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ZAIN ASHER, CNN ANCHOR: All right. And that's a wrap. That was certainly a very wide ranging press conference with President Donald Trump and the

leader of the Philippines.

They were supposed to talk about trade. Mr. Marcos Jr. is in Washington to seek a trade deal for his country, but that ended up being this really sort

of kitchen sink approach to domestic and foreign policy.

President Trump touching on Jerome Powell, of course, saying that he's not necessarily going to let him go, because after all, his term is up in about

eight months from now. They touched on a whole range of issues, including accusing President Obama of sedition.

Harnessing and just talking about and touting several conspiracy theories. He brought up the 2016 election, talking about the fact that there was so

much rigging happening. And that was all in an effort to divert from the Epstein files.

As soon as a reporter asked him about Jeffrey Epstein, he went on this sort of long tirade, accusing Obama of all sorts of things.

BIANNA GOLODRYGA, CNN ANCHOR: Yes. The reporter asked him specifically if he thought it was appropriate for the DOJ to be speaking with Ghislaine

Maxwell, and that's when he pivoted to going back to the 2016 election, the investigations there into Russia's interference, blaming President Obama.

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Obviously, we heard from DNI Tulsi Gabbard this week when which he claims that President Obama had actually called for what he said were falsehoods

in any sort of Russian involvement in the 2016 elections.

We could pull up the tape where you can actually hear President Obama after the election say that Russia didn't factor into the results of the election

itself, though we do know that -- that Russia did play a role in -- in terms of misinformation and disinformation --

ASHER: Right. Right.

GOLODRYGA: -- in that election. So much to get to. We want to kick it off.

ASHER: So let's bring in senior White House reporter Kevin Liptak. He's standing by. We've also got CNN political and national security analyst

David Sanger. And also senior White House reporter Stephen Collinson.

Kevin, let me start with you, because I don't even -- honestly, I don't even know where to begin. But I think what was really interesting is that

we thought we were going to really hear much from Marcos Jr. about the importance of trade and the relationship between the United States and the

important historic relationship between the United States and the Philippines.

Instead, President Trump deflected, completely deflected from, of course, the Epstein files, as we probably expected that he would. But --

KEVIN LIPTAK, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Yes.

ASHER: -- still, it was quite shocking some of the things that he -- he said there, Kevin.

LIPTAK: Yes. And it is evident that President Trump and his administration do believe that this matter involving the 2016 election and Russia's

potential influence in the results is now a way to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein matter.

And just to put some background here, last week, Tulsi Gabbard released information that she says was evidence of treasonous conspiracy to

undermine President Trump. The papers that she put out essentially twisted the intelligence. It didn't necessarily refute in the way that the

administration is claiming what the intelligence agencies found, which is that Russia did seek to influence the results, both by trying to see

whether they could tap into voting systems, but also to influence public opinion, including by leaking some of Hillary Clinton's emails and DNC

emails.

And so what the president is trying to do is accuse Obama officials, starting with Obama himself, undermining him. And the language he used in

this little press conference was really quite striking. He says that Obama was trying to lead a coup, that he was seditious.

He says that it's time to go after people. He said that Obama was the ringleader of this alleged attempt. He said that they caught Obama cold.

And he said all of these actions amount to treason.

So clearly, President Trump very strongly trying to use this as a way to undermine his predecessor. And I should note, this is not the first time.

He actually shared quite an alarming AI generated video on Sunday evening that depicted Obama being arrested in the Oval Office and then sitting in

prison in an orange jumpsuit. So both the president in his words today and in the things that he's been sharing on social media clearly trying to gin

all of this up,

I think it's important to note that what the administration has put out contradicts a Senate intelligence committee report that was released in

2017 that was led by Republicans that was signed by the president's Secretary of State Marco Rubio, that actually affirms some of these things

that Russia did in that election.

So a lot of what the president is saying is twisting what the intelligence actually found. But it is evident that the president wants to use this in

one way to distract from the Maxwell, or I'm sorry, from the Epstein matter, but also clearly to go after some of the Democrats who he says went

after him during his time in office.

And I think his intent, as he says, to go after people in the way that they went after him really just underscores what his ambitions here are.

