>> BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS.
NUCLEAR TALKS.
SITTING SENATOR'S SITTING SENATOR'S UPROARVER AND THE UPROARVER AND THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LAWS AND JEB RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LAWS AND JEB MONEY MACHINE.
MONEY MACHINE.
>> A GOOD DEAL A DEAL THAT MEETS >> A GOOD DEAL A DEAL THAT MEETS YEARS OF TALK AND A YEARS OF TALK AND A FINAL EIGHT DAYS OF NON STOP FINAL EIGHT DAYS OF NON STOP OTHER NUCLEAR LD OTHER NUCLEAR LD BREAK THROUGH.
BREAK THROUGH.
> WE HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR BOTH > WE HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR BOTH PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY A FINAL PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY A FINAL GREEMENT WILL NOT RELY ON GREEMENT WILL NOT RELY ON PROMISES.
PROMISES.
IT WE RELY ON PROOF.
IT WE RELY ON PROOF.
>> NOW FOR THE DETAILS.
>> NOW FOR THE DETAILS.
IT GO AND WILL IT GO AND WILL WASHINGTON A IN WASHINGTON A IN POWERFUL SENATOR IS INDICTED.
POWERFUL SENATOR IS INDICTED.
>> THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE FALSE >> THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE FALSE ND I'M CONFIDENT THEY'LL BE ND I'M CONFIDENT THEY'LL BE PREN FALSE.
PREN FALSE.
>> BUT THE CORRUPTION CHARGES GO >> BUT THE CORRUPTION CHARGES GO WIDE AND DEEP.
WIDE AND DEEP.
N TWO STATE CITALS A FIGHT N TWO STATE CITALS A FIGHT OV GAY RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS OV GAY RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
FREEDOM.
FREEDOM RESTORATION FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT WAS ABOUT RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, ACT WAS ABOUT RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, NOT ABOUT DISCRIMINATION.
NOT ABOUT DISCRIMINATION.
HAS DIVIDED FAMILIES AND HAS DIVIDED FAMILIES AND ON ISISSUE.
ON ISISSUE.
>> IS ENDING OR JUST >> IS ENDING OR JUST ANTH MONEY CHASE, HOW ANTH MONEY CHASE, HOW TO ET DONORS PLAN TO ET DONORS PLAN UNLIMITED CASH INTO THE UNLIMITED CASH INTO THE CAMPAIGN COVERING CAMPAIGN COVERING THE WEEK.
THE WEEK.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT FOR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT FOR NEWS, PETE WILLIAMS, NEWS, PETE WILLIAMS, FOR NBC ORRESPONDENT FOR NBC ORRESPONDENT HARWOOD AND HARWOOD AND OLITICAL REPORTER FOR OLITICAL REPORTER FOR ASHINGTON ST".
ASHINGTON ST".
HISTORY AS IT HAPPENS, NG AND HISTORY AS IT HAPPENS, NG AND IVE FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, IVE FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, THIS THIS THIS IS "WASHINGTON WEEK."
> ONCE AGAIN LIVE FROM WASHINGTON MODERATOR.
WASHINGTON MODERATOR.
GOOD EVENING, DEPENDING ON HU GOOD EVENING, DEPENDING ON HU LISTEN TO, AND EITHER LISTEN TO, AND EITHER CASE NEGOTIATORS WHO SPENT HOUR CASE NEGOTIATORS WHO SPENT HOUR AFTER HOUR SWEATING THED RELIEV AFTER HOUR SWEATING THED RELIEV HAVE SAID FROM THE HAVE SAID FROM THE BEGINNING I THINK YOU'VE HEARD BEGINNING I THINK YOU'VE HEARD THAT WE IN AND AGAIN, THAT WE IN AND AGAIN, WILL NOT ACCEPT JUST ANY DEAL.
WILL NOT ACCEPT JUST ANY DEAL.
ACCEPT A GOOD LY ACCEPT A GOOD LY DEAL.
DEAL.
AND TODAY I CAN TELL YOU THAT AND TODAY I CAN TELL YOU THAT POLITICAL UNDERSTANDING WITH POLITICAL UNDERSTANDING WITH DETAILS THAT WE HAVE REACHED IS DETAILS THAT WE HAVE REACHED IS SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE GOOD SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE GOOD DEAL THAT WE ARE SEEKING.
DEAL THAT WE ARE SEEKING.
I HOPE IS THAT TRUE I HOPE IS THAT TRUE OF AGEOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF AGEOUS IMPLEMENTATION THIS SUCH OF THAT MISS TRUST THIS SUCH OF THAT MISS TRUST COUL THAT IS COUL THAT IS WAIT AND SEE.
WAIT AND SEE.
>> BOTH FOREIGN MINISTERS WERE >> BOTH FOREIGN MINISTERS WERE OF THE TO THE SKEPTICS OF THE TO THE SKEPTICS AGREEMENT WHICH WILL LIMIT THE AGREEMENT WHICH WILL LIMIT THE FOR NUCLEAR FOR NUCLEAR DEAL COLLAPSED MORE THAN ONCE DEAL COLLAPSED MORE THAN ONCE JUST BACK TO TELL US JUST BACK TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT DIDN'T WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT DIDN'T AND WHY.
AND WHY.
WELL, IT WAS A PRETTY WELL, IT WAS A PRETTY DRAMATIC TIME, I HAVE TO SAY.
DRAMATIC TIME, I HAVE TO SAY.
