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Of those sources, among them may well be a person close to president vladimir putin of russia, who provided information to the cia about his involvement in moscow's 2016 election interference. one of the former intelligence chiefs squarely in the middle of all of this, of course, is retired lieutenant general james clapper, director of national intelligence in the 2016 presidential election campaign. he's also the author of facts and fears, hard truths from a life in intelligence. and we're glad to have him on the program. director clapper, given how attorney general barr represented or misrep...

Trump demanding the information be turned over? >> there was no doubt that he was and that he did. that's why his statement was rather cautious. he said he would hand over all appropriate information because when it comes to the intelligence agencies, those agencies safeguard sources and methods, information more tightly and more carefully than anything else and they are today extremely nervous about what the president has done. because never, mike, has a president delegated so broad a declassification authority to an attorney general or to anyone for that matter. so yes, the intelligence comm...

You work for national security. what do you just of him saying to his political butler, william barr, the attorney general who seems to serve him in every way. every agency in the united states, all the intelligence agency and release any information you want in the purpose of destroying the reputation of the mueller probe. because that's your goal, destroy the mueller probe and its reputation. >> chris, it's totally extraordinary. once again, it's him putting his own conspiracy theory-based politics over our national security. the reality is the declassification authority rests with the intel...

Campaign was doing with russian operatives. >> let's go back to what he said today. what do you make of the fact that you work with national security and he is saying with his political butler, william barr who seems to serve him in every way. you have the ability to go with every agency and release any information you want in the purpose of destroying the reputation of the mueller probe. that's your goal. destroy the mueller probe and his reputation. >> chris, it's totally extraordinary. it's him putting politics over our national security. the declassification authority rests with the intell...

Democrats' authority to investigate the administration as the president gives his attorney general sweeping power to investigate the investigators. our nbc team is here with this story and all others. we will bring you this hour that matter to you today. i must start with my colleague kelly o'donnell at the white house and leanne on capitol hill. the president is about to get on a plane to japan. he is leaving the country and there is trouble at home. >> yes, typically speaker pelosi is very careful not to criticize the president, any president, when he is out of the country. we might be almos...