GOLODRYGA: Yes. The president trying to distance himself and dismiss the growing controversies surrounding any sort of relationship he had with

Jeffrey Epstein and also the releasing of the Epstein files.

This comes just moments after House Speaker so that he would actually announce an early recess for the House to go into its August recess about a

week early and hoping to save off a growing pursuit and calls for a discharge petition that would see these files come to fruition here to the

public.

David Sanger, I'm going to ask you the easy question, and that is specifically as it relates to US-Philippine relations. The president was

meeting with the president of the Philippines, that is, of course, as we've prescribed the oldest, and we would say closest relationship between the

U.S. and an Asian Pacific country there. The alliance goes back a number of years and decades at that.

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And we've seen over the last few years and two administrations where we've seen the Philippine government and leadership pivot more to the United

States and away from China, this as a growing dispute with China and the Philippines, specifically as it relates to islands there in the South China

Sea.

Just talk about the significance of that relationship itself and what role this tariff conflict may have in impacting that relationship.

DAVID SANGER, CNN POLITICAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY ANALYST: Well, clearly, the President was wading into one of the most complex relationships the

United States has in Asia.

The United States had the Philippines as a colony after the Spanish- American War. The treaty, as you say, goes back to World War II era or just post-World War II era. And that -- that treaty requires the United States

to help defend the Philippines.

You heard President Marcos refer to the treaty repeatedly and try to refer somewhat gently to this huge dispute with China, which has resulted in

face-offs against between the Chinese Coast Guard. They've sent Coast Guard ships, not military ships, and the Philippines over fishing rights over

islands. You've seen water cannons being used. It's gotten pretty violent along the way.

But President Trump pretended as if none of that was happening because he didn't want this to complicate what's already a pretty complicated

relationship with the Chinese.

In fact, he turned the whole thing around as saying basically he had no problem with President Marcos developing a relationship with China. What

President Marcos really wants to do is make sure that his alliance is tight, his military alliance. And so you've got the president referring to

trade issues, and you had Marcos referring to the treaty issues.

And then, of course, came what you were just discussing, which was this remarkable accusation that President Obama had committed treason, had acted

seditiously through a trumped-up set of rewriting of history of what happened in 2016.

ASHER: David, stand by. Let me bring you in, Stephen Collinson. That's a perfect segue to what I was actually going to ask you anyway. And that is,

you know, when you hear the president pivot so blatantly, I mean, it wasn't even subtle. It was such a blatant pivot in terms of deflecting from the

Epstein controversy, really not a -- I mean, he sort of intimated that it was nonsense, but then instead just went on this tirade about President

Obama that he had acted seditiously.

Does that work with the American public? I mean, does that -- do people sort of look at that and know? And I'm talking about people who support the

president, his base, especially because that's where the controversy is right now.

Are they aware of what he is doing when he plays those sorts of games, Stephen?

STEPHEN COLLINSON, CNN POLITICS SENIOR REPORTER: Yes, but the evidence suggests that what the president has given them is also what they want. The

issue of whether his handling of this Epstein matter will placate the base, I think, is another thing.

You know, the speaker wouldn't be shutting down the house until September if there wasn't a political problem over this. And that is what he's doing.

What is interesting about this, I think, is that the president has repeatedly tried to distract over the last few days, and now he is

escalating his attempts to distract.

What that does is create an impression that he's very worried about the Epstein saga and that, so far, all of his attempts to distract have

actually made more people consider, well, what is actually going on here? It's feeding the conspiracy theory and the idea that the Justice Department

figures that Trump appointed, who spent months hyping up the Epstein conspiracy, now in the execution of their official duties in the cabinet,

have become part of that conspiracy in the deep state by suppressing it.

So you can see how this goes round and round. I think it was really clear in that news conference, both on the Epstein issue and the issue of Russian

election meddling that Kevin and David were talking about.

We are seeing in real time the active weaponization of the justice and intelligence agencies in the U.S. government in pursuit of President

Trump's personal goals.

This is something that has been happening throughout the administration, but I think it's reached a new pitch. That was why so many people were

worried about Trump's reelection and the impact in the long term it could have on American democracy.

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GOLODRYGA: Right. Even the president saying and picking and choosing and parsing which FBI director he trusts, you know, going after Comey again,

but saying this current FBI director that I have now, now I believe them. And that is speaking to -- to the point you just made and really, really

hurting the independence of these institutions that keep them sound and so powerful for so many years.

