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The stakes could not be higher for Trump in extraordinary split screen week
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
Updated 6:17 AM ET, Mon February 25, 2019
(CNN) - Even by the combustible standards of Donald Trump, the spectacle set to unfold around his presidency in time zones 12 hours apart in the next few days could defy description.
On one side of the planet, Michael Cohen, the President's former personal lawyer, is expected to dish dirt in a congressional hearing on Trump's turbulent personal and business affairs that are becoming an increasing legal and political threat.
On the other side in Vietnam, Trump will be pursuing a Nobel Peace Prize, convening a second summit and media extravaganza with North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un that will take place despite a lack of genuine progress since their first encounter.
Trump is giving the talks top billing. He said at the White House on Sunday night that he has a "very, very good relationship" with Kim.
"We see eye to eye, I believe," Trump said.
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/25/politics/trump-kim-summit-stakes-washington-hanoi-vietnam/index.html