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>> jason: the big question after the latest bombshell revelation in the russia investigation is how will president trump react. we now know that deputy attorney general rod rosenstein specifically authorized a special prosecutor to investigate paul manafort for potential collusion with russia or ukraine. that information was in a partly redacted and formerly secret government memo filed in court by special prosecutor bob mueller late last night. lets examine the implications of this latest revel...

Would prove that the president and his people did something to help the russians do what they intended to do, in other words, con sird with them in that way and that would be enough? >> yes. sorry, absolutely. if you can prove that there was a relationship where the americans worked with the russians to interfere with the american election, that is clearly an impeachable offense. its a criminal offense, as well. but as ken said, it is a political question as to what congress also do with that in...

Russian state actors broke into the dnc, stole these e-mails, and other experts are staying russians are releasing these e-mails for the that you recall of helping donald trump. >> it goes to show you their exact moral compass. theyll say anything to win this. this is time and time again, lie after lie, it is disgusting, it is so phony. >> now at the time we didnt know the extent of the russia election interference program. now wleng donald trump jr. said that to me and to america, he had just a...

Contempt or the grand jury session is over. >> shannon: i want to ask you about this late develop meant we are hearing from john solomon reporting that the australian diplomat who was at a bar having a conversation with george papadopoulos which there is a debate about whether he was a big deal or no deal, part of the trump administration or campaign at some point. there was a conversation there that supposedly sparked the initial fbi investigation into potential collusion. this is what they rep...

November, what does that mean for the implications of potential collusion. >> and point out to me today what all the next things that become public in this investigation, with it in mind that they have a brand-new cooperating witness who was around through the entire manafort base of the campaign but who lasted much longer than manafort, was around the entire campaign through election day, every day went to the transition office and was in and around the trump white house staff as a senior membe...

Anything at all. they ton maintain that the -- they continue to maintain that the charges and guilty pleas have information to do with them as they relate to the charges that went on long before the trump campaign began. >> no doubt about it. remindering viewers, too, that manafort released a statement saying that he continues to maintain his innocence despite rick gates guilty plea. thank you very much. joining me, lauren fox, cnn congressional reporter, and era lewis, political commentator a...

Mine. there is speculation who is getting squeezed and how and what direction mueller might be going. is he looking at jack hayford -- jared and his finances? im not sure. nobody knows for mueller and his team. the allegation that the only collusion is between the democrats and russians. there are questions that need to be answered. fusion gps is an interesting organization. the trump tower meeting? the only evidence we have of potential collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. fus...

Manafort, and get him to say what he knows, if anything, about potential collusion between the trump campaign and that russian election interference. >> okay, lets put russia and interference in the indictments and all that stuff on hold for a moment and go back to the other big topic today, and that is guns. kristen, is the white house feeling pressure when it comes to guns, especially when they see kids saying what they have been saying on national television? heres a reminder for our viewers....

Information to get a fisa warrant. >> democrats say thats not the case. there is contradictory reporting about whether that fundamental claim in the nunes memo is true. my question is do you believe that the fbi is biased in favor of hillary clinton or was biased in favor of hillary clinton when they asked for this warrant? >> i wont say the entire fbi, but i will say certain officials at the fbi. i dont think its any surprise that mccabe resigned abruptly a week ago. he was front and center in ...

Warrant. >> democrats say thats not the case. there is contradictory reporting about whether that fundamental claim in the nunes memo is true. my question is do you believe that the fbi is biased in favor of hillary clinton or was biased in favor of hillary clinton when they asked for this warrant? >> i wont say the entire fbi, but i will say certain officials at the fbi. i dont think its any surprise that mccabe resigned abruptly a week ago. he was front and center in this -- mccabe himself is ...