Kevin Liptak, David Sanger, Stephen Collinson, never a dull day. Thank you for helping us break it down. Really appreciate it. We'll be right back

with more.

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GOLODRYGA: All right. Welcome back to "One World." I'm Bianna Golodryga.

ASHER: As we have been reporting for so long now, the humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire. Foreign ministers from 25 countries are

condemning what they call the drip feeding of aid to starving Palestinians. Situation is so desperate that one of the world's largest news agencies

Agence France-Presse, will begin pulling journalists out of Gaza because they simply do not have enough food to eat.

GOLODRYGA: Yes. AFP shared this message from one of their freelance journalists, saying he no longer has the ability to walk. The French news

agency reporting their journalists are now too weak to work, saying "Their situation is now untenable, despite their exemplary courage, professional

commitment, and resilience."

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The French Foreign Ministry says he hope -- minister says that he hopes to evacuate some journalists in the coming weeks. This goes without saying.

Journalists on the ground, moments go unseen, voices are silenced. And the world becomes blinded as to what is happening when they are not able to do

their jobs.

Time now for "The Exchange." And joining us now is AFP's chief editor for the Middle East and North Africa, Chris Otton. Chris, thank you so much for

taking the time.

And what makes this story really alarming and stand out from some of the other really horrible and heartbreaking humanitarian stories that we've

been telling is that journalists there, a number that worked with you and has been documented, are now going through these critical conditions and to

the point where they can't do their work and are concerned about having access to food or feeling weak.

All of these things, not because they don't have the means financially, but it's because they don't have the access to food, to aid. Walk us through

what prompted this decision today.

CHRIS OTTON, CHIEF EDITOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, AFP: Well, I think the situation is pretty grim on the ground for journalists for a

while, but it's clear that in the last few -- few days and weeks, we're hitting a -- a much more critical situation.

As you say, the -- the commitment of our journalists to tell the story keeps -- keeps driving them forward, but it gets to a point where the

search for -- for food just is -- is -- is shattering for -- for our journalists.

And I mean, every journalist has a -- has a different story, but a lot of them have quite large families that are dependent on them. The -- the only

real breadwinner in Gaza is a place where there's not many jobs going. And so they can -- they can spend an awful lot of time, A, trying to access

food. There's very little food in -- in -- in the shops, as -- as you mentioned. The food that is available is the prices have skyrocketed.

And, of course, when they are -- when they are working, their -- their bellies are empty. They are working in -- it's the height of summer. It's

mid-July, so the temperatures are never really below 30 degrees.

They're usually sleeping in tents, sometimes against the backdrop of quite heavy bombardments, which means it's rare that they get a decent night

sleep.

And also this is crucial. There's really no transport in -- in Gaza now. Cars are really -- even if there are any cars, the cost of petrol means

it's pretty much prohibitive.

And some of our journalists can spend, you know, walk up to 20-odd kilometers a day just going to -- to seek out the stories. And when you're

doing that at the best of times, that's exhausting and shattering. When you're -- when you're hungry and when you're trying to track down food for

your -- for your family, that becomes near impossible.

ASHER: Obviously, we've been covering the situation on the ground as it pertains to the enclave being on the brink of famine for many, many months

now. But I think one of the reasons why this story really hits home for a lot of people is that it's just not something you hear every day.

I mean, there are various parts of the world, unfortunately, that are going through various humanitarian crises where there is limited food. But rarely

do you hear the journalists from an international organization, one of the most famous sort of news organizations in the world, are also going hungry

as well.

And I think what it shows is that the situation in Gaza as it pertains to the lack of food, it's not just the vulnerable, it's not just the needy,

it's not just those who are extremely poor, but everybody, everybody is going through this at the same time.

What do you want the world to know? And what do you want people who are watching this from around the world? What do you want them to know about

just how dire the situation is on the ground for ordinary people in Gaza, whether it's journalists, whether it's doctors, whether it's families?

OTTON: Well, I think -- I think Gaza is -- is -- is a uniquely difficult story to cover because, you know, we have bureaus and journalists all

around the world. I -- we -- we cover the Middle East here, and for example, Sudan is -- is an extremely challenging story.

