talking to russians who are important people to talk to. i m talking about john kerry. i m not talking about michael flynn. john kerry, why is he negotiating with the iranians, answer that question. the difference michael flynn didn t inform the obama administration. john kerry did tell secretary pompeo about this. told tillerson about this i don t know why pompeo didn t tell the president. ed: that is interesting nugget if you say he got a head s up. last point, joel. secretary kerry is engaging like all former secretary of states talking to former counterparts. this is not abnormal. henry kissinger does it as well. ed: joel, chris, appreciate you both coming in. investigators desperately trying to figure out what caused a series of gas explosions in massachusetts. this video still incredible to watch. this was not the first problem for the gas company involved. former boss and police commissioner ed toews, he will join us with his insight. this is a important story. at least on
in vietnam. ed: guys we re far afield. john kerry served in vietnam, we acknowledged. reason mike pompeo didn t get as many votes because democrats might not want to vote for democrat trump nominees. those are partisan issues. let s talk with this. what is the deal with john kerry trying to save the iran deal. i understand his legacy. there is new president and new secretary of state. what is going on here? the current iran policy is failing. iran is deeply emmeshed in iraq and yes, ma am en. u.s. with true from nuclear deal that is taking iran s nuclear program is off the table. that is verifiable. kerry reinforced the president s policy he told iran, don t do anythingç rash. don t restart your nuclear program. i don t see why pompeo is complaining the president is complaining so he has to mirror that. ed: chris, back on policy, joel is claiming iran policy under
ticket for that one. ed? ed: thank you, steve. former secretary of state john kerry admitting he met with iranian officials to attempt to salvage the obama nuclear deal. that news not sitting well with current secretary of state mike pompeo. what john kerry done, engaging with the top state sponsor of terror is unseemly, unprecedented not consistent with the foreign policy. the deal failed. let itç go. the president slammed kerry, calling meetings illegal but are they? president of the washington strategy group, joel ruben, former military police sergeant and gop stratfifth, chris niwam. chris, does this violate the logan act? certainly could, ed, depending what was said. look back, realize, john kerry is like the american version of neville chamber lane. his tag line is not peace in our time but failure in our time. he has done this before. he did it in vietnam. only officer in coastal division