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>> joining us now, malcolm nance, msnbc counterterrorism and intelligence analyst, the author of "the plot to hack america," and david frum is still with us. malcolm, what did we learn today? and i mean we, not you of course, because you already know everything. but what did us news consumers learn in that hearing today? >> that im like nostradamuu. this is nine months ago i wrote that book. more importantly we are getting the validation of the information that the media has been putting out for...

Unmasking and illegal leaking of information, i have no idea whether or not there are tapes but i did not make and do not have the recordings. halle jackson asked why it took the president so long to confirm or deny he had those tapes. >> why it took so long, 41 days for it to be laid to rest and if he is recording any oval office conversations. >> he gave you an answer. he said he would have it to you by the end of this week and he d did, path the i cant confirm anything for you. >> so is m...

Of the voting system with you we know this because a 25-year-old contractor and air force veteran named reality leo winner leaked classified information to the intercept website per the prosecutorers winner who once called trump a orange facist has arrested and will be tried unthe espionage act its the first criminal leak case of the trump administration with us tonight two men knowing the nsa well having worked for the intelligence agency. our terrorism analyst malcom nance. 35 year veteran of ...

Kislyak even was in that meeting. of course, he is at the red hot center of the trump controversy. it was kislyak who general mike flynn called in late december and that call and the reported lies about it got flynn fired. attorney general jeff sessions was forced to recuse himself from all russia investigations after we learned he met with the russian ambassador twice during the campaign. former trump campaign advisor carter page met the ambassador at the republican convention. and jared kushne...

With political intimidation and poll lat r ballot rigging. earlier this month trump welcomed to the white house the egyptian president, w. joining me now is the author of the motte to hack america, and steve clemons. steve, lets start with you on this first, on the last point, on the welcoming sort of attitude toward the egyptian strong man by donald trump. but a lot of people are saying that the relationship that hes formed is to be credited with freeing an egyptian american prisoner who came h...

>> we are sending an armada, very powerful. we have submarines, very powerful, far more powerful than the aircraft carrier. that i can tell you. and we have the best military people on earth. and i will say this. he is doing the wrong thing. >> lets bring in this evenings panel. a lot to talk about starting with michael mcfaul, former u.s. ambassador to russia, former special assistant to president obama at the national security council and an msnbc contributor. our terrorism analyst malcolm nan...

Piling dossier on trump. here is deputy foreign minister. >> trump -- based on the two or three months. >> he doesnt understand fully who is mr. putin. he tough guy. >> reporter: and relies on distinguish more than his adviser. >> he should listen to his people. >> author of the plot to hack america, how wikileaks tried to steal election. ken vo gal, go to you first m l

Election, including the possible ties between donald trumps campaign and the russian government. on thursday, the "washington post" reported trumps incoming national security adviser, michael flynn, spoke on the phone with russias ambassador the same day president obama expelled 35 russian diplomats and imposed new sanctions on russia. joining me now, michael nance, author of "the plot to hack america," and holly otoole, senior reporter from "foreign policy" magazine. molly, let me go to you fir...

And knew someone who knew someone. this is what an investigation looks at. the question is whether roger stone or anybody else connected to trump was encouraging russia, knew that russia was hacking, because then you get collusion. we know that michael flynn sat next to putin. we know that carter page gave a speech and said he was representing trump, but one question is to what degree did they know about the hacking and encourage it as well. of course trump encouraged it publicly but otherwise. ...

Is that the narrative it tells, it tells the exact same narrative youve been telling us since last summer which is that donald trump some years ago was compromised against the russians, that theres compromising information they have on him that they use to keep him loyal. is that a conclusionary document or a research document? >> its a research document. this is why the journalists and the media are having such a hard time with it. its not journalism. thats intelligence collection. what youre s...