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>> i disagree with the statement. you have to look at what prompted the investigation in the first laplace which is the russian government made a serious attempt to interfere in our democracy in 2016. we have to respond to that. i'm pleased that the trump administration's treasury department is taking steps to respond to that and so it's that and a variety of other things including the situation in syria that is lending to the tension right now. >> the tension is enormous. he tweeted this earlier on possibly going to war over there in syria. he tweeted russia vows to shoot down in and all miss...

This environment where he's plainly distracted by the special counsel's investigation that he be able to make the right decision. >> he may be getting a lot of good advice but may be ignoring a lot of that as well. >> i hope not. >> we'll see what happens. it's a serious, dangerous situation that's unfolding especially in syria right now. thanks so much for joining us. jay johnson, the former secretary of homeland security. there's more breaking news we're following with new details of the role of the access hollywood videotape. what role did it play in f bi raids on president trump's lawyer? ...

Strike in syria. saying the missiles will be quote nice and new and smart. after promising never to telegraph moves, isn't that what the president is doing? the judge in the stormy daniels case orders lawyers for the porn star, president trump and other parties to meet and work out their differences over a jury trial for the lawsuit against the president. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." this is cnn, breaking news. the notorious video that jolted the trump campaign is back. sources tell cnn that the ...

>> reporter: it sounds like it. we have gone from the president declaring war on twitter to the white house trying to walk back that tweet later on this afternoon saying that all options are on the table. defense secretary james mattis and the joints chief chairman we should point out were all spotted at the white house earlier today as the president was telegraphing an upcoming military strike on syria. something he swore he would do. there's also the prospect of the party, republican party losing control of congress in the fall as house speaker paul ryan says good-bye. >> mr. president, will...

Various critically important roles in the u.s. government whether the pentagon, department of homeland security, federal prosecutor. w when you look at these developments whether syria, russia probe, what's going on in the u.s.-mexico border, what worries you the most? >> the sheer instability of it. i worry that in this atmosphere the president does not have the -- i worry he's not getting the right advice. i worry that it may be a lot of people are telling him what he wants to hear. i have a lot of confidence in jim mattis and a lot of confidence in john kelly. both of them are friends of mi...