a mob surrounded the building. as the hour grew later, the crowd grew larger. inside peering through the curtains was a young kgb lieutenant colonel named vladimir putin. he was terrified that they were going to storm the building. putin was a junior officer, but the boss was away. he was in charge. the berlin wall had come down. police weren t going to help, and he called for instructions. desperate for help, putin dialed kgb headquarters in moscow over and over again. finally one official told him simply moscow is silent. and i think it felt like a deep betrayal to him. vladimir putin was on his own. he went down into the bowels of the building and fired up the fur furnace. he finds himself in the basement with a furnace shoveling documents as we hears demonstrations down on the street. they are burning the files as fast as the furnace is blowing up. putin torched thousands of pages of kgb documents and so credits as the crowd closed in. with the fire stil
comet, food and more. finally, i will take you inside the mind of vladimir putin. it s a preview of my latest special. first, here s my take. the biden administration deserves huge credit for the economic measure that s it s been able to take against russia for its invasion of ukraine. they are the most comprehensive imposed against a major power since the second world war. on a punishment scale, they rank them at least an eight out of ten. but the unprecedented nature are producing concerns around the world that the united states has weaponized its financial power and could lead over time to the decline of the dollars dominance, which is what givens america its financial superpowers in the first place. let me tell you about three reports from three good sources that i trust. one comes to me from new delhi, reporting on a conversation that took place in the highest levels of independent yaj s government. the topic how to make sure the u.s. can never do to india what
vladimir putin is not pleased. i ll talk to the former british prime minister tony blair about this big move and much else. then i ll talk to ian bremmer and minton beddoes about the world s other crises, covid, comet, food and more. finally, i will take you inside the mind of vladimir putin. it s a preview of my latest special. first, here s my take. the biden administration deserves huge credit for the economic measure that s it s been able to take against russia for its invasion of ukraine. they are the most comprehensive imposed against a major power since the second world war. on a punishment scale, they rank them at least an eight out of ten. but the unprecedented nature are producing concerns around the world that the united states has weaponized its financial power and could lead over time to the decline of the dollars dominance, which is what givens america its financial superpowers in the first place. let me tell you about three reports from three good sour
Or really more crash and burn, of Rudy Giuliani, you havent been paying attention. This is a man who has a consistent willingness to play with fire when its towards his benefit. Good to see you. Thank you all for coming. The reason the morale of the Police Department of the city of new york is so low is one reason and one reason alone David Dinkins who is Rudy Giuliani . Hes the antichrist. He is the person who set us on a path of ruin. Youre all terrific. He struck me as a pretty smart man who had some basic understandings of the law that were completely twisted and distorted in service of. The cult master. Rudy giuliani is. The greatest new yorker in the history of the city of new york. Rudy is a takecharge type of individual. Rudy giuliani was the crusader for truth. Congratulate the Police Department. There doesnt have to be a shared truth. There doesnt have to be shared facts. Theres not a thing in the world wrong with hating. And ill be damn straight that im gonna hate him enough
And katy tur pick up our special coverage, next. Our special coverage, next good day, im Andrea Mitchell in new york along with my colleague, katy tur. The prosecution is quickly wrapping up its case in the first Criminal Trial Of A Former american president. The state is gets its chance now to repair any damage done by the testimony of its star witness. Moments ago, the defense wrapped up with Michael Cohen after three days of crossexamination. It was a grueling three days. The Big Wild Card is donald trump himself. Will he live up to his promise to take the stand or put his defense team rest without presenting a single witness . Dramatically demonstrating their argument that the state has failed to meet the burden of proof. Judge merchan has set a new schedule this week guaranteeing the case will not go to the jury until after the long memorial day Holiday Weekend. He announced this morning that Closing Arguments will not take place until next tuesday he says because he does not want