But at the end of the day, you can move people in and out of places like Khartoum. And -- and when we recently seen with the wars in, you know, in -

- in Iran, they are fairly short and sharp, and you have the ability to move your staff.

So the problem with Gaza is people are not able to get out of Gaza Strip, but also the Israeli authorities, ever since October 7th, have not

authorized foreign journalists to go inside and to -- to maybe take some of the pressure off the local -- the local journalists who've been covering

this -- this story as -- as which is incredibly important story.

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It's -- it's getting -- you're -- you're seeing the images today of -- of - - that -- that our journalists have been taking. And so for example, one of our -- one of our video journalists who's been out today, I think I

mentioned the fact that he's -- he walked today for 25 kilometers to capture pictures of -- of some of the -- the impact of the latest Israeli

shelling.

And yesterday, he managed to get some very heart-rending images of a newborn baby who according to the doctors in the hospital had died, you

know, within days of -- of being born from malnutrition.

So it's an incredibly important story to keep -- keep telling. And I think I like people to realize that this is one of the great challenges that, of

course, we have a commitment to the safety of our staff. And we want to get them out in -- out in harm's way.

But also, it's incredibly important that this story continues to be -- to be told. So we would like people on it. It's a funny thing. We want people

to be able to come out of Gaza, but also, we'd want people to be able to go inside so that the world continues to understand some of the pressures and

-- and -- and the full story of what's going on.

GOLODRYGA: Quickly, Chris, before we go, has there been a response official or unofficial from either Israeli authorities or Egyptian authorities and

your request for these journalists to be able to have access to leave?

OTTON: Nothing definitive. We had a situation last year when we -- when we managed to get our eight members of staff out of Gaza, but it was an

extremely lengthy process. It's not just a few many other organization -- news organizations had a similar -- similar stories it took -- it took some

months to do. So, I'm not holding my breath that this is going to be something that -- that is resolved overnight.

And it's obviously very grateful that the French authorities are voicing their support for this. But I think it's -- I don't expect this to be

resolved immediately, but we're just fingers crossed that we can make some progress.

GOLODRYGA: Chris Otton reporting from France for us. Thank you so much.

ASHER: All right. Still to come here, shocking video captured during a traffic stop in Florida. The Jacksonville sheriff says just because force

is ugly does not mean it is unlawful, those are his words. We'll have that story after the break.

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ASHER: All right. Authorities in Jacksonville, Florida are investigating after a recently released video of a traffic stop went viral and reveals

officers violently punching a driver who simply asked why he was pulled over.

This is police body cam of 22-year-old driver, William McNeil Jr. His attorney says police pulled him over for not having his headlights on. He

explained that it was daytime and it wasn't raining. When the response was, quote, it didn't matter, he locked the car door and refused to get out of

the car.

GOLODRYGA: He began recording on his cell phone and asked for a supervisor. And this is what happened next. A warning what you're about to see is quite

disturbing.

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WILLIAM MCNEIL JR., BEATEN BY JACKSONVILLE OFFICERS: Can you call your supervisor?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right. Go for it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Exit the vehicle now. Exit the vehicle. Show me your hands.

MCNEIL JR.: Here. I'm here. What is your reason, Sergeant?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Step out. Step out.

MCNEIL JR.: What is your reason?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Step out now. All right.

MCNEIL JR.: No, no, no, no.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Get on the ground.

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ASHER: Joining us live now is Isabel Rosales coming to us from Atlanta.

So, Isabel, I mean, just by watching the video, a lot of people would watch that and think that there was unnecessary force used during that stop. What

are both sides saying?

ISABEL ROSALES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We have totally different stories depending on which side you're talking to about what happened on February

the 19th. And this traffic stop is now at the center of an internal investigation within the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

So, you have the driver there, William McNeil Jr., 22 years old. He is now represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump and also Harry Daniels. And

what they're saying is, hey, basically, the video doesn't lie. You have somebody calmly exercising his constitutional rights. And then he was

beaten for it.

He was stopped for not having a headlight. And when he asked for a supervisor to speak with this person, things really escalated here.

