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Business background that might have been pretext to his collusion with the russians. >> nick ackerman, youve got the pressure mounting here against these investigations. just assess that for us and how well the defense is being mounted here against those. you have bob mueller who hasnt said anything. on the senate intelligence committee investigation. the senator isnt going to the white house at all while this is still under way. how well are these gentlemen comporting themselves in light of all...

Wouldnt be in the potential jeopardy that he may or may not be in. >> absolutely. no. and he also had pretext to do it given how politicized jim comey had made the fbi who certainly made a lot of mistakes. an incredible moment in this investigation. >> on the probe in 2018, what do you think? do we believe it wraps up this year? do we believe it happens early this year? what do you think happens? >> i actually think that it will wrap up sooner rather than later. my hunch is that mueller and his ...

Prove and has led to a level of paranoia that he brought on himself. >> if he hadnt fired comey, he wouldnt be in the potential jeopardy that he may or may not be in. >> absolutely. and he also had some pretext to do it, given how politicized jim comey made the fbi, who certainly made a lot of mistakes, but just an incredible moment in this investigation. >> so, on the probe in 2018, what do you think? do we believe it wraps up this year? do we believe it happens early this year? what do you thi...

Singing a very heavy tune about all -- >> so that is your theory of the case. >> ill tell you, i would investigate that a little bit more. but i would feel comfortable going to a jury with that case and proving it beyond a reasonable doubt. >> that is a very strong case. and look, youve heard lawyers on -- all over the place saying maybe it is obstruction and i think you laid out a very good case for why it is. it is a predicate for robert mueller to investigate obstruction and put everyone in t...

Asking for these kinds of weapons. also an uptick of clashes in the region. cnns global affairs correspondent elise labboth joining us now and following this story from washington. how is this move likely to play out in moscow? >> already the russians are clearly unhappy with it. the deputy foreign minister sergei rubokov issued a statement earlier today saying this first approval of lethal weapons to the ukrainians crosses a line and it will create additional bloodshed in the region and of cour...

Saying this crossed the line, this would incur more bloodshed. and of course a lot of people are afraid russia could use this as a pretext for further action in ukraine. in his statement the foreign minister said right here that american weapons can lead to new victims in our neighboring country to which we cannot remain indifferent. and of course, the state department saying these are defensive in nature because the ukrainian military has been facing aggression from russian backed separatists. ...

Russian-backed separatists in the region. cnn global affairs correspondent elise labott is joining us now with more on this. how is this move likely to play out in moscow? >> well, fred, already the russians are responding very negatively, as you might expect. the deputy foreign minister, sergei rubykov said this would cause additional bloodshed, it said the u.s. actions crossed the line. even though the state department is calling these weapons defensive in nature because the ukrainians are def...

That president trump has been watching this very closely. >> you know, something else he said on the campaign trail, was that he wanted to improve relations with russia but i imagine this move is not going to go over very well with russia. >> its not at all. in fact, you heard the russians reacting very strongly this morning. the deputy foreign minister sergey came out with a statement saying that this crosses the line, that this is going to create additional bloodshed that this is something tha...

Country, to which we cannot remain indifferent. so a lot of people are afraid this could be a pretext for russia to launch new attacks, new strikes into ukraine to try and further its grip on the country. rene? >> elise, i think its important also for people to remember how we got here. the u.s. officials had been in standing solidarity with ukraine, but there has for years since the annexation of crimea to what degree do you allow the ukrainians to defend themselves with this lethal and nonleth...

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