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Also military analyst retired -- general mark hertling. and philip mudd. good evening gentlemen. appreciate you joining us. lets start with alex. what are you learning tonight about this mission and how it went down? >> well don, this was a remarkable and complex mission. weve got a lot of the details from a senior administration official who spoke to reporters shortly before president biden spoke with the nation. now this was months in the making. it was back in april when president bidens firs...

Former president, we have seen, who is unhinged, detached from reality. and certainly is not someone that is the right person, and many minds to lead the party moving forward. thats why we are seeing people like ron desantis and others raising millions and millions of dollars. because people are looking for another option. >> phil, you changed your mind on this. you thought it was going to damage him, now you think? >> aside from the fact that republicans are thinking of changing their minds aft...

From the president. it is going to be a big day, come down for a major event. if you are defending the president, remember, there is no defense here. someone is going to, say they never told him to break ones at the capitol. i think the committee on issue of election interference is clear and compelling. i think on this, today, they didnt make a case. not even close. >> elliott? youre the attorney here. >> i am. that is true. okay. the question of did they make a case or not? as much as i love m...

With testimony from witness after witness about one of the most shameful episodes in our history. joining me now, analyst philip mudd and ashley allison. cnn legal analyst analyst and political khan -- stewart. good to see all of you, except for phil mudd. [laughs] so, im going to start with helmet. >> dont start ugly with me. it wont end well. >> trump wanted everyone to march the capitol. preplanned. how do you think the committee did laying down trumps culpability in all of this? >> shockingl...

Free pass here. im talking about him. this argument that we are are falling into quite often that somehow congress needs to be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that anybody has committed a crime, its holding caucus strong standard. it is a political body that has the power to refer charges to the justice department. you know, i think congress to great job for what they set out to do. >> a lot of this, if you sort of pick up but theyre putting down, as they say, it sounds like congress is ...

CNN's Don Lemon argued with analyst Philip Mudd that President Trump could face criminal charges for conspiracy based off testimony given at Jan. 6 hearings.

Charge will determine that. what does this say about the leadership on this force? >> boy, it tells me a couple things. first, one of the lessons learned is going to be about how to get clear communication. but theres going to be a simple question coming out of this, which is why did you give the officer in charge the latitude to make that choice? an officer doesnt have the choice to say i should or should not risk the officers under me, i have to go in. thats going to be a difficult policy chan...

Joining me now, cnn analyst philip mudd. it seems to get worse the more that we learn. we know protocol in the active shooter situation requires officers to immediately neutralize them. this is from "the new york times." people are going to ask why were taking so long, a man could be heard saying. were trying to preserve the rest of life. preserve the rest of the life? what do you think that means? the "times" believed this is the schools police chief saying this. >> well, i cant defend whats go...

Diplomatic career i have seen several changes in policy, but never have i been so upset over this year. one russian officer told cnn he quit the war because he felt guilty about russia invading ukraine. lets discuss now. cnn commentary analyst philip mudd is here. well see where this leads. good evening to you. if you had to add all these up, it looks like a level of public dissent against the war we havent seen inside russia. should we be cautious about reading too much into this? >> yeah, i co...

Official philip mudd is here as well. good evening to both of you gentlemen. michael, to you, out there reporting, president biden says there could be an attack within days. defense secretary austin says russia is flying in more combat and support aircraft and even stocking up their blood supplies. how high are tensions on the ground at this hour, sir? >> hi, don. look, i think the rhetoric and the claim and counterclaim does worry ukrainians. ive been out and about a lot and im struck by how st...