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>> melissa: seems like no doubt. >> harris: americans he being one of them was caught up. >> let me point out three quick things here if there was a fight warrant why did james comey. why did jim clamp on the record on meet the press say there was no fisa warrant and number three what was the predicate crime that started the largest spying separation in u.s. history? >> melissa: what would it be? >> the obama administration needed to dirty up trump officials in a set up in the event he was elect...

As far as im concerned calling this intelligence is just flat incorrect. >> even if that were all true, it wouldnt make it not intelligence. just because somebody died -- >> sure it is. its political research. >> but if it was being done by an intelligence agent from the uk who was -- >> not anymore. both retired. both in the private investigation. >> that is what he is. thats why he was respected by the fbi when he came. >> not anymore. >> is james clapper said this man has a sterling backgroun...

According to two people familiar with the talks. mueller accompanied by his deputy raised the issue during a late december meeting with the presidents lawyers. they cite a jay sole judge johnson secretary. seems to me getting lost from both sides and especially about the russian inquiry is integrity of voting system. the integrity of all -- of other systems in this country from the tax, whether it be from russia, china, or north korea. >> last year, 2016, should have been a wake up call for us. ...

Just think has really has no place here in the united states. and its just -- its you know the whole thing -- the whole ning thing is concernsing. and rubbing me the wrong way to see our democracy -- it might have been jim clapper who said a while back democracy is something you have to work at to maintain that level, the high level of a truly independent democracy with rule of law. and it feels like that is slipping when you see comments coming like this out of the -- out of the chief executive...

Enforcement agency in this country, the fbi, when you talk about really purging anything unless its corruption or something like that, youre getting back to developing brand new democracy kind of stuff, that i just think really has no place if youre in the united states. and its just -- you know, the whole thing is concerning. and it just really rubs me the wrong way to see our democracy, and i think it might have been jim clapper who said a while back, democracy is something you really have to ...

Administrations, doesnt really care about the political side, but you think youre doing something good on behalf of your country. >> youve heard, samantha, the president, not the presidents son, but the president himself question the law enforcement community and the fbi. hes raised serious questions about these basic institutions of the federal government. >> hes questioned the credibility of jim clapper, john brennan. i mean, these are people that have serve eserved, like mysel republicans and...

Elected leader of a republic. he he is one, but he doesnt act like one hi, he is one. and ill just say just to bring this conversation back to the russia topic where we were a second ago. i was astonished to see today on cnn jim clapper, one of the longest standing in the intelligence community essentially calling the president a russian asset today. he came out and said about vladimir putin, he knows how to handle an asset, and thats what he has been doing with the president. thats an extraordi...

That intelligence case. this was one of the most critical pieces of evidence that they put on the table for the president. and as we wrote, these officials included former director of national intelligence jim clapper were worried that they were going to be thrown out of the room. they were prepared for a blowup and that ends up being a very subdued meeting and trump seems to go along with this and seems oddy acquiescent on this. they regard this as progress. hes coming around to accept this but...

This was one of the most critical pieces of evidence that they put on the table for the president. and as we wrote, these officials included former director of national intelligence jim clapper were worried that they were going to be thrown out of the room. they were rwere prepared for a and thats a subdued meeting and trump seems to go along with this and seems odd ly on this ad his officials hold meetings to cement this and regard this as progress. hes coming around to accept this but as they ...

So hopefully given the terms of his plea bargain, his agreement, that that -- the truth on this will come out. because to me whats even more important and whether or not there was collusion, which is hugely important, is the threat posed by the russians and the administrations singular indifference to that threat. and that to me is what is in terms of long-term concern for the country is that. >> general james clapper, thank you so much. appreciate your time, sir. the special counsels investig...