with this. before i even got elected it began and it began illegally and hopefully someone is going to look at the other side. this was an illegal takedown that failed. and now saying that america is the greatest country on earth, as he returns to the white house. so we continue our breaking news right now. sources telling cnn, the president and his camp are thrilled by the mueller report conclusions. one trump adviser who speaks to the president regularly said, quote, this is like geraldo rivera and al capone's vault all over again. joining us now, cnn chief political analyst, gloria borger and cnn senior political commentator, former senior adviser to president obama, david axelrod. also with us, former special assistant to president george w. bush, scott jennings, and cnn national security analyst,