So now you have Ben Crump telling us CNN this morning that he is calling for those officers to be terminated. And here's what else he said in a

statement. He said, "What happened to William McNeil Jr. is a disturbing reminder that even the most basic rights, like asking why you've been

pulled over, can be met with violence for Black Americans. William was calm and compliant."

And then he goes on to say, William McNeil wasn't a threat to anyone. He was calmly exercising his constitutional rights and they beat him for it.

But then you have the sheriff's office also releasing body camera footage where you see that McNeil refused to step out of the car. And they say that

he shut the door, locked the car, refused to hand over his proof of insurance, driver's license, his registration. And he was told repeatedly

to step out of the car and refuse to listen, all of this before the window was broken.

Then we have a press conference with the Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters where he says the video, the viral cell phone video that has so many in ire

over the situation on online doesn't comprehensively tell the full story.

And he noted that the state attorney's office found that none of those officers broke any criminal laws. Here's what else the sheriff had to say.

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T.K. WATERS, SHERIFF, JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE: Yes, there absolutely was force used by the arresting officers. And, yes, that force is ugly.

But as I've said many times before, the reality is that all force, all violence is ugly. And just because force is ugly does not mean it's

unlawful or contrary to policy.

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ROSALES: And the arresting officer, per policy, has been stripped of his law enforcement authority until this investigation is completed and pending

the outcome of the investigation.

Now, William McNeil has been charged with resisting a police officer driving with his driver's license suspended, not wearing a seatbelt, and

also suspension -- possession, excuse me, of less than 20 grams of marijuana.

We will hear from him directly tomorrow. There is a press conference, so we'll have more on this story. Ladies.

ASHER: Isabel Rosales live for us there. Thank you so much.

GOLODRYGA: Well, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary is blaming New York officials and sanctuary city police and policies for the shooting of an

off-duty border patrol agent. The agent was injured in the incident on the weekend but is expected to recover.

Police have detained a 21-year-old undocumented immigrant over the shooting. Sanctuary cities are typically those where local authorities

limit their cooperation with immigration enforcement agents.

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Borders Czar Tom Homan had this to say following the attack.

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TOM HOMAN, U.S. BORDER CZAR: And sanctuary cities are sanctuaries for criminals. And I'm going to work very hard with Secretary Noem to keep

President Trump's promise in his commitment several weeks ago that sanctuary cities are now our priority. We're going to flood the zone.

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ASHER: Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, defended actions being taken by the DHS, including arresting people who are in the U.S. legally.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We've seen outside immigration court here in New York City, people still with pending green card claims, pending asylum claims,

are grabbed right outside of court.

Are you not undercutting your own argument when you arrest those other?

KRISTI NOEM, U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: Absolutely not. What we're doing is we're targeting those individuals that are perpetuators of crimes

in this country, those who have final removal orders, those who have undergone due process and are needing to be removed from this country. We

will do that.

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ASHER: Joining us live now to discuss this is Hamed Aleaziz, immigration reporter at "The New York Times."

I mean, this idea that Tom Homan is saying that, listen, we are going to flood the zones. We are going to send ICE agents to sanctuary cities, which

is, of course, largely cities run by Democrats. What has been the reaction to the politicization of immigration policy in this country?

HAMED ALEAZIZ, IMMIGRATION REPORTER, THE NEW YORK TIMES: Yes, definitely. It's set this up to be a political fight between cities, jurisdictions, and

the federal government. And you see in some areas, you know, local officials saying they will not cooperate with the federal government and is

continuing to ratcheting up of rhetoric between these two bodies.

GOLODRYGA: As we heard from the DHS secretary and the Border Czar Tom Homan, they are blaming these sanctuary laws for that shooting incident of

the undercover cop by the undocumented immigrant there who had an extensive rap sheet. We should note prior to that.

Do -- given your reporting, do these connections hold up? Does one lead to the other in your view? Or do you think, as some are suggesting, this is a

way to turn this into a political debate?

ALEAZIZ: Well, I would say, you know, this has been a talking point in a focus of the Trump administration, even going back to the first term, where

there is this push for more cooperation with local jails.

The thing that ICE so desperately wants is to have more access into county jails. Specifically, they want to be able to go into jail if somebody's

arrested who is undocumented immigrant and be able to pick up that individual in the jail and avoid having to go into the community and make

arrests.

