Counterintelligence Issue News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

That i would be very happy. Absolutely. Lets not forget i know we have said it. But this investigation is over. The president never sat down for an interview with Robert Mueller. Thats huge. That was always the big question and something the lawyers never wanted to happen. They were able to prevent that and a subpoena fight. Robb eert mueller never put in request that was rejected. Thats very significant. Stay with me. This is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news. Very Important News here in washington. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. We want to update our viewers here in the...

Particularly high standard. and, you know -- >> but this doesn't feel like it was a low bar that they met. they -- i mean -- >> correct. >> that's what i mean. it's not like they just had a, yes, you can -- there is a low bar. but they didn't -- but they more than met -- they more than cleared that bar. >> i agree. and i've always thought it was a very strange criticism that when given that group of circumstances, that there was even a question whether a counterintelligence issue is raised by that. but i will say, you know, the criticism has always been a little bit confused. because on the on...

Information? will the public see any of that? will they see any of the underlying evidence? that's the big question going forward and what the democrats are gearing up to fight in the days and weeks ahead. >> those are important issues. jeffrey toobin, i want your reaction to what we hear from the chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> well, the intelligence committee is going full speed ahead. regardless of what mueller finds. the counterintelligence issues here are different but they are -- they are in many respects as significant as the criminal issues. one thing adam schiff has t...

Investigation, the larger investigation into russia's meddling in the election, to help russia? that, the fbi's general counsel testified on capitol hill, was the national security concern of the firing. they saw the firing as a counterintelligence issue, an intelligence issue. not just a criminal thing, not, hey, let's make a case. it's hey, let's use all the authorities and powers we have to figure out whether the president is tied to russia and firing comey to stop the investigation. >> you know what grabs me in this reporting? that we thought a long way for months now, more than a year, th...

To do it. and in fact, when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. >> joining me now is sam nunberg, a former trump campaign adviser, who was interviewed by the senate intelligence committee just yesterday. and back with me, our david cay johnston, former prosecutor, barbara mcquade, and msnbc contributor, malcolm nance. i want to start with you, sam. thank you for being here, first of all. i want to get your top of line take on this "new york times" story yesterday. >> it makes perfect sense to me. if you're a r...