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I dont even think it serves donald trump. >> not one other person from one other country? >> yes. but vladimir putin has been laughing since november 9th, 2016 about this. the clip you showed about mitch mcconnell is very unnerving. you can disgrae about elements of it. what is most notable to me about mcconnell is he knows he runs the place so what he often does if he doesnt like a piece of legislation he dismisses it and says here is mine. he is just sitting there saying no and stomping his fe...

The pressure on. >> so heres an easy way for leader mcconnell to silence the critics who accuse him of blocking election security. stop blocking it. >> robert mueller made it very clear in his testimony that our country needs to do more to protect our elections and while the trump administration has taken some action to do that on its own, might, it is very clear that there is still a lot of frustration on both sides over what congress can and should do going forward. >> mike: garrett tenney liv...

All this various help. they also probably know he cannot win in 2020 when all of this various help. why would they shoot themselves in the foot? as much as he drives them crazy they want donald trump more than a president biden, president warren, president harris. when you look at the congressional republicans the reason they let a lot of it slide off their backs is because it doesnt affect them. what do they care if people are putting kids in cages? theyre not their kids. why do they care if ci...

Greatest russian asset of all since he pursued detente? i think its just silly. but the deeper message is this, i think the people who are accusing mitch mcconnell of being a russian asset, they are probably the same people who think that ratcliff is politicizing the dni office. its a disturbing trend to kind of mix politics and intelligence and use these terms in irresponsible ways when actually all we are having is a political fight over the best policy, should the federal government or the st...

Conspiracies about the fbi and is a fan of the president. so back to join us is phillip mudd. well start with you. this is bigger than a personnel change. this is not just another -- also we should mention your new book. "black site." we love that book. all right. the idea hes replacing dan coats is a big deal. theres been a host of personnel changes in the administration. this is different. dan coats was trying to stave off russian interference in the upcoming election. seven days ago dan coats...

Proce process. we should have passed be bill. mcconnell said hes the grim reaper. the graveyard for legislation. hes been against background checks on guns. hes been against lower prescription health care costs. hes been against all kind of bills to clean up the swamp and ethics control. >> do you think he thinks election security is more for the private sector versus the government? >> its for the government. this is our democracy at stake. this is the basic frame work of what makes us who we a...

Of people willing to serve but it is clear the president doesnt want people who challenge him in the cabinet. he doesnt want people who challenge him in his or bit, particularly with intelligence and national security. thats abundantly clear and there is not a way to push back on it. >> dana, you have a column out over the weekend. you argue senator leader mitch mcconnell is a russian asset -- not a spy, but someone taking positions that aid russia to the detriment of the u.s., blocking bills to...

There, if the true professionals in this administration, who have left in some cases in droves, are not there, election security, one of the most paramount issues we have to worry about both this year and next year will not be addressed. >> okay. then what does that mean? remember, it was last week robert mueller said, right now. the new normal is that russia is interfering in the upcoming election. now that coats is out, what should we think about our nations efforts to protect the next electio...

Coats learned on the stage with andrea mitchell that donald trump had invited vladimir putin to the white house coats made clear howe ridiculous he felt that to be. >> just friday coats made the announcement, essentially a new czar to oversee election security. you have that as well. >> thats right. >> i want to play one more thing. i think its really pertinent, that democratic congressman chris fur murphy said when he w asked about the nomination earlier this morning. take a listen. >> so i don...

Prepared. this is a long list of significant achievements. achievements that my democratic colleagues applauded and cheered behind closed doors when the administration briefed us a few weeks ago, but in public, in public, in front of cameras some of my colleagues quickly impressipivoted right back into accusations that only fan the flames of this modern day mccarthyism. >> mitch mcconnell talking about election security on the senate floor. he said dan coats has improved intelligence election an...