OF CRITICAL VOTES AS SOON AS FRIDAY.

FRIDAY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP TELLING

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP TELLING REPUBLICANS NOT TO BE BULLIED

REPUBLICANS NOT TO BE BULLIED INTO ALLOWING WITNESSES IN THE

INTO ALLOWING WITNESSES IN THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. WE JUST RECEIVED A STATEMENT

WE JUST RECEIVED A STATEMENT FROM THE LAWYER FOR JOHN BOLTON

FROM THE LAWYER FOR JOHN BOLTON ON HIS POSSIBLE TESTIMONY AND

ON HIS POSSIBLE TESTIMONY AND THE PRESIDENT SIGNED THE NEW

THE PRESIDENT SIGNED THE NEW NORTH AMERICAN TRADE DEAL.

NORTH AMERICAN TRADE DEAL. AN AGREEMENT HE CALLED CUTTING

AN AGREEMENT HE CALLED CUTTING EDGE AND STATE OF THE ART AND

EDGE AND STATE OF THE ART AND WAS BIPARTISAN PIECE OF

WAS BIPARTISAN PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

LEGISLATION. JOHN ROBERTS HAS THE STORY LIVE

JOHN ROBERTS HAS THE STORY LIVE FROM THE NORTH LAWN.

FROM THE NORTH LAWN. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, BRET.

>> GOOD EVENING, BRET. IT WAS A CAMPAIGN PROMISE THE

IT WAS A CAMPAIGN PROMISE THE PRESIDENT’S OPPONENTS AND EVEN

PRESIDENT’S OPPONENTS AND EVEN SUPPORTERS DIDN’T SEE A NEED FOR

SUPPORTERS DIDN’T SEE A NEED FOR BUT HE HAS BUILT A CASE TO

BUT HE HAS BUILT A CASE TO REWRITE THE TRADE RELATIONSHIP

REWRITE THE TRADE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES,

BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND MEXICO AND SOLD IT TO

CANADA AND MEXICO AND SOLD IT TO CONGRESS.

CONGRESS. WITH THE BACKDROP OFORKERS AND

WITH THE BACKDROP OFORKERS AND UNION LEADERS PRESIDENT TRUMP

UNION LEADERS PRESIDENT TRUMP CELEBRATE THE BIGGEST BIPARTISAN

CELEBRATE THE BIGGEST BIPARTISAN WIN OF HIS PRESIDENCY SIGNING

WIN OF HIS PRESIDENCY SIGNING THE USMCA IN TO LAW.

THE USMCA IN TO LAW. >> PEOPLE SAID IT WAS TOO

>> PEOPLE SAID IT WAS TOO COMPLICATED, COULDN’T GET DONE.

COMPLICATED, COULDN’T GET DONE. WE GOT IT DONE.

WE GOT IT DONE. >> HE HADN’T PUT PEN TO PAPER

>> HE HADN’T PUT PEN TO PAPER BEFORE NANCY PELOSI CLAIMED

BEFORE NANCY PELOSI CLAIMED CREDIT FOR IT.

CREDIT FOR IT. >> IT WILL MAKE VAST

>> IT WILL MAKE VAST IMPROVEMENT.

IMPROVEMENT. IF IT WEREN’T WE WOULDN’T HAVE

IF IT WEREN’T WE WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PASS THE BILL.

BEEN ABLE TO PASS THE BILL. >> THE CEREMONY WAS TO DRAW

>> THE CEREMONY WAS TO DRAW CONTRAST WITH THE PROCEEDINGS ON

CONTRAST WITH THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE CAPITOL HILL.

THE CAPITOL HILL. AND URGING REPUBLICANS TO RESIST

AND URGING REPUBLICANS TO RESIST INCREASETION

INCREASETION INCREASETION -- INCREASING

INCREASETION -- INCREASING PRESSURE TO CALL WITNESSES.

PRESSURE TO CALL WITNESSES. SAYING REMEMBER THE DEMOCRATS

SAYING REMEMBER THE DEMOCRATS ALREADY HAD 17 WITNESSES.

ALREADY HAD 17 WITNESSES. WE WERE GIVEN NONE.

WE WERE GIVEN NONE. WITNESSES ARE UP TO THE HOUSE,

WITNESSES ARE UP TO THE HOUSE, NOT UP TO THE SENATE.

NOT UP TO THE SENATE. DON’T LET THE DEMOCRATS PLAY

DON’T LET THE DEMOCRATS PLAY YOU.

YOU. TODAY, A REVELATION REGARDING

TODAY, A REVELATION REGARDING THE NUMBER ONE TALKED ABOUT

THE NUMBER ONE TALKED ABOUT WITNESS, FORMER NATIONAL

WITNESS, FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JOHN BOLT JEFF.

SECURITY ADVISER JOHN BOLT JEFF. IN A LETTER IN HIS BOOK THERE’S

IN A LETTER IN HIS BOOK THERE’S CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SOME AT

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SOME AT THE TOP SECRET LEVEL.

