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from the u.s. on the tragedy. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey, everyone. welcome to msnbc special coverage of the rebellion in russia. i am ayman mohyeldin in new york. more than 24 hours after a russian mercenary chief ordered his forces to end the revolt and retweet from their march toward moscow, many questions still remain about vladimir putin's grip on power, about the future of the war in ukraine, and about the impact of this crisis on stability across that region, as well as elsewhere around the world. here is what we know at this hour. russian mer...

Understanding of something like this. should they have responded perhaps differently, had they anticipated a possible military challenge, a direct military challenge? >> well, thanks for having me. one, i would say, i think it's probably accurate that the u.s. had some exquisite intelligence on this, you know, scenario that unfolded over the past 48 hours. look, we've had really good intelligence on what's been transpiring with russia and ukraine from the beginning, from the very, you, know jump-start. and this was no different. and the u.s. is really just taking the stance of we are not gonna...

National movements. >> reporter: what are these extremists all talking about at the local level? what is the content? >> a lot of them are taking it upon themselves to reengage in the broader conservative culture war. >> we are here to protect the children of our community. >> reporter: for aguilar who we met outside a local school board meeting in california it's opposition to mandates. >> we figured out that going to the capitol and working that particular piece doesn't do anything because these legislators have already made up their mind. >> reporter: she is the founder of a group mamalicia...

>> do we look violent to you? do we look like we're trying to storm any place? have i ever done anything violent in the capitol? absolutely not. >> reporter: aguilar uses alternative social media platforms like telegram to organize and strategize. >> what they're doing at the school board meetings. >> reporter: those go local tactics being embraced by prominent right nationalists. >> this is the right approach. going to the school board meetings, going out to protests. >> reporter: groups like the proud boys responding, taking to the streets of towns in long island and north carolina to protes...

Have good defenses with their attorneys. all that this is about is letting defendant a, b, and c be in the room with lawyers x, y, and z, and strategize, share information. yes, it makes it easier for them, but i think it's just taken as a given. it happens so much in cases like this. >> so as a pra matter, does this help the president's attorneys if they learn that witness a was asked questions b, c, and d? >> sure. i mean there's a lot that it can help them with. of course it's tricky. first, it has to be co-extensive with the privilege, with what everybody -- you can't just kind of put in -...