i wouldn t bet too much money on it but there is a chance. he may not be persuaded by self-interest. but maybe by the certainty that biden means what he says when it comes to responding to the russians if they continue with the ransomware attacks. ratcheting up the pressure on ukraine, maybe more sanctions, maybe additional arms to the ukrainians. and in time that may lead the some softening in russian behavior. one can t be too optimistic. putin benefits, describing russia as a beseasoned fortress makes it easier to blame the west for the stagnant economy and for the repression that putin is carrying out.
through dialogue and cooperation. so he said the choice is russia s. and no high expectations that putin will change his behavior. that was very clear. let s talk about that. let s talk about that. at the press conference, putin deflected on everything from cyber crime to human rights. i mean, it s all part of his regular public performance. do you think it will make him rethink his behavior at all? i wouldn t bet too much money on it but there is a chance. he may not be impressed by biden s apel to his self-interest, but he may be swayed by the i think certainty that biden means what he says when it comes to responding to the russians if they continue with the ransomeware attacks, ratcheting up the pressure on ukraine, maybe more sanctions, maybe additional arms to the ukrainians.
and remember, it s not all over yet still for benjamin netanyahu. it will be some long days before this government is finally sworn in. and in the meantime, mr netanyahu and his party will do all they can to try and stop it. tom bateman in jerusalem. we can now speak to elliott abrams, who s served under both presidents reagan and trump, and most recently served as special envoy for iran. good to have you with us. this coalition seems to be formed around one key principle, that of get benjamin netanyahu out. is that a basis for a coalition government to survive long into the future, do you think? you are right the future, do you think? you are right that the future, do you think? you are right that that the future, do you think? you are right that that is - the future, do you think? 7m. are right that that is what unites them. i think it is going to be difficult. i do think they will get their ten days from now, and get started. i wouldn t bet on them at being able to stay for th
bet against speaker pelosi throughout her career have ended up losing a lot of money. i certainly wouldn t bet against the speaker. lauren fox is outfront with us tonight. and lauren, this turned a stalemate to a war of words to, i don t know, some combination of both since they ve gone on recess. so where does that leave the senate trial tonight? reporter: well, we have two weeks of recess before this would likely be resolved. which probably won t get fixed until january when lawmakers get back and could hash out the details of what will the senate trial will look like. now you re seeing lines in the sand being drawn and hearing from schumer that democrats want witnesses and that they might force votes on witnesses. what i will tell you, kate, is that the majority leader mitch mcconnell, a republican, has control of the senate. he is the one who will decide which votes come up and which witnesses get voted on. remember his argument all along is he wants the house managers to lay
eventually she will yield. there s flow way she can hold this position. that was the vice president s chief of staff yesterday, projecting confidence as you see that speaker pelosi will eventually give in in the standoff between the house and senate leaders over just getting the senate trial started and what the process is. speaker pelosi said she s not sending the articles of impeachment over until senator mcconnell reveals what the senate trial is going to look like. it s really created a strange deadlock in washington. everyone leaving town for the holiday, and an impeached president left in limbo. so now what? joining me now, democratic congressman from pennsylvania, brendan boyle. congressman, thanks for being here. thank you. so what do you think of what the vice president s chief of staff is saying there? in the end, it s going to be the speaker that caves, not mitch mcconnell. i think the people who bet against speaker pelosi throughout her career have ended up losi