What can we expect on a trial in the senate . Our experts weigh in and Amy Klobuchar joins us live. Plus, bloomberg launches hes taking on him. Im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. With the biggest ad buyin. Chris christie and donna brazil join our round table. Well break down the politics, smoke out the spin. The facts that matter this week. Announcer heres chief anchor george stephanopoulos. Good morning and welcome to this week. After two weeks, 12 witnesses more than 30 hours of testimony, the public hearings into the impeachment of President Trump appear to be over. What did we learn . The evidence established a series of facts. Did President Trump launch a campaign with ukraine into joe biden . And that trumps Key National Security players knew about it. Ambassador Gordon Sondland put it starkly. Everyone was in the loop. That included secretary pompeo, right . Many people. Secretary pompeo . Yes. Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney . Yes. Shadow diplomacy outside normal
Known as the jasmine revolution. Well t today june is in the middle of a democratic selection of a new president people have not y yet seen perhaps the reward stay hopeful but there is a clear belief that unity is on the right track for a Better Future for all. We take a look back at the life and times of dictator ben ali in tunisia. For r more than twtwty years h he was an only presesent but untntouchable lea. Until the jasmine revolution of january two thousand eleven. Zine Al Abidine Ben ali was almost inescapable in tunisia. Hes rise began in the military. After training in france been on the rose to the rank of general in the tunisian army. He founded and ran to his his military Security Force for ten years before turning to politics. Finally reached the highest echelons of power w with breaknececk s speed in nineteen eighty six he became interior minister. Just onene youre wrog he moved on up the ladder to become Prime Minister benjamin tracing the frail pleased in florida. Littl
And then. It is the way i negotiate. It has done very well for me over the years, and it is doing even better for the country. Me over the years, and it is doing even betterfor the country. And i do think. Look, heres the story. I have people say, make a deal, make a deal. They dont have the guts, and they dont have the wisdom to know that you cant continue with a country that is taking 500 billion, not million, 500 billion, with a b, every year, 500 billion. Somebody had to do this. It should have been done by president 0bama. And sleepy joe biden. It should have been done by other people, it should have been done by bush and clinton. Double bush. It should have been done. I am doing it. Let me tell you something else. North korea should have been done a long time ago. Im doing a lot of things that i shouldnt have to be doing. Go ahead, please. Beth rigby, sky news. President trump you, you have met our new Prime Minister, borisjohnson yesterday. You said he was the right man for the
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Democracy the United States and japan. The Wilson Center and National History center cohosted this discussion. Its about 90 minutes. All right. I think well get started. Its 4 00 on a monday afternoon, which means its time for the washington history seminar. Welcome, everyone, to the Wilson Center. Welcome to this installment of the washington history seminar. Im christian oserman. I have the privilege of cochairing the seminar with professor eric arnesen from George Washington university. Im dlielighted to see so many you here on this beautiful afternoon. We will have cspan taping the event today, so for those welcome to all of those who are viewing us at home. And i suggest you visit our website to learn more about the seminar and upcoming speakers. Both the National History center and the Wilson Center websites have information on this series. The washington history seminar, of course, is, as those of you who are regulars know, a collaborative effort of two organizations, the Wilson