Q But on Khashoggi, you said that that was not true, that he doesn't believe the CIA. He said the other day: Maybe MBS did, maybe he didn't - the Crown Prince.
MS. SANDERS: And we haven't seen definitive evidence come from our intelligence community that ties him directly to that. What we have seen is a number of individuals that we know are tied to that and those individuals have been sanctioned. The people that we have no doubt about their involvement, we've taken action on. And as he said, we'll see what happens beyond that. And if there is more definitive information, we'll make a decision at that point.
Roberta.
Q Sarah, the "Remain in Mexico" meeting that you talked about on Monday, is that happening here or in Mexico? And is the United States offering Mexico any international assistance to help accommodate the migrants seeking asylum who would be staying in Mexico as a result?
MS. SANDERS: Sorry, on that second question, do you mind repeating that? I was - the first part on whether or not the meeting is here or in Mexico, I'll get back to you on that. I'm not sure on the exact location.
Q Okay. Is the United States offering Mexico any financial assistance, or does the United States plan to, to accommodate the migrants who would be staying in Mexico as a result?
MS. SANDERS: I'm not aware of financial assistance, but certainly we'll keep you posted if (inaudible).
Q Just to clean up - just to clean up on the bilats. You mentioned in your list a bilat with the Chancellor of Germany, but the Ambassador did not. Has that bilat been canceled?
MS. SANDERS: No, it hasn't. I just think he was giving additional updates on the one that I didn't mention.
John.
Q Sarah, the President tweeted at length yesterday about the Mueller report, asking if it was going to show both sides. What are his concerns about any forthcoming Mueller report? And as that report is supposed to be delivered to no one else by the attorney general, is he concerned that's it going to become public without his knowledge?
MS. SANDERS: I don't think the President has any concerns about the report because he knows that there was no wrongdoing by him and that there was no collusion. So I don't think he has concern on that front.
Q If he has no concerns, why is he tweeting so vociferously about it?
MS. SANDERS: Certainly the President has voiced his unhappiness from the beginning that this has gone on - this ridiculous witch hunt - for more than two years. Still nothing that ties anything to the President, and we'd like to see it come to conclusion.
Peter.
Q Thank you, Sarah. Does the President believe that the work of the Special Prosecutor Bob Mueller is illegitimate?
MS. SANDERS: I'm sorry?
Q Does the President believe that the prosecutions - the indictments of Bob Mueller are illegitimate?
MS. SANDERS: I think the President believes that what I've said several times today and several times over the last couple of years - that there was no wrongdoing on his part; there was no collusion by his campaign. And beyond that, that's really all we can speak about here at the White House.
Last question. Hallie.
Q Thank you. Two questions for you. The President, as you were speaking, is tweeting that he is going to be considering cutting all GM subsides, including for electric cars. Can you explain why - he says that he thinks that would help American workers. Can you explain why that wouldn't end up backfiring as we've already seen, and who the President has consulted, and what a timeline is for this decision?
MS. SANDERS: I don't know that there is a specific timeline. As he said, he's looking into what those options might look like. The President wants to see American companies build cars here in America, not build them overseas. And he is hopeful that GM will continue to do that here.
Second question.
Q And my second question for you is on Afghanistan. The President, on Thanksgiving Day, told U.S. troops that we are winning the war in Afghanistan, which contradicted what the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said - that it was a stalemate. Does the President today still believe, after what we saw over the weekend, that we are winning in Afghanistan? And why?
MS. SANDERS: Certainty anytime you have a loss of life, particularly by an American service member, it is a horrific tragedy and something that no President wants to see, certainly not during their administration. And the President wants to make sure that the battle that we're fighting takes place there and not here. And he's going to continue consulting with his national security team and make decisions on how best to move forward beyond that.
Thanks so much, guys. Have a great day.
