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Parameters of it were true and that would be enough to blackmail donald trump. we dont know but the point is cris her steele came up with that a year and a half ago and none of us wanted to believe it. and now were finding out parts of it were bourn out which means we need to dig into and the house and the senate and certainly the mueller investigation need to find out precisely whether all the rest of its true. >> david, when you look at how donald trump processes all this and we know according...

You know, on the one hand trump didnt seem to have an understanding of how and why that works and basically misinterpreted it because he publicly said he thought it was a threat on him like comey was trying to bully him but on the other hand donald trump if he had a private insecurity and doubts and did find up being president. how do you square the fact on the one hand he thinks, this isnt fair to me. this dossier is out to get me. on the other hand hes the president and thinks he must be doing...

Tremendous insecurity. and weve seen this all throughout this investigation. we also see it in the way he talks about the reception he has gotten in asia. how he talks about its an unprecedented reception he has gotten. who talks like this, other than someone who is so insecure? and that insecurity is playing itself out throughout his decision making and his reaction where he wants to now force an attorney general, who he has put into a terrible position, jeff sessions, over the past several mon...

To build governments, to help them address some of the grievances, we will see this insecurity. im an american national security perspective, we cannot permit groups like al qaeda and the islamic state to have these footprints where they gain resources and fighters and project forces in europe and eventually back into the united states itself. >> shannon: how difficult is it one way to get involved in these places to vet the local militia and people, sometimes picking sides there, theres not a g...

Them address some of the grievances, we will see this insecurity. im an american national security perspective, we cannot permit groups like al qaeda and the islamic state to have these footprints where they gain resources and fighters and project forces in europe and eventually back into the united states itself. >> shannon: how difficult is it one way to get involved in these places to vet the local militia and people, sometimes picking sides there, theres not a good alternative. >> its a cred...

Have a code of conduct at the south china sea, what we call the west philippine sea. now you havent heard any mention of that at all, right? so how do we redefine power and relationships in this new thing. will business decide it all? and if thats the case, how do you define corruption issues, for example? these have not really been addressed. >> gwynn -- and this is my last question for you. given that president does seem to have a warm rapport with president trump, do you think the philippines...

Disparaging word about vladimir putin. do you think this idea that the russians have something on him have compromising material is relevant here? >> i dont know if mr. trump is considering that. i just know he has been very determined to delegitimize any effort to come up with the truth in terms of this investigation. his attacks on the intelligence community and the assessment and attacks on the media. this is an effort to try to undermine those quarters that could pose a serious threat to him...

Could pose a serious threat to him. also, i think it shows the insecurity that he still feels about the election. and how russian interference may have contributed, in fact, to that election. so i think theres a combination of factors that are motivating the president at this time. >> do you know of any compromising material that the russians might have on him? >> i have shared everything i know with the intelligence committees. >> thats not a no or a yes, because were not privy to the informati...

To curb his natural impulse to praise vladimir putin, and by the way, to praise other authoritarian leaders as hes done with some of his over the top comments about xi jinping on this trip. >> john brennan also said putin is clever. and hes using trumps insecurity and his need for flattery to convince him that russia was not behind the hacking. is the president just being played here? >> well, whether hes being played or not, there is certainly the increasing appearance that trump is being playe...

About whether or not the russians have damaging information about president trump. this comes within the context of the fact that president trump has been willing to criticize everyone from the cast of "hamilton" to meryl streep but has yet to say one disparaging word about vladimir putin. do you think this idea that maybe the russians have something about -- on him, have compromising material, have relevant here? >> well, i dont know. if mr. trump is considering that. i just know that he has be...