witnesses? as a prosecutor, i like the documents, they don t go south on you, who knows what mulvaney or bolton will say. the postscript don t tell anybody, you need both. when you go to trial, you want sort of a binder with 10 or 15 killer documents that nobody could rebut. i think those are really key even though of course the drama of a live witness is unsurpassed. standby to standby as we continue this twist and turn. happy holidays. thank you, harry. gipresident trump s personal attorney holding back when he sat down with new york magazine earlier this month.
room. he could either exonerate the president or support and corroborate the evidence that has been presented. mike pompeo was in the room, john bolton was in the room and these folks have direct facts and they ought to be at the trial. so senator jones and all of the senators could hear all of the facts and come to their conclusion. let s talk quickly 2020 before we let you go, just days away from the new year and the 2020 race will dominate the headlines and politics. today on cnn your fellow californian tony cardines endorses joe biden for president. which candidate are you endorsing? i ve endorsed joe biden as well. i think he s the one candidate that could step into office on day one and reassure our allies and the president has been very disruptive in foreign policy and right now we need somebody ready to lead on day one and i think that is joe biden. appreciate you joining us and happy holidays. thank you. happy holidays.
itself is going through really a political crisis in essence. reporter: kim has met with top military leaders and is expected to address a workers party meeting sunday. the u.s. will be looking for any hints of what may be to come. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. it was the murder that outraged the world. but now more than a year after the brutal killing of journalist jamal khashoggi, saudi arabia has sentenced five people to death for their roles in his death. while clearing a former top adviser to crown prince mohammed bin salman. a senior trump administration official responding saying this is an important step in holding those responsible for this terrible crime accountable and we encourage saudi arabia to continue with a fair and transparent judicial process. but as nic robertson reports, many are unconvinced justice was done. reporter: the verdict including five death penalties,
that could include a new missile test. meantime former national security adviser john bolton is accusing president trump of bluffing on north korea. suggesting an all-talk approach is putting u.s. forces at risk. barbara starr has more from the pentagon. reporter: former national security adviser john bolton slamming president trump for failing to get north korea to give up its nuclear weapons. tweeting this afternoon there is no real policy. the risk to u.s. forces and our allies is iminnocent and more imminent and more effective technology is needed before they threaten the mesh american home larnd. doubling down on critical marks telling axios the idea that we re exerting maximum pressure on north korea is just unfortunately not true. bolton had a much different view last year. physically we would be able to dismantle the overwhelm bulk
of their programs within a year. reporter: bolton s comments come as north korea threatens a christmas gift to the u.s. that is left u.s. intelligence and the military looking for signs of what the north koreans are planning. new images show expanded efforts at one plant for production of long range intercontinental ballistic missiles. at the launching station, the u.s. is look for signs of more advanced engine missile tests or launch of a long range missile that could threaten the u.s. there arine worries of an underground nuclear test even though these test tunnels were supposedly destroyed by kim. a source familiar with the north korean leadership current thinking tells cnn kim is expected to take a wait-and-see approach as he assesses trump s political vulnerability. he sees trump as being weakened by impeachment. he thinks that the united states