OHN KERRY SPENT 19 DAYS IN OHN KERRY SPENT 19 DAYS IN SWITZERLAND THIS LAST MONTH AND SWITZERLAND THIS LAST MONTH AND END.S A REAL SLOG AT THE END.S A REAL SLOG AT THE THE LAST BATCH WE WERE THERE FOR THE LAST BATCH WE WERE THERE FOR TAKE ON S AND BEGAN TO TAKE ON S AND BEGAN TO SAYINGDHOY COMING BACK AND SAYINGDHOY COMING BACK AND GAPS REMAIN, GAPS REMAIN AND GAPS REMAIN, GAPS REMAIN AND THE T CLINCH IN IT UNTIL THE T CLINCH IN IT UNTIL VERY LAST NIGHT WHEN THEY WERE VERY LAST NIGHT WHEN THEY WERE NEGOTIATING FROM 9:00 P.M. TO NEGOTIATING FROM 9:00 P.M. TO MORNING.
THE NEXT MORNING.
THE NEXT WHEN JOHN KERRY WENT TO BED FOR WHEN JOHN KERRY WENT TO BED FOR ONE HOUR OF SLEEP THEY DIDN'T ONE HOUR OF SLEEP THEY DIDN'T THAT THEY HAD THE THAT THEY HAD THE DEAL.
DEAL.
I'M ALSO SLEEP DEPRIVED.
I'M ALSO SLEEP DEPRIVED.
LANDED TODAY.
LANDED TODAY.
>> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO YOU >> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO YOU EVERY SINGLE NIGHT AND I EVERY SINGLE NIGHT AND I THOUGHT ITOU SAID WE THOUGHT ITOU SAID WE WAS GOING TO BE TODAY AND NOT WAS GOING TO BE TODAY AND NOT TOO MUCH.
TOO MUCH.
CLINCHED IT?T AND CLINCHED IT?T AND >> WHOLE TIME SECRETARY OF STATE >> WHOLE TIME SECRETARY OF STATE WAS TRYING TO PUT THE PRESSURE WAS TRYING TO PUT THE PRESSURE IRAN AND SAY, NOTHING IS IRAN AND SAY, NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT WILL MAKE GOING TO CHANGE THAT WILL MAKE FOR YOU TO MAKE TO FOR YOU TO MAKE TO MAKE A DEAL.
MAKE A DEAL.
SO LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
SO LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
WE'RE TOLD THAT THE LAST THREE WE'RE TOLD THAT THE LAST THREE THEY HAD TO WORK OUT THEY HAD TO WORK OUT WERE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, WERE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, THE SCOPE OF HOW MUCH IRAN WOULD THE SCOPE OF HOW MUCH IRAN WOULD DO BOTH UNDER THE DO BOTH UNDER THE MAIN YEARS THROUGH THE DEAL AND MAIN YEARS THROUGH THE DEAL AND OF EXTENDED YEARS, THE LEVEL OF EXTENDED YEARS, THE LEVEL NRICHMENT OVERALL AND ALSO NRICHMENT OVERALL AND ALSO SANCTIONS RELEASE.
SANCTIONS RELEASE.
THOSE THREE ITEMS WERE THE LAST THOSE THREE ITEMS WERE THE LAST PROVERBIAL RUBIKS PROVERBIAL RUBIKS UBE THAT HAD TO SNAP INTO UBE THAT HAD TO SNAP INTO PLACE.
PLACE.
FINALLY AFTER THE LONG SESSION FINALLY AFTER THE LONG SESSION THE LAST NIGHT THEY WERE ABLE TO THE LAST NIGHT THEY WERE ABLE TO WORK OUT SOLUTIONS AND ON WITH WORK OUT SOLUTIONS AND ON WITH LABORATORIES WORKING OUT LABORATORIES WORKING OUT YO THEY'RE YOS AND YO THEY'RE YOS AND THEY GOT THIS FRAMEWORK THEY GOT THIS FRAMEWORK THINK WOULD T THEY THINK WOULD T THEY LEAD THEM DOWN THE PATH FROM LEAD THEM DOWN THE PATH FROM PREVENTING IRAN HAVING AT LEAST PREVENTING IRAN HAVING AT LEAST FROM MAKING FROM FROM MAKING FROM ACQUIRING WHAT IT WOULD NEED FOR ACQUIRING WHAT IT WOULD NEED FOR A NUCLEAR WEAPON FOR AT LEAST A NUCLEAR WEAPON FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS.
TEN YEARS.
WE TEND TO THINK OF THIS AS A WE TEND TO THINK OF THIS AS A DEAL BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN DEAL BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN MULTINATIONAL THING.
MULTINATIONAL THING.
HOW IT IS GOING ACROSS IN THE HOW IT IS GOING ACROSS IN THE IDDLE EAST TO ISRAEL AND THE IDDLE EAST TO ISRAEL AND THE ARAB COUNTRIES?
ARAB COUNTRIES?
> WE HAVE SEEN SOME GRUDGING > WE HAVE SEEN SOME GRUDGING WILLINGNESS ON THE SAUDI KING WILLINGNESS ON THE SAUDI KING AND WE KNOW THEY'RE MORTAL AND WE KNOW THEY'RE MORTAL IN THE REGION.
IN THE REGION.
OF BEEN A LOT OF WARS OF BEEN A LOT OF WARS YEMEN.
THEM IN YEMEN.
THEM IN NETANYAHU NOT SO MUCH.
NETANYAHU NOT SO MUCH.
THIS THAT WE ALREADY KNEW THE THIS THAT WE ALREADY KNEW THE NETANYAHU WAS PRE DISPOSED NETANYAHU WAS PRE DISPOSED AGAINST THE DEAL.
AGAINST THE DEAL.
