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In this case the russians. and it's the how of the communications channel, the fact that according to the reports that have been oud t at the beginning of the weekend, that it was intended to use the secure communications out of russian diplomatic facilities. that, using a foreign government's facilities, is what is so highly unusual from a counterintelligence perspective. >> hey, paul, we're going to have so many concurrent investigations going on. you've got the house and senate and, candidly, stuff on capitol hill tends to leak. it tends to get out. then you have the mueller investigation, ...

The investigation going forward? >> that's a good question. look, what we heard brennan say very clearly to ned's point is, to footstorm the idea there is a connection between the intelligence and the investigation. look, intelligence looks over the horizon. the job of intelligence officers is not to determine criminality or to investigate. in fact, especially when it comes to u.s. persons. so i think what was most interesting about that is exactly what ned said. the fact that brennan confirmed that he in fact -- or the cia in fact had intelligence that rose to the level that brought them conc...

That you're in the military would do something like partner up or cozy with them. >> in terms of the counterintelligence aspect of this, from a counterintelligence perspective, the reporting that we've got, and it won't be all borne out until tend, what appears to be the case about mike flynn is him not telling the truth about the number of contacts he had with the russian government, him not telling the truth about what he was talking russian officials about, him not requesting permission to take money from foreign sources, him not disclosing foreign source income that he took from at least f...

Administration which let him go against his l. he took on with such zeal that he accepted money from a state propaganda outlet from russia. it's bizarre he wouldn't take advice from the lawyers at the dod. even filing the form saying you've taken money from a foreign government is admitting you were trying to deceive before. it's puzzling why the guy in charge of counterintelligence for the entire military at one time, a briefing that you get every day or year, excuse me, that you're in the military would do something like partner up or cozy with them. >> in terms of the counterintelligence as...

From russia. it's bizarre he wouldn't take advice from the lawyers at the dod. even filing the form saying you've taken money from a foreign government is admitting you were trying to deceive before. it's puzzling why the guy in charge of counterintelligence for the entire military at one time, a briefing that you get every day or year, excuse me, that you're in the military would do something like partner up or cozy with them. >> in terms of the counterintelligence aspect of this, from a counterintelligence perspective, the reporting that we've got, and it won't be all borne out until tend, w...