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CNN’s \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/kaitlan-collins\” target=\”_blank\”>Kaitlan Collins\u003c/a> reports.”},{“title”:”Trump’s plan for 2020 Dems is to ’cause chaos'”,”duration”:”01:59″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/22/president-trump-2020-democratic-cause-chaos-zeleny-dnt-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/22/president-trump-2020-democratic-cause-chaos-zeleny-dnt-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190221152359-trump-rebrand-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/22/president-trump-2020-democratic-cause-chaos-zeleny-dnt-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Republican aides tell CNN that President Trump’s strategy ahead of the 2020 election is to sow division among Democrats. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Republican aides tell CNN that President Trump’s strategy ahead of the 2020 election is to sow division among Democrats. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports.”},{“title”:”Source: Trump will keep about 400 troops in Syria”,”duration”:”02:24″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/22/trump-troops-syria-starr-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/22/trump-troops-syria-starr-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190222164803-troops-in-syria-starr-pkg-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/22/trump-troops-syria-starr-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Donald Trump has agreed to keep about 400 US troops in Syria after the withdrawal of most US forces there this spring, a senior administration official said. CNN’s Barbara Starr reports.”,”descriptionText”:”President Donald Trump has agreed to keep about 400 US troops in Syria after the withdrawal of most US forces there this spring, a senior administration official said. CNN’s Barbara Starr reports.”},{“title”:”Reports: NY Prosecutors preparing charges against Manafort “,”duration”:”01:06″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/22/manafort-new-york-district-attorney-charges-trump-pardon-ip-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/22/manafort-new-york-district-attorney-charges-trump-pardon-ip-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181206195954-04-paul-manafort-file-1206-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/22/manafort-new-york-district-attorney-charges-trump-pardon-ip-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office have prepared a criminal case against Paul Manafort in the event that he receives a presidential pardon, according to a New York Times Report. “,”descriptionText”:”Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office have prepared a criminal case against Paul Manafort in the event that he receives a presidential pardon, according to a New York Times Report. “},{“title”:”North Carolina’s House race is getting a do-over”,”duration”:”02:55″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/22/reality-check-north-carolina-election-house-race-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/22/reality-check-north-carolina-election-house-race-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190222085255-john-avlon-reality-check-2-22-19-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/22/reality-check-north-carolina-election-house-race-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”The North Carolina Board of Elections ordered a new election for the 9th Congressional District after claims of widespread election fraud. “,”descriptionText”:”The North Carolina Board of Elections ordered a new election for the 9th Congressional District after claims of widespread election fraud. “},{“title”:”Toobin: Stone went from OK position to almost locked up”,”duration”:”01:42″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/22/jeffrey-toobin-roger-stone-in-court-sot-ac360-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/22/jeffrey-toobin-roger-stone-in-court-sot-ac360-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190221204515-jeffrey-toobin-02212019-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/22/jeffrey-toobin-roger-stone-in-court-sot-ac360-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin was in court as Judge Amy Berman Jackson restricted Roger Stone’s ability to speak publicly about his case after he published an Instagram post featuring Jackson’s photo with what appeared to be the crosshairs behind her head.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin was in court as Judge Amy Berman Jackson restricted Roger Stone’s ability to speak publicly about his case after he published an Instagram post featuring Jackson’s photo with what appeared to be the crosshairs behind her head.”},{“title”:”Lawmaker: Stone apologized ‘because he had to'”,”duration”:”01:10″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/22/roger-stone-gag-order-trump-ted-deutch-inv-tsr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/22/roger-stone-gag-order-trump-ted-deutch-inv-tsr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190221192923-roger-stone-gag-order-trump-ted-deutch-inv-tsr-vpx-00000310-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/22/roger-stone-gag-order-trump-ted-deutch-inv-tsr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) explains to CNN’s \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/wolf-blitzer-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Wolf Blitzer\u003c/a> why he believes Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson was right to impose a gag order on longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone.”,”descriptionText”:”Rep. 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