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>>> FULL DISCLOSURE, FRESHMAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN FROM NEW
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN FROM NEW JERSEY TOM MALINOWSKI AND I BOTH
JERSEY TOM MALINOWSKI AND I BOTH SERVED ON THE STAFF OF SENATOR
SERVED ON THE STAFF OF SENATOR DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN BEFORE
DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN BEFORE TOM WENT ON TO SERVE IN THE
TOM WENT ON TO SERVE IN THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION AND MOST
CLINTON ADMINISTRATION AND MOST RECENTLY IN THE OBAMA STATE
RECENTLY IN THE OBAMA STATE DEPARTMENT AS ASSISTANT
DEPARTMENT AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND
DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR.
LABOR. IN THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS
IN THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TODAY TOM MALINOWSKI
COMMITTEE TODAY TOM MALINOWSKI HAD A CHANCE TO QUESTION DONALD
HAD A CHANCE TO QUESTION DONALD TRUMP'S SECRETARY OF STATE, MIKE
TRUMP'S SECRETARY OF STATE, MIKE POMPEO.
POMPEO. >> IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SO
>> IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SO FORCEFUL IN DENOUNCING
FORCEFUL IN DENOUNCING SOCIALISM, WHY IS THE
SOCIALISM, WHY IS THE ADMINISTRATION SO HIGH ON
ADMINISTRATION SO HIGH ON COMMUNISM?
COMMUNISM? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I MEAN, THE VERY STATEMENT THERE
I MEAN, THE VERY STATEMENT THERE IS PRETTY OUTRAGEOUS.
IS PRETTY OUTRAGEOUS. >> WELL, I'M TALKING ABOUT NORTH
>> WELL, I'M TALKING ABOUT NORTH KOREA, SIR.
KOREA, SIR. THE MOST PERFECTLY REALIZED
THE MOST PERFECTLY REALIZED COMMUNIST STATE IN HISTORY, A
COMMUNIST STATE IN HISTORY, A COUNTRY WHERE THE STATE OWNS
COUNTRY WHERE THE STATE OWNS EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE.
EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE. AND YET THE ADMINISTRATION IS
AND YET THE ADMINISTRATION IS REPEATEDLY REFERRING TO HOW IT
REPEATEDLY REFERRING TO HOW IT HAS, QUOTE, AWESOME ECONOMIC
HAS, QUOTE, AWESOME ECONOMIC POTENTIAL, HOW IT CAN BECOME AN
POTENTIAL, HOW IT CAN BECOME AN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE, QUOTE
ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE, QUOTE UNQUOTE.
UNQUOTE. WITHOUT CHANGING ITS SYSTEM.
WITHOUT CHANGING ITS SYSTEM. SIMPLY BY GIVING UP NUCLEAR
SIMPLY BY GIVING UP NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
WEAPONS. >> CONGRESSMAN MALINOWSKI WAS
>> CONGRESSMAN MALINOWSKI WAS JUST GETTING WARMED UP.
JUST GETTING WARMED UP. >> I'M ASKING BECAUSE THERE'S A
>> I'M ASKING BECAUSE THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF RHETORIC ABOUT
WHOLE LOT OF RHETORIC ABOUT LIKING KIM JONG UN, FALLING IN
LIKING KIM JONG UN, FALLING IN LOVE WITH KIM JONG UN, KIM JONG
LOVE WITH KIM JONG UN, KIM JONG UN BEING OUR FRIEND.
UN BEING OUR FRIEND. AND SO LET ME ASK YOU, WHY IS
AND SO LET ME ASK YOU, WHY IS LIKING KIM JONG UN A SUFFICIENT
LIKING KIM JONG UN A SUFFICIENT REASON TO CANCEL OR NOT TO
REASON TO CANCEL OR NOT TO PURSUE SANCTIONS AGAINST
PURSUE SANCTIONS AGAINST COMPANIES HELPING HIS NUCLEAR
COMPANIES HELPING HIS NUCLEAR PROGRAM AS THE WHITE HOUSE SAID
PROGRAM AS THE WHITE HOUSE SAID LAST WEEK?
LAST WEEK? QUOTING THE WHITE HOUSE THERE.
QUOTING THE WHITE HOUSE THERE. >> THERE HAVE BEEN MORE
>> THERE HAVE BEEN MORE SANCTIONS PUT IN PLACE BY THIS
SANCTIONS PUT IN PLACE BY THIS ADMINISTRATION WITH A GLOBAL
ADMINISTRATION WITH A GLOBAL COALITION THAN AT ANY TIME IN
COALITION THAN AT ANY TIME IN THE WORLD'S HISTORY, SIR.
THE WORLD'S HISTORY, SIR. >> AND YET LIKING HIM IS CITED
>> AND YET LIKING HIM IS CITED AS A REASON NOT TO DO MORE.