AT ALL THAT WOULD N AT ALL THAT WOULD N NOT -- NOT -- PRIME MINISTER SAID IT PRIME MINISTER SAID IT TOO.
TOO.
HE NEVER MINCED WORDS.
HE NEVER MINCED WORDS.
>> THERE WAS GOING TO BE NO DEAL >> THERE WAS GOING TO BE NO DEAL THAT WOULD PLEASE HIM UNTIL IT THAT WOULD PLEASE HIM UNTIL IT COMPLETELY REMOVED THE NUCLEAR COMPLETELY REMOVED THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM FROM IRAN.
PROGRAM FROM IRAN.
WILL BE A LOT OF PUSH BACK WILL BE A LOT OF PUSH BACK FROM ISRAEL.
FROM ISRAEL.
>> ON THAT REACTION I WAS STRUCK >> ON THAT REACTION I WAS STRUCK REPUBLICANS SOME REPUBLICANS SOME YESTERDAY ON THE HILL SOME WHO YESTERDAY ON THE HILL SOME WHO ERVED IN THE BUSH ERVED IN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION BY HOW THEY WERE ADMINISTRATION BY HOW THEY WERE NOT SO FEAR IN THEIR OPPOSITION NOT SO FEAR IN THEIR OPPOSITION TO THIS.
TO THIS.
WERE SURPRISED.
WERE SURPRISED.
THIS IS MORE THAN WE EXPECTED.
THIS IS MORE THAN WE EXPECTED.
WHAT IS YOUR JUDGMENT ABOUT WHAT IS YOUR JUDGMENT ABOUT WILL BE A NOT THERE WILL BE A NOT THERE CRITICAL MASS OF OPPOSITION, CRITICAL MASS OF OPPOSITION, REPUBLICANS AND SOME DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS AND SOME DEMOCRATS DEAL IF IT'S DEAL IF IT'S MATERIALIZES?
MATERIALIZES?
>> THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
>> THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
WHAT THIS HAS STOPPED FROM WHAT THIS HAS STOPPED FROM MENENDEZ THE KIRK MENENDEZ THE KIRK BILL.
BILL.
I THINK THAT'S NOT GOING TO I THINK THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
THE IDEA OF KOFPBGSAL OVERSIGHT THE IDEA OF KOFPBGSAL OVERSIGHT ON TOP OF ANY IRAN DEAL I THINK ON TOP OF ANY IRAN DEAL I THINK HERE'S STILL GOING TO BE AN HERE'S STILL GOING TO BE AN EFFORT TO PUT THAT ON.
EFFORT TO PUT THAT ON.
I HAVE TO SAY YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY I HAVE TO SAY YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
RIGHT.
FOUR PAGE PERIMETERS FOR FOUR PAGE PERIMETERS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE JOIN OF ACTION THE COMPREHENSIVE JOIN OF ACTION AS MUCH MORE THAN I THINK AS MUCH MORE THAN I THINK ANYBODY CONNECTED THEY WERE ANYBODY CONNECTED THEY WERE GET.
TO BE ABLE TO GET.
TO BE ABLE TO AKEN BY TWOOF CENTRIFUGES THATD AKEN BY TWOOF CENTRIFUGES THATD INSTALL AND LIMITING THEM TO INSTALL AND LIMITING THEM TO GENERATION CENTRIFUGES GENERATION CENTRIFUGES TO 300 HEM DOWN TO 300 HEM DOWN KILOGRAMS.
KILOGRAMS.
F YOU LOOK AT THIS DEAL, IT F YOU LOOK AT THIS DEAL, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY GOT MOST WHAT LOOKS LIKE THEY GOT MOST WHAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR.
THEY WERE ASKING FOR.
AND YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF AND YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF CAN.
BEFORE IT CAN.
BEFORE IT >> GREAT WORK.
>> GREAT WORK.
WHEN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WHEN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ITS INDICTMENT AGAINST ITS INDICTMENT AGAINST OBERT MENENDEZ THAT INVOLVED OBERT MENENDEZ THAT INVOLVED LUXURY TRAVEL, QUID PRO QUOS AND LUXURY TRAVEL, QUID PRO QUOS AND AMERICAN EXPRESS AMERICAN EXPRESS POINTS BRINGING A CHARGE AGAINST POINTS BRINGING A CHARGE AGAINST NO A SITTING SENATOR IS NO A SITTING SENATOR IS WATER.
WATER.
GAVE THE SENATOR A GAVE THE SENATOR A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF GIFTS MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF GIFTS CONTRIBUTIONS.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
THE SENATOR HELPED GET VISAS FOR THE SENATOR HELPED GET VISAS FOR THREE OF THE DOCTOR'S THREE OF THE DOCTOR'S BRAZIL, THE FROM BRAZIL, THE FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND UKRAINE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND UKRAINE LIFTING.
WAS HEAVY LIFTING.
WAS HEAVY THE GOVERNMENT SAID HE THE GOVERNMENT SAID HE WITH MEDICARE AND WITH MEDICARE AND HONOR A GOVERNMENT TO HONOR A GOVERNMENT TO PORT SECURITY CONTRACT.
PORT SECURITY CONTRACT.
SENATOR MENENDEZ DEFENSE SENATOR MENENDEZ DEFENSE SAID NONE OF THIS WAS ILLEGAL.
SAID NONE OF THIS WAS ILLEGAL.
