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Meddling in donald trumps campaign. a normal candidate, a normal president, would be happy for the assistance. this president has something to hide so hes not happy. >> all right, were going to hit pause. well hit pause. thank you both very much. and next, michael cohens legal troubles mounting tonight. the rnc said hes still under criminal investigation. and james clapper says the russians not only meddled in the election but put trump over the top. now that is new. it is a huge thing to say. d...

>> ive known jim clapper for years. im astounded how bad he looks and how dishonest and incompetent he looks. >> he was the director of national intelligence, what do you think he was in charge of doing? he was in charge of spying. >> your response? >> well, i sure hope i get to go to the assisted living wing with an orange suit i guess. i dont know what -- >> what do you make when they suggest youve committed a crime. >> i take umbrage with that. i didnt commit a crime. i was trying to explain ...

Ground, you could see they start with the small cracks and then they get so big, it looks like you could fit a small car inside. some of those creeping closer to homes and in some places they are filling up with lava. one resident was shooting the lava with her phone just -- just behind her one acre lot which is creeping down the road. this is what theyre dealing with inside of there and it is eerily quiet. everything is a sickly yellow brown around the -- all of the vegetation that you would a ...

We are back and continuing the conversation with my political panel. so you remarked that general clapper seems -- >> heavy. >> tired and -- >> very heavy. >> this is all weighing on him. >> it is. and it issal right to disagree on issues but when you start calling people names and wearing orange suits and all of that, that is heavy and for a man who dedicated his life to this country, agree or disagree on his stances, but to allow those -- that narrative at him and he just seemed very heavy in ...

Clapper, who has the problem of lying a lot, used the word "spy" when describing illegal activities. let us take a second and general clapper has served this country for nearly six decades as a marine and then in the air force rising to the rank of a three star lieutenant general and served as director of the defense intelligence agency from 1991 to 95 and director of national intelligence in 2010 which he oversaw 16 different agencies. joining me now is retired general james clapper and he is o...

Counter intelligence investigation into the trump team was going on, how do you assess what he is saying? >> well i think hes deliberately spinning the narrative that whereby hes a victim of the deep state spying on him or spying on the campaign. which is -- which is not the case. what were concerned about and what particularly the fbi but everybody else -- particularly the fisch was -- the fbi was concerned about the russians and what they were doing to penetrate or influence the campaign. for ...

Welcome back. president trump and his allies pushing a narrative unproven so far that the intelligence community under president obama planted political spies to politically spy on his campaign. intelligence officials including the former director of national intelligence, retired general james clapper are denying what he is suggesting. >> they were spying on -- a term i dont particularly like, but on what the russians were doing. trying to understand were the russians infiltrating and trying to...

In, a violation of the norms. he feeds off of a violation of the norms. and that is why congress cannot abdicate the responsibility because they hold the power. how far will they let this go. >> there is a lost talk of whether were in a constitutional crisis and everyone agrees the norms are destroyed so what will anybody do about it? republicans wont do anything. that is over. >> obviously. >> the democrats could do more than write the letters. you have tools when i was on the hill we used the ...

Jb in the white house and you said he was talking to a audience of one. no he was doing what he was supposed. >> the audience of one i was referring to was robert mueller when he said i want ensure youre not just out to get the president the american charged with that role according to everyone, special counsel to investigate the trump campaign in the orbit is robert mueller. i wasnt making a den gas station about donald trump tor a federal judge but the point is well taken that many people beli...

More. >> general clapper fascinating taung very much. >> thanks anderson. >> coming up, a story of -- of -- well actually well just -- more news ahead. well be right back. mom? dad? hi! i had a very minor fender bender tonight in an unreasonably narrow fast food drive thru lane. but what a powerful life lesson. and dont worry i have everything handled. i already spoke to our allstate agent, and i know that we have accident forgiveness. which is so smart on your guys part. like fact that theyll j...