AS A REASON NOT TO DO MORE. >> LAST WEEK PRESIDENT TRUMP
>> LAST WEEK PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETED THAT HE WAS GOING TO
TWEETED THAT HE WAS GOING TO UNDO SOME SANCTIONS ON NORTH
UNDO SOME SANCTIONS ON NORTH KOREA.
KOREA. THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY THEN ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING,
THEN ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING, "PRESIDENT TRUMP LIKES CHAIRMAN
"PRESIDENT TRUMP LIKES CHAIRMAN KIM, AND HE DOESN'T THINK THESE
KIM, AND HE DOESN'T THINK THESE SANCTIONS WILL BE NECESSARY."
SANCTIONS WILL BE NECESSARY." >> IS KIM JONG UN RESPONSIBLE
>> IS KIM JONG UN RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING NORTH KOREA'S
FOR MAINTAINING NORTH KOREA'S SYSTEM OF LABOR CAMPS?
SYSTEM OF LABOR CAMPS? >> HE IS THE LEADER OF THE
>> HE IS THE LEADER OF THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> IS HE RESPONSIBLE FOR
>> IS HE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING THE EXECUTION OF HIS
ORDERING THE EXECUTION OF HIS UNCLE, THE ASSASSINATION BY
UNCLE, THE ASSASSINATION BY CHEMICAL AGENT OF HIS HALF
CHEMICAL AGENT OF HIS HALF BROTHER?
BROTHER? >> HE IS THE LEADER OF THE
>> HE IS THE LEADER OF THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> WAS HE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
>> WAS HE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECISION NOT TO ALLOW OTTO
DECISION NOT TO ALLOW OTTO WARMBIER TO COME HOME UNTIL HE
WARMBIER TO COME HOME UNTIL HE WAS ON DEATH'S DOOR?
WAS ON DEATH'S DOOR? >> I'LL LEAVE THE PRESIDENT'S
>> I'LL LEAVE THE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT TO STAND.
STATEMENT TO STAND. HE MADE THAT STATEMENT.
HE MADE THAT STATEMENT. WE ALL KNOW THAT THE NORTH
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE NORTH KOREAN REGIME WAS RESPONSIBLE
KOREAN REGIME WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED TO
FOR THE TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED TO OTTO WARMBIER.
OTTO WARMBIER. I'VE MET THAT FAMILY.
I'VE MET THAT FAMILY. I KNOW THOSE PEOPLE.
I KNOW THOSE PEOPLE. I LOVE THEM DEARLY.
I LOVE THEM DEARLY. THEY SUFFERED MIGHTILY, SIR.
THEY SUFFERED MIGHTILY, SIR. >> SO WHAT'S TO LIKE?
>> SO WHAT'S TO LIKE? >> THEY SUFFERED MIGHTILY, SIR.
>> THEY SUFFERED MIGHTILY, SIR. >> SO WHAT'S TO LIKE ABOUT KIM
>> SO WHAT'S TO LIKE ABOUT KIM JONG UN?
JONG UN? >> DON'T MAKE THIS A POLITICAL
>> DON'T MAKE THIS A POLITICAL FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. IT'S INAPPROPRIATE.
IT'S INAPPROPRIATE. IT'S INAPPROPRIATE TO DO.
IT'S INAPPROPRIATE TO DO. >> WELL, WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE
>> WELL, WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THAT SANCTIONS DECISIONS
SAYS THAT SANCTIONS DECISIONS ARE BASED ON LIKING KIM JONG UN
ARE BASED ON LIKING KIM JONG UN UN --
UN -- >> POLITICAL FOOTBALL.
>> POLITICAL FOOTBALL. THAT'S WHAT MIKE POMPEO CALLS
THAT'S WHAT MIKE POMPEO CALLS THE QUESTION SO WHAT'S TO LIKE
THE QUESTION SO WHAT'S TO LIKE ABOUT KIM JONG UN?
ABOUT KIM JONG UN? MIKE POMPEO KNOWS THE ANSWER TO
MIKE POMPEO KNOWS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS NOTHING.
THAT QUESTION IS NOTHING. BUT MIKE POMPEO ALSO KNOWS THAT
BUT MIKE POMPEO ALSO KNOWS THAT HE COULD LOSE HIS JOB FOR
HE COULD LOSE HIS JOB FOR TELLING THAT ONE-WORD TRUTH IN
TELLING THAT ONE-WORD TRUTH IN TODAY'S HEARING.
TODAY'S HEARING. MIKE POMPEO WAS TERRIFIED.
MIKE POMPEO WAS TERRIFIED. TERRIFIED TO TELL THAT TRUTH IN
TERRIFIED TO TELL THAT TRUTH IN THAT HEARING TODAY.
THAT HEARING TODAY. BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP ALLOWS HIS
BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP ALLOWS HIS APPOINTED OFFICIALS JUST ABOUT
APPOINTED OFFICIALS JUST ABOUT AS MUCH FREEDOM OF SPEECH AS KIM
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