THEY'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A THEY'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A TIME AND SOME OF THE TIME AND SOME OF THE ALLEGATIONS DO SEEM TO FIT IN ALLEGATIONS DO SEEM TO FIT IN THAT FRIENDSHIP TERRITORY ABOUT THAT FRIENDSHIP TERRITORY ABOUT DOZEN FLIGHTS WITH THE SENATOR DOZEN FLIGHTS WITH THE SENATOR N HIS PRIVATE PLANES AND N HIS PRIVATE PLANES AND VACATIONS.
VACATIONS.
PLAINE TRAIN TRIPS ON HIS PLAINE TRAIN TRIPS ON HIS AND REPORTS.
AND REPORTS.
TIMELINE K AT THE TIMELINE K AT THE THERE IS SOME PRETTY CAREFUL THERE IS SOME PRETTY CAREFUL CHECKS THAT BETWEEN CHECKS THAT BETWEEN THE DOCTOR WROTE TO SENATOR THE DOCTOR WROTE TO SENATOR MENENDEZ AT THE TIME HE'S MENENDEZ AT THE TIME HE'S DOORS AND CALLING DOORS AND CALLING ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND SECRETARY H CABINET SECRETARY H CABINET AS AS >> HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM >> HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM HE CASE THAT WAS BROUGHT HE CASE THAT WAS BROUGHT IN NST GOVERNOR MCDO NOTL IN NST GOVERNOR MCDO NOTL VIRGINIA.
VIRGINIA.
CASE WAS ERT MCDONALD CASE WAS ERT MCDONALD A BIG SUCCESS IN THE JUSTICE A BIG SUCCESS IN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL BRING THIS DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL BRING THIS CASE.
CASE.
HAD SOMEONE WHO NEVER HAD SOMEONE WHO NEVER MET BOB MCDONALD CAME OUT OF MET BOB MCDONALD CAME OUT OF TURNED STATES TURNED STATES EVIDENCE AND AGREED TO TESTIFY EVIDENCE AND AGREED TO TESTIFY FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
YOU HAVE NONE OF THESE THINGS YOU HAVE NONE OF THESE THINGS GET HIM THEY TRIED TO GET HIM THEY TRIED TO TO TESTIFY AGAINST SENATOR TO TESTIFY AGAINST SENATOR MENENDEZ AND NO DEAL THERE AND MENENDEZ AND NO DEAL THERE AND OTHER.
VE KNOWN EACH OTHER.
VE KNOWN EACH >> THE GENEROSITY ISN'T >> THE GENEROSITY ISN'T --ESSARILY CORRUPTION OR NICENS --ESSARILY CORRUPTION OR NICENS >> THAT'S TRUE.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
HAS CT THE SUPREME COURT HAS CT THE SUPREME COURT SAID, IT'S NOT ILLEGAL.
SAID, IT'S NOT ILLEGAL.
THE STANDARD OF PROOF HERE IS THE STANDARD OF PROOF HERE IS TO PROVE THATMENT TO PROVE THATMENT ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER.
ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER.
MENENDEZ ASKS FOR MENENDEZ ASKS FOR FAVORS.
THEN DID FAVORS.
THEN DID >> ANY LESSONS FROM THE >> ANY LESSONS FROM THE OF ECUTION NOT TOO LONG AGO OF ECUTION NOT TOO LONG AGO THE LATE FORMER SENATOR TED THE LATE FORMER SENATOR TED STEVENS OF ALASKA?
STEVENS OF ALASKA?
A HUGE SET BACK.
A HUGE SET BACK.
REMEMBER THE STEVENS CASE WAS REMEMBER THE STEVENS CASE WAS SIMPLE.
SIMPLE.
THAT LED TO REPORT WORK THAT LED TO REPORT WORK WAS DONE ON HIS HOUSE BOY AN OIL WAS DONE ON HIS HOUSE BOY AN OIL COMPANY EXECUTIVE.
COMPANY EXECUTIVE.
AND THE FF THE RAILS AND THE FF THE RAILS JUDGE THREW THE CASE OUT AND JUDGE THREW THE CASE OUT AND RETRIED -- TRIED TO RETRY IT AND RETRIED -- TRIED TO RETRY IT AND WAY BECAUSE HE SAID WAY BECAUSE HE SAID THERE WAS MISCONDUCT AND THEY THERE WAS MISCONDUCT AND THEY FAILED TO TURN OVER EVIDEN FAILED TO TURN OVER EVIDEN THE DEFENSE.
THE DEFENSE.
> I'M WONDERING WHAT IF HE > I'M WONDERING WHAT IF HE COULD PROVE THEY WERE GOOD COULD PROVE THEY WERE GOOD RIENDS AND THEY TOOK VACATIONS RIENDS AND THEY TOOK VACATIONS THOUGHI THOUGHI TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
THESE PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY THESE PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY CLOSE.
CLOSE.
THAT?E PROVE THAT?E PROVE >> I DON'T THINK THEY'LL TROUBLE >> I DON'T THINK THEY'LL TROUBLE PROVING THAT THEY WERE GOOD PROVING THAT THEY WERE GOOD PROVES.
PROVES.
BECAUSE THEY WERE.
BECAUSE THEY WERE.
A CLOSE ASSOCIATION.
A CLOSE ASSOCIATION.
IT MAY BE DIFFERENT IF HE WAS IT MAY BE DIFFERENT IF HE WAS CONSTITUENT.
CONSTITUENT.
BUT MENENDEZ IS A BIG DEAL IN BUT MENENDEZ IS A BIG DEAL IN HISPANIC D THE HISPANIC D THE COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY.
THESE WERE NOT CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
THESE WERE NOT CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
EASTER BASKET UR EASTER BASKET UR OF CHOCOLATES.
OF CHOCOLATES.
