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There is any credibility from the white house and to me and to many americans he he has zero credibility. when he comes out and muddles things more, than they were before then it makes things worse. and i agree with kirsten. its important and it matters. >> we have to take a break. more on this and also a why a judge involving the paul manafort now seems to be the presidents favorite judge. and what he said to muellers team that did not bode well for muellers team. later the man james comey was ...

Our breaking news tonight, former president george h.w. bush is in intensive care at a houston hospital tonight. he was admitted just hours after the funeral of his wife, former first lady barbara bush. joining me now, the former director of national intelligence teams, worked in president bushs 41s administration, thank you for joining us, general clapper, i really appreciate it. its a sad time for the country especially for the bush family. what can you share about your experience with him? >>...

Perspective, and my history, looking back at the momentous events that occurred that were so significant just from my vantage, through my lens as a senior intelligence officer. it was really a profound historical time for this country. >> and also, obviously george bush had been head of cia in prior administrations. so he came from an intelligence background. >> he did. and of course that was a great help, when he served as president. obviously he had direct personal insight into the intelligenc...

Community. and, you know, hes remembered yet today at cia as one of the -- his tenure wasnt very long but a great impact on the agency. hes still very fondly and respectfully regarded yet today at cia. >> general clapper, i appreciate you being with us on this night as we look back at barbara bushs extraordinary life. thank you. >> thanks. well be right back. ♪now im gonna tell my momma ♪that im a traveller ♪im gonna follow the sun♪ ♪now im gonna tell my momma ♪that im a traveller ...

United states is accusing people of crimes without evidence and pronouncing them anguilty and saying they should be in jail. that should wake us all up. >> joining us is former cia director. we have never seen anything like this. it all seems to stem from that first comey briefing. you were there. general clapper was there as well. this was the briefing for the president-elect of the united states. the fbi director was the designated hitter to take the presidents side and tell him what was decid...

View of what they might be doing to try to undermine his coming presidency. theres a lot going on in that transition period from election day to inauguration day. he probably did interpret this as one more indication that fbi and this individual appointed by barack obama is trying to hurt me. that was not the case. jim clapper and myself want to say we want to make sure the president-elect had much insight as possible into what the russians did to interfere in our election, whos responsible for ...

So joining us instead, former director of national intelligence james clapper as well as fareed zakaria, host of "gps" here on cnn. director clapper, the president saying that nobody has been tougher on russia. as director of national intelligence in the previous administration and a career national security official, having been part of the military and the intelligence community since the height of the cold war, is he right? >> no, hes not. and by the way, put me in the stupid camp. >> okay. >...

His tweets and these sort of meaningless statements keep coming out, that more and more people in this country and certainly in the rest of the world are just going to kind of ignore what he says. and that in itself is, as i say, a terrible commentary. >> general clapper, fareed zakaria, appreciate it. coming up next, our political panel weighs in on the news today on whether its a sign some are saying of a president no longer restrained, you might say, by advisers and feeling more like himsel...

I think that in itself is a sad commentary where what the president says is not taken very seriously. and i think as more time goes on and more and more of, you know, his tweets and these sort of meaningless statements keep coming out, that more and more people in this country and certainly in the rest of the world are just going to kind of ignore what he says. and that in itself is, as i say, a terrible commentary. >> general clapper, fareed zakaria, appreciate it. coming up next, our politic...

In 2016, engaged in what it describes as a hybrid war against western democracies, interfering in election campaigns, interfering in ref ren da, and most partly interfering in the 2016 election and apparently continuing unabated in 2018. this, you know, is cyber war. you can call it what you will. its special ops. the president has never really publicly denounced russia. as far as we know, he has never brought it up with putin. id be delighted if he were to meet putin to talk to him about this i...