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Special agent, and cnn contributor and former director of the office of government ethics. the fbi is investigating one of ivanka trumps business deals in vancouver in february of 2017. is this standard operating procedure? >> john, we need to make clear a counterintelligence investigation is not the same as a criminal investigation. this doesnt necessarily mean that ivanka has broken any laws or done anything wrong. however, what it does mean is that there is some foreign intelligence nexus bet...

In fighting and confronting this. we have had comprehensive discussions that reflect the depth of our bilateral and historic relationship and expands relationships at all levels political, economic and military and security levels in order to solve the mutual interest of our two countries and people. i would like to commend the commitment that we have sent here on the part of the u.s. about the security state of kuwait and within the frame work of these relations, we remember with great gratitud...

Almost moot because of his connections to the oligarchs that we have heard about and really anybody that is against the magnitski act is pro-kremlin, pro-putin. lastly, i would say when dana has concerns about this guy, then there is probably something to be concerned about. whether hes a former intel officer or not is almost irrelevant. >> even house republicans joke about his connections with russian. that lobbyist denies any connection to russian intelligence as of course he told the washingt...

Balance this tricky balance between our freedom, versus trying to prevent an attack like the one we just saw? >> those are exactly the forces at play, thats what american leaders and leaders worldwide are going to grapple with in the coming days. basically, as you can see in america, we are already in a heightened security state. no one was allowed to have a backpack inside, no one was allowed to carry a bottle of water in. you can tell it was a heavy security presence. that security guard stand...

Open venues. we dont want to live in a security state, certainly the british dont want to. and so that entails trying to gather as much intelligence on the front end as possible to prevent attacks and find who may be willing to attack fellow citizens as perhaps we saw this evening. >> juan, thank you for your time and expertise. well fit in another break in our hive coverage. but when we come back, the man we always find ourselves talking to whenever explosives sadly are involved in an event lik...

U.s. authorities no doubt are worried about not just this attack, but the pace of these attacks happening in europe. the fact that its manifested again here in the uk. and given my conversations with u.s. and british authorities, the concern that this isnt the end of the story, of course. that there are others out there willing to perpetrate these kind of attacks. and theres only so much you can do in an open society to secure open venues. we dont want to live in a security state, certainly the ...

Special counsel to manage this investigation going forward. i think our critical question has to be, can they really be independent? >> all right. senator chris coons, thank you for making time tonight. joining meow is malcolm nantz and karen greenberg, director of the center on national security at author of "rogue justice, the making the security state." amy, let me begin with you because you worked in a legal position in the department of justice. it strikes me were sort november unchartered ...

Do you support the appointment of a special prosecutor by the deputy attorney general? >> well, chris, i think thats something thats almost certainly called for now. i want to make sure were being careful about the difference between special prosecutor, special counsel. what really matterses is independence. i have questions now about whether were going to be able to get someone who is a career prosecutor, who is able to conduct themselves independent of any interference, particularly given that...

With the american people on the truth about russian hacking and russian efforts to influence our election. as a former cia officer, i have to say ive been most disappointed by director woolsey. as far as what brennan said, look, hes standing up for his people and he should stand up for his people. donald trump, the president-elect, is attacking the very people he will depend upon to understand whats happening in the world. these are people like i did who are sacrificing their lives -- potentiall...

Information. what will his source of sensitive information be? >> well, and i think one of the things were seeing is this notion -- and ive seen members of congress say it, senators, pundits, that the sort of -- the security state and intelligence community will have its revenge on donald trump, right? ultimately. and theres something to me thats worrisome about that idea, right? thats not the path down which we would hope that sort of the rhesesuscitation of american democratic institutions wou...