THIS WAS CHECKS TO HIS CAMPAIGN THIS WAS CHECKS TO HIS CAMPAIGN PACKS THAT WOULD PACKS THAT WOULD MENENDEZ AT THE MENENDEZ AT THE TIME HE WAS DOING FAVORS.
TIME HE WAS DOING FAVORS.
>> SENATOR SAID IN HIS DEFENSE >> SENATOR SAID IN HIS DEFENSE HE WOULD WAS GOING TO PROVE THIS HE WOULD WAS GOING TO PROVE THIS WRONG AND PEOPLE ARE JUST TRYING WRONG AND PEOPLE ARE JUST TRYING TO SLIME HIM.
TO SLIME HIM.
AT STRONG IS HIS DEFENSE AT STRONG IS HIS DEFENSE THIS POINT?
THIS POINT?
>> WELL, HE'S RIGHT CERTAINLY >> WELL, HE'S RIGHT CERTAINLY BOUT THE KIND OF STRANGE BOUT THE KIND OF STRANGE TAUEDRY ORIGINS OF THIS, RUMORS TAUEDRY ORIGINS OF THIS, RUMORS DOING THE THEY WERE DOING THE THEY WERE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WHICH TURNED DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WHICH TURNED GOT THETO BE TRUE WHICH GOT THETO BE TRUE WHICH GOVERNMENT CURIOUS ABOUT THEIR GOVERNMENT CURIOUS ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
RELATIONSHIP.
THE INDICTMENT WAS MORE THE INDICTMENT WAS MORE DETAILED.
DETAILED.
NUMBER OF PLANE FLIGHTS AND NUMBER OF PLANE FLIGHTS AND HE'S CHARGED WITH NOT ONLY HE'S CHARGED WITH NOT ONLY BUT RY AND CORRUPTION BUT RY AND CORRUPTION FAILURE TO REPORT A LOT OF THE FAILURE TO REPORT A LOT OF THE THINGS AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS A THINGS AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS A THERE.GOOD CASE THERE.GOOD CASE >> HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THIS >> HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THIS WILL COME TO TRIAL AND DO YOU WILL COME TO TRIAL AND DO YOU THINK HE'LL BE IN SENATOR FOR A THINK HE'LL BE IN SENATOR FOR A A LONG TIME.
A LONG TIME.
>> THE GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO >> THE GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO WITHIN THE NEXT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
FEW MONTHS.
>> HE STEPPED DOWN AS RANKING >> HE STEPPED DOWN AS RANKING OF THE FINANCIAL OF THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE -- COMMITTEE -- RELATION COMMITTEE.
RELATION COMMITTEE.
>> JUST IT IN TIME WE ARE RIGHT >> JUST IT IN TIME WE ARE RIGHT MIDDLE OF A MAJOR MIDDLE OF A MAJOR CULTURE CLASH.
CULTURE CLASH.
THIS TIME IN THE STATES AND THIS THIS TIME IN THE STATES AND THIS TIME AN OUT GROWTH ABOUT FREEDOM TIME AN OUT GROWTH ABOUT FREEDOM AND DISCRIMINATION AND FREEDOM AND DISCRIMINATION AND FREEDOM DISCRIMINATION.
DISCRIMINATION.
ADD TO THAT A RATTLED BUSINESS ADD TO THAT A RATTLED BUSINESS AND YOU HAVE A SPICY AND YOU HAVE A SPICY STEW THAT HAS ALREADY LEAKED STEW THAT HAS ALREADY LEAKED INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, JOHN.
JOHN.
>> IT ABSOLUTELY HAS AND THIS IS >> IT ABSOLUTELY HAS AND THIS IS INTO AN IS G WINDOW INTO AN IS G WINDOW A RESPECT OF THE SWEEPING CHANGE A RESPECT OF THE SWEEPING CHANGE HAT WE'VE SEEN IN NATIONAL HAT WE'VE SEEN IN NATIONAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS GUY MARRIAGE.
ATTITUDES TOWARDS GUY MARRIAGE.
JUST 11 YEARS AGO THE BUSH JUST 11 YEARS AGO THE BUSH IN 2004 WAS RUNNING AND IN 2004 WAS RUNNING AND AISING THE SPECTOR OF GAY AISING THE SPECTOR OF GAY MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
ELL PUBLIC OPINION, YOUNGER ELL PUBLIC OPINION, YOUNGER GENERATION HAS DRAMATICALLY GENERATION HAS DRAMATICALLY CHANGED.
CHANGED.
> WAS THIS ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE > WAS THIS ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE OR ABOUT BUSINESSES BEING ABLE OR ABOUT BUSINESSES BEING ABLE TO DECIDE.
TO DECIDE.
>> IT'S ABOUT BUSINESSES BUT >> IT'S ABOUT BUSINESSES BUT OUT OF THAT SHIFT.
OUT OF THAT SHIFT.
WHAT YOU HAD WAS IN THE STATE OF WHAT YOU HAD WAS IN THE STATE OF NDIANA IN THE WAKE OF A NDIANA IN THE WAKE OF A DECISION THAT OCCURRED IN NEW DECISION THAT OCCURRED IN NEW YOU HIRE NEW MEXICO WHEN YOU HIRE NEW MEXICO WHEN HAD A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT DIDN'T HAD A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT DIDN'T WANT TO SHOOT A SAME SEX WEDDING WANT TO SHOOT A SAME SEX WEDDING OF INDIANA STATE OF INDIANA STATE ENACTING A VERSION OF A LAW THAT ENACTING A VERSION OF A LAW THAT OTHER STATES THAT ONAL OTHER STATES THAT ONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION DESIGNED TO TELL DESIGNED TO TELL CULTURAL CONSERVATIVES WE'LL CULTURAL CONSERVATIVES WE'LL ROTECT YOUR BELIEFS AS ROTECT YOUR BELIEFS AS CHRISTIANS WHICH IN MANY CASES CHRISTIANS WHICH IN MANY CASES OR BECOMING ANT OR BECOMING ANT TOWARDS SAME SEX MARRIAGE.