THE TOP SECRET LEVEL. MANUSCRIPT MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED

MANUSCRIPT MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSED WITHOUT

OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSED WITHOUT THE DELETION OF THIS CLASSIFIED

THE DELETION OF THIS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

INFORMATION. THAT LETTER WAS SENT JANUARY 23.

THAT LETTER WAS SENT JANUARY 23. THREE DAYS LATER, SIGNIFICANT

THREE DAYS LATER, SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE MANUSCRIPT WERE

PORTIONS OF THE MANUSCRIPT WERE LEAKED TO THE NEW YORK TIMES.

LEAKED TO THE NEW YORK TIMES. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER ROBERT

NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER ROBERT O’BRIEN DOUBTS IT WAS LEAKED

O’BRIEN DOUBTS IT WAS LEAKED FROM ANYONE UNDER HIS CHARGE.

FROM ANYONE UNDER HIS CHARGE. WHILE BOLTON CLAIMS IN THE

WHILE BOLTON CLAIMS IN THE MANUSCRIPT HE WAS CONCERNED

MANUSCRIPT HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE UKRAINE POLICY IN THE

ABOUT THE UKRAINE POLICY IN THE INTERVIEW AT THE END OF AUGUST

INTERVIEW AT THE END OF AUGUST HE APPEARED TO SHOW NONE.

HE APPEARED TO SHOW NONE. >> HE AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAVE

>> HE AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAVE SPOKEN TWICE AND THEY WERE WARM

SPOKEN TWICE AND THEY WERE WARM CALLED AND THE SUCCESS OF THE

CALLED AND THE SUCCESS OF THE UKRAINE MAINTAINING ITS FREEDOM

UKRAINE MAINTAINING ITS FREEDOM AND SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE

AND SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND FREE-MARKET

GOVERNMENT AND FREE-MARKET ECONOMY FREE OF CORRUPTION AND

ECONOMY FREE OF CORRUPTION AND DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS OF

DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS OF CRIMEA ARE HIGH PRIORITIES HERE

CRIMEA ARE HIGH PRIORITIES HERE BUT HIGH PRIORITIES FOR THE

BUT HIGH PRIORITIES FOR THE UNITED STATES AS WELL.

UNITED STATES AS WELL. >> THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF COULD

>> THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF COULD BE FUELING THE FIRE TO CALL

BE FUELING THE FIRE TO CALL BOLTON.

BOLTON. TODAY TEARING A STRIP OFF HIM ON

TODAY TEARING A STRIP OFF HIM ON TWITTER SAYING BOLTON COULDN’T

TWITTER SAYING BOLTON COULDN’T GET APPROVED FOR AMBASSADOR TO

GET APPROVED FOR AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N.

THE U.N. BEGGED ME FOR A NON-SENATE

BEGGED ME FOR A NON-SENATE APPROVED JOB AND MISTAKENLY SAYS

APPROVED JOB AND MISTAKENLY SAYS LIBYAN MODEL ON TV AND THEN

LIBYAN MODEL ON TV AND THEN WRITES A NASTY AND UNTRUE BOOK,

WRITES A NASTY AND UNTRUE BOOK, ALL CLASSIFIED, NATIONAL

ALL CLASSIFIED, NATIONAL SECURITY.

SECURITY. WE GOT A STATEMENT FROM BOLTON’S

WE GOT A STATEMENT FROM BOLTON’S ATTORNEY, CHUCK COOPER, WHO

ATTORNEY, CHUCK COOPER, WHO INCLUDED A STATEMENT IN RESPONSE

INCLUDED A STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE JANUARY LETTER ABOUT

TO THE JANUARY LETTER ABOUT BOLTON SAYING, QUOTE, IF HE IS

BOLTON SAYING, QUOTE, IF HE IS CALLED TO TESTIFY IT’S CERTAIN

CALLED TO TESTIFY IT’S CERTAIN HE’LL BE ASKED QUESTION THAT

HE’LL BE ASKED QUESTION THAT WILL ELICIT QUESTIONS DEALING

WILL ELICIT QUESTIONS DEALING WITH HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH

WITH HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH MATTERS RELATED TO UKRAINE.

MATTERS RELATED TO UKRAINE. WE DON’T BELIEVE IT COULD BE

WE DON’T BELIEVE IT COULD BE CONSIDERED CLASSIFIED AND GIVE

CONSIDERED CLASSIFIED AND GIVE JEP -- GIVEN HE COULD BE CALLED

JEP -- GIVEN HE COULD BE CALLED TO TESTIFY IT’S IMPORTANT WE

TO TESTIFY IT’S IMPORTANT WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW

HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW OF THAT CHAPTER AS SOON AS

OF THAT CHAPTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN THE STATEMENT

POSSIBLE AND IN THE STATEMENT COOPER SAYS HE’S HEARD NOTHING