment case, says he's glad Pelosi realized she never had any "leverage"; GOP senator asks Trump to "not infect" trial with house reps; White House wants senate to be able to dismiss Trump charges; Pelosi: Senate must call witnesses or "pay a price"; Sen Collins and small group of GOP senators working on agreement to call impeachment witnesses; Schiff: we are considering subpoenaing Bolton; Trump: if senate holds impeachment trial, it gives dems credit; Candidates prepare for final debate before Iowa caucuses; Sources: Sanders told Warren in 2018 private meeting that a woman can't win; Sanders: "ludicrous" to believe I said that; Sanders slams Biden's Iraq war vote, Kerry says he's "distorting" Biden's record; Poll: Biden holds strong lead among African-American voters; Impeachment trial's impact on presidential campaigns; Cory Booker drops out of presidential race; Bloomberg: Dems in danger of repeating 2016; AG Barr on Pensacola attack: "this was an act of terrorism"; U.S. sending 21 Saudi cadets home after shooting; Australia drops carrots & sweet potatoes to starving wildlifeTo 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	This was an act of terrorism. The evidence shows that the shooter was motivated by
0:06.1	jihadist ideology. That was Attorney General William Barr this afternoon
0:11.0	announcing the findings of an investigation into the deadly Pensacola shooting,
0:15.3	calling it an act of terrorism.
0:17.5	Last month, as you will recall, a 21-year-old Saudi National opened fire in a classroom building
0:22.2	at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.
0:25.3	He killed three innocent sailors, severely wounded eight others.
0:28.5	The shooter was killed after two deputies exchanged gunfire with him and now 21 Saudi military
0:33.7	students are being removed from the US training program and returning home
0:37.4	CNN senior justice correspondent Evan Perez joins me now live and Evan
0:40.8	what else did the investigation find?
0:42.4	Well Jake of these 21 there were 17 joins me now live and Evan what else did the investigation find?
0:42.6	Well Jake of these 21 there were 17 of these Saudi students who they found when the
0:47.4	FBI was doing this investigation they found
0:50.1	uh... jihadi content in some of their social media postings, anti-American content, and there were 15 of them.
0:57.0	There was some overlap among some of these.
1:00.0	15 of them, they found some kind of contact with child pornography.
1:05.0	The Saudi government determined that these people, all 21, essentially this is conduct on becoming an officer in the military there.
1:13.0	And so that's the reason why they're being kicked out,
1:15.4	not only of the US, but out of the Saudi trading program.
1:19.0	What's interesting today is that the FBI
1:21.1	is still trying to figure out exactly when he essentially turned into a radicalized
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