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Criminal activity. alisyn, john? >> oh, my gosh, jean, what a fascinating display of everything -- all the different personalities and comments yesterday. a lot to discuss, john. >> all right, lets brick ng in cnns best legal mans, mark geragos, paul cowan, and jeffrey toobin. mark, i want to start with you here. you were saying during this hearing and before that parole was essentially a legal slam dunk. why? >> well, because they an evaluation. in fact, they kind of predicted it, if you will, ...

Comey, but instead, he views it as an effort to conduct what hes called many times a witch hunt sp hunt. so that tends to dominate it. if its made in america week, or its less letts focus on the d of health care week, his mind is not necessarily there. you saw it in the health care debate, where a number of democratic senators said, the president did not seem to be deeply engaged in the details of what the health care bill should look like. in fact, the white house didnt have it own. instead, he...

Mornings reports, a source says the presidents team does intend to cooperate fully with the special counsel. the focus on the special counsel and the presidents own words in that "new york times" interview overshadowing, if you will, the attempts of this administration once again to focus on policy. today, we do expect to see the president this afternoon, as he meets with the survivors of the "uss arizona." john and -- john, back to you. >> alisyn, ill take it now. all right, so lots to discuss....

Now president trump is building a legal team in response to the russia investigation. sources say the president is expected to hire attorney mark kasowitz. hell be part of a team of outside lawyers to advise him on matters related to the russia probe. lets brick ng in our panel, ad mentis with us, cnn political director david chalian and politics editor juana summers. whats your reaction to the president as they say lawyering up, adam, right now? >> its obviously a sign weve reached a new phase ...