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Will we here more about that from new york out of that office. i think there are some things to watch going forward. >> ned, what are you watching out for? >> katy i think the most interesting development that has yet to drop is the counterintelligence element of this. i think weve talked about the criminal aspect of this. weve talked a lot about the indictments that have come from this, the charges have come both to americans and russians. but we have to jen the genesis of the mueller investiga...

Director james comey on may 9th, you know, they became very concerned that there might be a counterintelligence issue here. and the essence of a counterintelligence investigation is theres a threat to national security. and then trump goes on tv with lester holt of nbc news and says, i did it because of russia. so hes telling the fbi, hey, i did it because of russia. and thats when it tips the scales. so while they begin investigating the president, there are two elements to this investigation i...

Obstruction of justice. that will be surprising to many people, that the presidents public statements may count in that case. that goes along with what "the new york times" just told us now. and the big point here is that we always knew about the criminal case, the obstruction of justice involving the president, potentially, but not the counterintelligence element. and not that early on they were looking at him. and that creates an urgency and a focus that we didnt know about in the probe in ter...

Criminal case, the obstruction of justice involving the president, potentially, but not the counterintelligence element. and not that early on they were looking at him. and that creates an urgency and a focus that we didnt know about in the probe in terms of what its ultimate story is. that takes us to the third point. they dont want us to see that story, jb. the lawyers of the president want to look at it first and play with it? no way, not on our watch, weve got to fight that. >> chris cuomo, ...

And tonight, i think for the first time, correct me if im wrong, your reporting is that there was a counterintelligence investigation into whether the president of the united states was a threat to the united states. >> caller: yes, essentially thats correct. when the fbi started investigating president trump in the days after comey was fired there were two elements, essentially to the investigation, one was a criminal element that dealt with the possibility of obstruction, and the other was the...