TOWARDS SAME SEX MARRIAGE.
THIS WAS DIFFERENT FROM SOME OF THIS WAS DIFFERENT FROM SOME OF OF THE R LAWS BECAUSE OF THE R LAWS BECAUSE FOR PROFIT D THAT A FOR PROFIT D THAT A BUSINESS COULD CLAIM AS A BUSINESS COULD CLAIM AS A DEFENSE RELIGIOUS BELIEF AGAINST DEFENSE RELIGIOUS BELIEF AGAINST NOT BROUGHT BECAUSE OF NOT BROUGHT BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT COMPULSION BUT GOVERNMENT COMPULSION BUT INDIVIDUAL.AN INDIVIDUAL.AN IT WAS DESIGNED AND SOME OF THE IT WAS DESIGNED AND SOME OF THE PROPONENTS SAID IT WAS DESIGNED PROPONENTS SAID IT WAS DESIGNED ABLE OMPLISH WHAT WAS NOT ABLE OMPLISH WHAT WAS NOT TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY CONSERVATIVES IN NEW MEXICO.
CONSERVATIVES IN NEW MEXICO.
TO VINDICATE THE RIGHTS OF THE TO VINDICATE THE RIGHTS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER NOT TO SHOOTL SAME PHOTOGRAPHER NOT TO SHOOTL SAME SEX WEDDING.
SEX WEDDING.
IT PRODUCED A TREMENDOUS IT PRODUCED A TREMENDOUS BACKLASH AND YOU SAW MANY LARGE BACKLASH AND YOU SAW MANY LARGE SHOWS THE LIMITS SHOWS THE LIMITS OF HOW RED STATES, POCKETS OF OF HOW RED STATES, POCKETS OF CAN ADVANCE THEIR CAN ADVANCE THEIR AGENDA AGENDA AGENDA.
AGENDA.
YOU HAVE THEM ALL SPEAKING UP YOU HAVE THEM ALL SPEAKING UP SAYING WE'RE NOT FOR THIS.
SAYING WE'RE NOT FOR THIS.
TREMENDOUS AND TREMENDOUS AND INDIANA TRIED TO CALM THE STORM INDIANA TRIED TO CALM THE STORM AT THE END OF THE WEEK.
AT THE END OF THE WEEK.
>> THIS IS GOING IN ARKANSAS >> THIS IS GOING IN ARKANSAS TOO.
TOO.
TAKE THE AIR OUT OF TAKE THE AIR OUT OF THIS MOVEMENT BECAUSE OTHER THIS MOVEMENT BECAUSE OTHER STATES WANT DO THE SAME THING.
STATES WANT DO THE SAME THING.
>> I THINK OTHER STATES ARE >> I THINK OTHER STATES ARE ABOUT DOING WHAT HE TRIED ABOUT DOING WHAT HE TRIED TO DO IN INDIANA.
TO DO IN INDIANA.
MITCH DANIELS MITCH DANIELS COUNSELLED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO COUNSELLED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE NEED TO TAKE A TRUCE IN THE WE NEED TO TAKE A TRUCE IN THE WARS, STEP BACK FROM WARS, STEP BACK FROM THOSE, THAT'S BECAUSE THOSE, THAT'S BECAUSE REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE LOSING REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE LOSING NATIONALLY.
NATIONALLY.
MIKE PENCE WAS BEAT UP BADLY AND MIKE PENCE WAS BEAT UP BADLY AND HUTCHISON SAW WHAT WAS HUTCHISON SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BACKED AWAY AND SAID HAPPENING, BACKED AWAY AND SAID SIGN THE T GOING TO SIGN THE T GOING TO BILL THAT'S MOVING THROUGH BILL THAT'S MOVING THROUGH LEGISLATE ARE WITH THE SAME LEGISLATE ARE WITH THE SAME CITED THE FACT THAT CITED THE FACT THAT HIS OWN KID DISAGREED WITH HIM HIS OWN KID DISAGREED WITH HIM AND MADE THOSE DISAGREEMENTS AND MADE THOSE DISAGREEMENTS KNOWN.
KNOWN.
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT >> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT GOVERNOR PENCE AND HOW MUCH GOVERNOR PENCE AND HOW MUCH HOW RE A BELL WEATHER FOR HOW RE A BELL WEATHER FOR THE CANDIDATES IN THE NEXT THE CANDIDATES IN THE NEXT ELECTION HOW THEY MIGHT CAMPAIGN ELECTION HOW THEY MIGHT CAMPAIGN CULTURE WAR ISSUES GIVEN THE CULTURE WAR ISSUES GIVEN THE FALL OUT.
FALL OUT.
AND SAYING THESE AND SAYING THESE SHAMELESS FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES SHAMELESS FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES ON THE RIGHTS OF ON THE RIGHTS OF CONSERVATIVES.
CONSERVATIVES.
