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>> i disagree with the statement. you have to look at what prompted the investigation in the first laplace which is the russian government made a serious attempt to interfere in our democracy in 2016. we have to respond to that. im pleased that the trump administrations treasury department is taking steps to respond to that and so its that and a variety of other things including the situation in syria that is lending to the tension right now. >> the tension is enormous. he tweeted this earlier o...

This environment where hes plainly distracted by the special counsels investigation that he be able to make the right decision. >> he may be getting a lot of good advice but may be ignoring a lot of that as well. >> i hope not. >> well see what happens. its a serious, dangerous situation thats unfolding especially in syria right now. thanks so much for joining us. jay johnson, the former secretary of homeland security. theres more breaking news were following with new details of the role of the ...

Strike in syria. saying the missiles will be quote nice and new and smart. after promising never to telegraph moves, isnt that what the president is doing? the judge in the stormy daniels case orders lawyers for the porn star, president trump and other parties to meet and work out their differences over a jury trial for the lawsuit against the president. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." this is cnn, brea...

>> reporter: it sounds like it. we have gone from the president declaring war on twitter to the white house trying to walk back that tweet later on this afternoon saying that all options are on the table. defense secretary james mattis and the joints chief chairman we should point out were all spotted at the white house earlier today as the president was telegraphing an upcoming military strike on syria. something he swore he would do. theres also the prospect of the party, republican party losi...

Various critically important roles in the u.s. government whether the pentagon, department of homeland security, federal prosecutor. w when you look at these developments whether syria, russia probe, whats going on in the u.s.-mexico border, what worries you the most? >> the sheer instability of it. i worry that in this atmosphere the president does not have the -- i worry hes not getting the right advice. i worry that it may be a lot of people are telling him what he wants to hear. i have a lot...

Knows. but it also shows how much john kelly cant influence the president, cant talk to him about not -- >> and dana, if the president wants to make a statement like this, dont do it in front of the generals. go into the roosevelt room, go into the briefing room, call the pool, the network pool to come in with the cameras, make your statement, and then move on. you dont do that in front of a meeting where youre plotting military strategy in syria. >> it goes to what you were talking about with j...

>> much less visible and engaged. >> he seems to realize his days are numbers right now. i agree. ive heard the same thing that caitlin has heard. hes a retired general but the chairman of the joint chief, all the the commanders that are in that room with the president are meeting about what to do involving syria and he opens it up in front of the cameras with this blistering attack on law enforcement on the special counsel. he goes after them. goes after the attorney general. that was so awkwar...

The presidents vow to take action while in response to the suspected gas attack carried out by syria also violates his past pledges to never telegraph his next move. >> the president says get ready russia. they will be coming. the missiles are coming. how is that anything but an announcement of a pending air strike? >> thats one option but that doesnt mean its the only option or the only thing that the president may or may not do. because he does one thing, doesnt mean he cant do a number of oth...

Going. certainly the search warrant information, they took information regarding tax and made investments by michael cohen. what this indicates is that mueller saw something. we dont know what it is but theres something that he believed was outside the scope of his investigation. russia collusion and that was better handled by this prosecutor in manhattan. >> sam nunberg, they asked him before a grand jury so something they have come up that robert mueller decided needed to be further investigat...