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A small clock, a battery, some wiring, and what is known as energetic material. these are not hoax devices. >> that is fbi director christopher wray talking more about those components that were inside those package bombs, thankfully none of which detonated. now, those packages are giving investigators crucial clues as they work to really figure out more about the suspect and about his motives. joining me now is nbc justice correspondent pete williams. pete, lets just start right there. were tho...

Twice. thats exactly what i thought of when i he heard rush limbaugh. its like if theres one eyewitness to the document, if theres one eyewitness, theyre going to say you know what? not enough evidence to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. if there is a videotape, it was doctored. the if theres no dna, we demand dna. if there is dna, the police planted it. people are believing this nonsense. i dont blame defense attorneys for saying it in court, but when it so saturates our public psyche and we...

Way for him to, you know, basically comfort the american people during this time of an attack, and we had two attacks this week with the bomber in florida, and he was criticized for his response to that where he was thinking more in terms of, you know, the political implications for him and the republican party, which he thought he was going to lose politically because this bomber was attacking democrats and not actually about the countrys best interests, and i think, you know, if those people t...

Certain threat. and whatever that narrative is, it is somehow putting them in a position where they feel that violence is somehow justified in defense of some ideal. and there is no question that heated political rhetoric contributes to that. >> and this comes at the end of a hell of a week. you alluded to the package bombs and now we have this. there is a moment in that media availability where the public safety director nodded to you will at law enforceme will -- to you will all the law enforc...

Much. i thought i would do that. we feel very strongly again. congratulations to all law enforcement. we have the best in the world and they just showed it. thank you very much. >> the president of the united states speaking at the white house to a group of young black leaders brought in for a summit today. their enthusiasm for the president because they are invited into the white house for a political event. taking time at the top to deliver an update on the arrest and the suspect in the mailin...

Citizens. >> reporter: those words so far are just words, not followed by action. >> we must never allow political violence to take root in america. cannot let it happen, and im committed to doing everything in my power as president to stoop it and to stop it now. stop it. >> reporter: thats teleprompter trump with a carefully scripted message 11 days before the midterm elections. >> these terrorizing acts are despicable and have no place in our country. no place. >> reporter: but officials tell...

>> reporter: on the bombs, wolf, they were not ha hoa hoax becau according to the fbi they contained most if not all of the components of a bomb. it is unclear at this point if they could have detonated or were designed to detonate. the suspect in custody now. he did cooperate initially with authorities, telling them he had no intentions of harming anyone. he now has a lawyer and questioning has ended. tonight authorities have a suspect in custody they say is responsible for at least a dozen pac...

At a gas station, wherever. how is that taken out of context? >> because normally, you are -- >> ill answer that, angela, and then i have to go. >> she said to confront them, because we have every right to understand why they are making life more difficult for the most vulnerable populations among us. >> no, no. >> i appreciate it, this is an ongoing discussion and well always be able to have it here. i believe in it, i know its got to be part of the right way to discuss the things that matter, ...

No place. >> reporter: but officials tell cnn, the president does not believe hes complicit in contributing to the red-hot political atmosphere. where an apparent supporter allegedly sent package bombs to more than a dozen trump critics. and cnn has learned, the president is telling allies and advisers that he doesnt believe its fair to link his rhetoric to the attempted violence. despite the political leanings plastered in stickers on the suspects van. the president made that point clear, when ...

And as you noted, as weve noted over the last couple of days, everybody on the target list is somebody donald trump has singled out in a rally or a tweet or what have you as a political target. it is impossible to ignore the nexus and donald trump is doing just that, ignoring the nexus. he is not to blame for what this guy did, but it would be refreshing leadership if he could have an introspective moment. i dont anticipate it. it is not his style and i dont think we should wait for it. >> dan, ...