THE ONES WHO HAVE THE EYE ON THE THE ONES WHO HAVE THE EYE ON THE TO WIN THE IS TO WIN THE IS PRESIDENCY WILL STEP AWAY FROM PRESIDENCY WILL STEP AWAY FROM JEB BUSH TAKE JEB BUSH TAKE TWO DIFFERENT POINTS OF THE TWO DIFFERENT POINTS OF THE WEEK, ONE HE SAID THAT INDIANA WEEK, ONE HE SAID THAT INDIANA RIGHT THING AND RIGHT THING AND AFTER THE BACKLASH OCCURRED IN AFTER THE BACKLASH OCCURRED IN INDIANA MOVED TO FIX THEIR LAW INDIANA MOVED TO FIX THEIR LAW SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A MORE CONSENSUS ORIENTED MORE CONSENSUS ORIENTED APPROACH.
APPROACH.
>> HOW DID THIS SPOTLIGHT THIS >> HOW DID THIS SPOTLIGHT THIS DIVIDE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY DIVIDE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IGHT NOW WHAT ARE THE IGHT NOW WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THAT IN 2016.
IMPLICATIONS FOR THAT IN 2016.
A THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS A THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS HUGELY DISPROPORTIONATE HUGELY DISPROPORTIONATE EVANGELICAL EVANGELICAL CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS BUT NOT CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS BUT NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO A MAJORITY ANYWHERE CLOSE TO A MAJORITY ABOUT A QUARTER OF ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE VOTE AND REPUBLICANS HAVE THE VOTE AND REPUBLICANS HAVE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO THE PRIMARY VOTERS THE PRIMARY VOTERS WITHOUT TURNING OFF YOUNG PEOPLE WITHOUT TURNING OFF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MOVING VERY RAPIDLY IN ARE MOVING VERY RAPIDLY IN THE DIRECTION OF TOLERANCE.
THE DIRECTION OF TOLERANCE.
DEBATE IN INDIANA AND DEBATE IN INDIANA AND ARKANSAS REALLY TOOK OFF AFTER A ARKANSAS REALLY TOOK OFF AFTER A BIG BUSINESS GOT INVOLVED AS WE BIG BUSINESS GOT INVOLVED AS WE A REMINDER AS A REMINDER AS FTEN AS NOT MONEY DRIVES HE FTEN AS NOT MONEY DRIVES HE DEBATE.
DEBATE.
THAT'S WHAT SHE WROTE ABOUT.
THAT'S WHAT SHE WROTE ABOUT.
HE WROTE ABOUT A NEW TWIST AND HE WROTE ABOUT A NEW TWIST AND NON-PROFIT GROUP THAT RAISES NON-PROFIT GROUP THAT RAISES WITH FROM ANONYMOUS DONORS WITH FROM ANONYMOUS DONORS THE SCARCELY DISGUISED GOAL OF THE SCARCELY DISGUISED GOAL OF SUPPORTING A SINGLE CANDIDATE.
SUPPORTING A SINGLE CANDIDATE.
THEY CREATED A NEW HYBRID MONEY THEY CREATED A NEW HYBRID MONEY FUNNEL.
FUNNEL.
WORKS.N HOW IT WORKS.N HOW IT NON-PROFIT AS AN NON-PROFIT AS AN GROUP.
GROUP.
THE BUSH FOLKS DID NOT ANNOUNCE THE BUSH FOLKS DID NOT ANNOUNCE HIS, BUT MY COLLEAGUE AND I HIS, BUT MY COLLEAGUE AND I STUMBLED ACROSS THIS AND WHAT'S STUMBLED ACROSS THIS AND WHAT'S DARK MONEY OUTLET IS DARK MONEY OUTLET IS FOR SUPPORTERS OF GOVERNOR BUSH.
FOR SUPPORTERS OF GOVERNOR BUSH.
F YOU GIVE MONEY TO A F YOU GIVE MONEY TO A NON-PROFIT THEY CAN ACCEPT NON-PROFIT THEY CAN ACCEPT MONDMONEY MONDMONEY FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FROM INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS AND THESE GROUPS CORPORATIONS AND THESE GROUPS ACTUALLY HAVE QUITE A BIT OF ACTUALLY HAVE QUITE A BIT OF ATITUDE ABOUT HOW THEY ENGAGE ATITUDE ABOUT HOW THEY ENGAGE IN POLITICS.
IN POLITICS.
> THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO > THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO COLLABORATE WITH THE ACTL COLLABORATE WITH THE ACTL CANDIDATE.
CANDIDATE.
THE SAME?ME IS THE SAME?ME IS >> GOVERNOR BUSH HAS A SORT OF >> GOVERNOR BUSH HAS A SORT OF WITH LENGTH RELATIONSHIP WITH LENGTH RELATIONSHIP RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW.
>> MUST BE A COINCIDENCE.
>> MUST BE A COINCIDENCE.
> HIS LEADERSHIP PACK IS ALSO > HIS LEADERSHIP PACK IS ALSO NAMED RIGHT TO RISE.
NAMED RIGHT TO RISE.
AND HE IS DOING A LOT OF AND HE IS DOING A LOT OF FUNDRAISERS FOR BOTH OF THE FUNDRAISERS FOR BOTH OF THE FACTS.
FACTS.
BUT THIS ALLY OF HIS SAYS THEY BUT THIS ALLY OF HIS SAYS THEY CHOSE THE GAME AND SET IT UP CHOSE THE GAME AND SET IT UP HIS SE THEY BELIEVE IN HIS SE THEY BELIEVE IN PRINCIPALS AND WANT TO PROMOTE PRINCIPALS AND WANT TO PROMOTE HIS POLICIES AND NOT WANT TO RUN HIS POLICIES AND NOT WANT TO RUN THIS IS GOING TO BE A THIS IS GOING TO BE A POLICY SHOP.
POLICY SHOP.
