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Biden is preparing intensely with aides and allies for his face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin. joining me to discuss the importance of this summit as well as the pitfalls that some of his predecessors faced when meeting with the russian leader, cnn presidential historian tim neftali. glad to have you on. >> good to be with you. >> so no big breakthroughs are expected here. theyre not going to sign a big agreement. the message will be different from biden compared with trump. there will be ...

Following new developments in a shocking secret leak investigation, attorney general merrick garland is speaking out today on the trump justice departments secret subpoenas involving the data of journalists, lawmakers, and even trumps own white house lawyer. just ahead, how the new a.g. is attempting to clean up after his predecessors. plus, anti-vaccers denied, the first federal ruling on a vaccine mandate at a texas hospital system. no end in sight, another deadly weekend of gun violence...

Predecessors if it does not go into this clear-eyed about who putin is, the low possibility of any breakthroughs here and realizing that any concessions the u.s. gives to the russians, they probably will not give us anything substantial in return. >> we know president biden is doing a lot of preparation for this historic summit. phil, the president asked other world leaders for input just ahead of this face to face with putin here in geneva. what message will biden be delivering on their behalf?...

And you could find a very relevant story going on right now today. >> how do you think president biden is coming off after one of the unusual predecessors in history? >> i love this guy named joe. we couldnt have gotten a better choice, i dont think. fact that hes not a young guy, hes dealing with -- the time he has is so, so valuable. and hes not wasting a single moment. my heart goes out to the guy who doesnt really care, a guy who is taking us back to the soviet union days. a lot of people ar...

Relationship so far? i know that president obama, his pred predecessors, and trump, they have quite an affinity for queen elizabeth. president biden has made a few funny jab over the fact that hes an irish catholic. tell us about this relationship? >> its interesting. its projecting an image of soft power, reminding us that there is good will that exists between britain and the usa despite whatever the current political situation is. we know that president biden has been a little bit cautious ar...

Comparative. and then also president putin is actually very skilled in bringing things up in a very subtle way and scoring points, and i think its just something that biden at this point probably doesnt need and gives him an opportunity to talk about what he wants to, and also putin can do the same without interference or show from the other guy. >> there are some concerns whether this summit should even be happening. theres a worry biden might repeat the mistakes of some of his predecessors, of...

Mind. professor turley, how are you? >> well, i left the cubs game for you, trey, that is the ultimate demonstration of loyalty to you and your new show so bret baier wouldnt even ask. >> i dont deserve it. im grateful and im going to have you out of here in about four and a half minutes, but first, educate folks how do you investigate the dissemination of classified information if you cant interview the reporters, you cant get their records, and now, theres criticism for going after suspects, n...

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Theyve had two former presidents convicted of criminal offenses. it doesnt seem -- it almost seems like, well, things seem to be working in france. >> yeah, i mean thats exactly right. you know, theres this idea once you go after former presidents, you know, were going to see a political tit for tat for one political power will be in power and then go after the minority power and prosecute them. i mean, trump himself had this impulse where he wanted to prosecute barack obama and his predecessors...

The people can request a recount like five days after the election is certified, and that wouldve been in november. when i interviewed him he told me that he hadnt heard anything from republican officials about that, at that time. months later, they started asking for an audit, which he actually told me he wasnt entirely opposed to a recount. he had done them in the past, and hed seen his predecessors do them. he said they could actually be vindicated and showing that hes doing his job. but lega...