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Crime as defined by our statutes. going forward as somebody who can observe collusion to some degree, weve said this many, many times. we can focus on the word "collusion" all we like. the fact that it doesnt have a real significant meaning in the criminal code doesnt mean anything because it might be conspiracy. it might be accomplice liability. it might be attempt liability. there are any number of things that that kind of behavior can translate to in -- >> you did merriam-webster and oxford w...

For the president not to be a traitor. so brennans breaking his courtesy. trumps breaking -- if its not a law, it doesnt matter in donald trumps world. its just a norm like so many that hes stepped all over. >> hes stepping over some laws as well. so were going to find out whether bob mueller finds theres enough evidence to prove that. >> ron johnson said that, but then brennan said more today. lets listen to what he had to say about collusion. >> but what im saying is that there is collusion th...

Active, at least on-air as of late, also on "meet the press." lets listen to former cia director brennan. >> you have gone farther than most on collusion. youve gone farther than most on conspiracy. is this -- >> no, i havent gone further on conspiracy, chuck. i said collusion is certainly in plain sitght. the things that have come out, the individual who have admitted to wrongdoing with the russians, these are things and this is what speaks to collusion. >> finally to you, mara. he said collusi...

Professional. i have seen the lights blinking red in terms of what mr. trump has done and is doing and is bringing this country down on the global stage. and hes fueling and feeding divisiveness within our country. >> not backing down. you heard him just this morning on "meet the press" with chuck todd. former cia director john brennan standing by his claims he has made that president trump did commit treason. brennan speaking out on "meet the press" days after losing his security clearance and ...

National security skraeser to the president and his senior national security advise or the campaign and, of course, george papadopoulos. and well see who is next. but to say that there is no collusion is just materially untrue. of course there was collusion. was there a conspiracy? thats what were going to find out. >> ken dilanian, i misspoke. the president didnt say he would not speak to bob mueller. he just didnt answer the question about whether or not he would speak to bob mueller today the...

I would say with regard to his recitations that there was no collusion. absolutely there was collusion. the three top people in the campaign met with intelligence great operatives of the prussian government for the purposes of receiving information from the russians that would damage the democratic nominee for president of the united states. so there is definitely collusion. now the question that the special prosecutor, the special counsel will find here was whether there was a criminal conspira...

There -- legal experts say trump could resist and claim constitutive privilege. theres united states versus nixon that says a criminal investigation trumps executive privilege. if mueller really wants him to talk, hell have to talk or claim his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination which would be incredibly politically disastrous, you could argue for donald trump. but youre right. its interesting that he seems to be wavering about -- and you know, he might be subject to more risk over...

To talk to trump some time soon about that. that may be true. the obstruction of justice case goes over a shorter period of time. its a smaller number of witnesses, and its out in the open. its people we know about. the collusion and conspiracy aspect is hidden. so i think we should be very cautious about what we dont know about that case. what witnesses are calling, and the hiring of this cyber expert is interesting. we shouldnt write off the collusion part. heres the thing about the collusion ...

>> remember "the new york times" interview with michael schmidt over the holidays? he thought mueller was going to treat him fair. and he went -- >> and that he admired the way eric holder protected president obama. >> yes, nice little -- nice little heads-up to mueller about what hes expecting. but it is the obsession with collusion, i think, one of two things. either he outwardly colluded or hes convinced himself that hes not vulnerable there and thats his safe place. but the obstruction of ju...