So this is something that ICE has desperately wanted for a long time. And they're pointing to this case as yet another example where they want more

cooperation.

Now, in these local jurisdictions in progressive cities like San Francisco, L.A., New York, and elsewhere, the reason why they have these policies,

they say, is because they want local immigrants to feel comfortable, to feel safe working with the police and not to feel scared coming forward and

talking to the local criminal justice system. So these two kind of thoughts are really coming to a head.

ASHER: We've seen that New York City sort of bear the brunt of the politicization of immigration policy before, just a couple of years ago, we

were all talking about busing, the busing of migrants from places like Florida and Texas to New York City.

And, you know, this time around, we're seeing, obviously, DHS Secretary sending ICE agents, lots and lots of ICE agents flooding the zone in New

York City.

Again, how do these sort of cities, sanctuary cities, including New York, how do they prepare -- prepare for this?

ALEAZIZ: Well, there is not much that they can do. Of course, I mean, the federal government has jurisdiction and has the ability to make immigration

arrests. And, you know, even in Los Angeles, the local officials there were not in any way trying to appear to interfere with these arrests.

But the local officials have said that they will support immigrants who have been caught up in arrests, who have been caught up in these

operations. They've, in Los Angeles, spoken forcefully against people being taken away.

You are -- you know, folks who have had long time ties to the community, but there are not many ways for local officials to prepare in any way to

resist these arrests.

GOLODRYGA: All right. Hamed Aleaziz, thank you so much for joining us.

Well, Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil is meeting with lawmakers as his immigration case continues to unfold. Khalil's lawyers have filed a

damages claim against the Trump administration for $20 million who was falsely imprisoned and portrayed as anti-Semitic.

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ASHER: Yes. Khalil was released in June after being detained for more than 100 days. Last hour, he spoke with CNN about his story and what he wants

now from the government.

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MAHMOUD KHALIL, DETAINED BY ICE FOR 104 DAYS: I got my green card over a year ago, almost a year ago, just to be exact. And I -- I disclosed all the

information that I had at that -- at that point.

And the -- and now, we -- we are arguing in court that this was actually retaliation. The Trump administration wanted to find anything against me so

they can deport me. They had to literally go through every application I ever applied in -- in this country to find these bogus claims that I --I

willfully misrepresented my green -- green card application. But it's absolutely retaliation and I did not misrepresent anything.

I'm hoping to achieve accountability because there should be accountability for such -- for rush overreach. The Trump administration should feel the

heat of -- of -- of their actions. And they can't just simply like kidnap people from the -- the streets and throw them in -- in -- in jails in -- in

Louisiana, 1,400 miles away.

It's simply accountability. I --I --I want to make sure that this doesn't happen to others. To set a precedent that there should be accountability.

That the -- this administration is not just immune.

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GOLODRYGA: The lawsuit alleges that Khalil was falsely imprisoned in dehumanizing conditions and maliciously prosecuted.

We'll be right back after the break.

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GOLODRYGA: Wow. Turkish authorities have released dramatic footage of a phenomenon known as a fire tornado burning in the northwest of the country

recently.

ASHER: It's one of hundreds of wildfires that have broken out in Turkey this summer.

Earlier in July, an uncontrolled fire killed two people and elsewhere tens of thousands have had to be temporarily evacuated.

GOLODRYGA: Look at that. And more incredible video to show you before we go. Take a look at this.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: To (INAUDIBLE). Whoa.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And then -- and then just a regular plane.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That regular (INAUDIBLE).

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GOLODRYGA: Wow.

ASHER: It shows a B-52 bomber flying over the North Dakota State Fair. And it also appears to show a Delta Regional -- jet, rather, operated by

SkyWest that altered its course, aborted its landing and circled for a second landing attempt at the nearby Minot International Airport.

GOLODRYGA: Now, here's another view from the ground. It's important to note we can't be sure these are the planes involved in the incident.

Now, the U.S. Air Force and FAA are both investigating the incident. That is definitely too close for comfort there. Thankfully, everyone on board

was safe, but wow.

All right. That does it for "One World" today. I'm Bianna Golodryga.

ASHER: I'm Zain Asher. Appreciate you watching. "Amanpour" with this young lady is up next.

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