CIAVOID TO MAKE DONATIONS TO A CIAVOID TO MAKE DONATIONS TO A SUPER PACK THIS SUPER PACK THIS GROUP WILL POST ONLINE ALL OF GROUP WILL POST ONLINE ALL OF ITS POLICY PAPERS JUST FOR ITS POLICY PAPERS JUST FOR WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED SO IT'S A WAY TO GET SOME SO IT'S A WAY TO GET SOME MONEY INTO THE MONEY INTO THE STPRA /* /- INSTPRA STPRA /* /- INSTPRA STRUCTURE.
>> SO, THERE WILL BE POLICY BUSH'S CAMPAIGN BUSH'S CAMPAIGN AS WELL.
AS WELL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING BECAUSE BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING BECAUSE MONEY NS CAN ONLY RAISE MONEY NS CAN ONLY RAISE VERY LIMITED INCREMENTS THAT VERY LIMITED INCREMENTS THAT ADVISORS TO CANDIDATES OR WOULD ADVISORS TO CANDIDATES OR WOULD CANDIDATES ARE BECOMING CANDIDATES ARE BECOMING ABOUT OUT SCORE IS ABOUT OUT SCORE IS THEM.
THEM.
>> WE SAW THERE WERE INDEPENDENT >> WE SAW THERE WERE INDEPENDENT AND NOW WE HAVE THIS AND NOW WE HAVE THIS NON-PROFIT POLICY SHOP THAT NON-PROFIT POLICY SHOP THAT DISCLOSE.VE TO DISCLOSE.VE TO HOW MUCH OF THE MONEY WILL BE HOW MUCH OF THE MONEY WILL BE WHERE THERE IS NO WHERE THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABLEABILITY?
ACCOUNTABLEABILITY?
>> IT'S A BIG QUESTION BECAUSE >> IT'S A BIG QUESTION BECAUSE WHO ARE OTHER CANDIDATES WHO ARE OTHER CANDIDATES HAVE NON-PROFIT GROUPS WHO ARE HAVE NON-PROFIT GROUPS WHO ARE EFFORTS.NG EFFORTS.NG OVERNOR HUCKABEE AND GOVERNOR OVERNOR HUCKABEE AND GOVERNOR PERRY AND IF THOSE GROUPS BECOME PERRY AND IF THOSE GROUPS BECOME ACTIVE THOSE WILL BE ACTIVE THOSE WILL BE WILL BRING THAT WILL BRING THAT MORE UNDISCLOSED MONEY INTO THE MORE UNDISCLOSED MONEY INTO THE CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN.
JEB BUSH QUESTION.
JEB BUSH QUESTION.
HE ENCOUNTERED HE ENCOUNTERED IMMIGRATION FOR IMMIGRATION FOR SOME OF THE REASONS WE TALKED SOME OF THE REASONS WE TALKED ABOUT BECAUSE HE'S EYEING THE ABOUT BECAUSE HE'S EYEING THE PRIMARY.ORE THAN THE PRIMARY.ORE THAN THE HOW MUCH CAN THIS NON-PROFIT AND HOW MUCH CAN THIS NON-PROFIT AND FINANCIAL BAGS OF MONEY, FINANCIAL BAGS OF MONEY, HOW MUCH CAN THAT PROTECT HIM HOW MUCH CAN THAT PROTECT HIM RESISTANCE?
RESISTANCE?
ON E HAS SEEMED VERY WETTED ON E HAS SEEMED VERY WETTED IMMIGRATION AND COMMON CORE.
IMMIGRATION AND COMMON CORE.
IN OUTREACH AND FOCUS CAN BE IN OUTREACH AND FOCUS CAN BE THE PRIMARIES.
THE PRIMARIES.
HERE IS WHY I THINK I MAKE A HERE IS WHY I THINK I MAKE A STRONG GENERAL ELECTION STRONG GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE.
CANDIDATE.
A LOT OF IT MONEY COULD COME A LOT OF IT MONEY COULD COME THAT SHARE TIONS THAT SHARE TIONS VIEWS NOT THESE THING.
VIEWS NOT THESE THING.
>> THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
THANKS A LOT ESPECIALLY FOR YOU THANKS A LOT ESPECIALLY FOR YOU WHO IS FALLING OFF.
WHO IS FALLING OFF.
AT THE TAKE A AT THE TAKE A MOMENT TO CONDOLENCES OF SARA MOMENT TO CONDOLENCES OF SARA BRADY.
BRADY.
SHE FOUND HER FLAT FORM AFTER SHE FOUND HER FLAT FORM AFTER OF MPTED ASSASSINATION OF MPTED ASSASSINATION PRESIDENT REAGAN AND JIM BRADY.
PRESIDENT REAGAN AND JIM BRADY.
DIED OF PNEUMONIA TODAY AT DIED OF PNEUMONIA TODAY AT THE AGE OF 73.
THE AGE OF 73.
NO TIME MORE TO SAY BUT NO TIME MORE TO SAY BUT TO SAY IT EXCEPT ONLINE WHERE TO SAY IT EXCEPT ONLINE WHERE OUR CONVERSATION CONTINUES ON OUR CONVERSATION CONTINUES ON WASHINGTON WEEK WEB CAST WASHINGTON WEEK WEB CAST WHERE AMONG OTHER THINGS WHY SO WHERE AMONG OTHER THINGS WHY SO ARE CHOOSING THIS MONTH TO ARE CHOOSING THIS MONTH TO FORMALLY ANNOUNCE THEY'RE FORMALLY ANNOUNCE THEY'RE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT FINALLY.
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT FINALLY.
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