director clapper offered this caveat. >> i think, you know, john is sort of like a freight train, and he's going to say what's on his mind. i think, though, that the common denominator among all of us that have been speaking up is genuine concern about the jeopardy or threats to our institutions and values. although we may express that in different ways, and i think that's what this really is about, but john and his rhetoric have become, i think, an issue in an of itself. >> it is a fascinating subplot to all of this. the big question is should a president, any president, punish somebody exercising their first amendment right to free speech, unless they have evidence he's using classified information inappropriately. you get a lot of cringing from john brennan's former colleagues who think as a paid msnbc contributor, he's gone too far. >> yeah, you definitely do. you get a lot of anxiety, especially the contrast between