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Circumstances? >> i want to back up if i could, chris, just because i think it's so important. and this is a man who served his country for 36 years. and in the last week or ten days he's been accused of breaking the law. he's been accused of being a political stooge for the president. he's been accused of protecting the president without any evidence at all. and i just think it was fair and important to dpif him a chance to respond to that. >> would have been nice for him to answer some of the procedural issues also. i get that he was in a tough spot. >> he was. >> the statute frankly, fair r...

And in the last week or ten days, he's been accused of breaking the law, he's been accused of being a political stuj for the president. he's been accused of protecting the president, without any evidence at all. and i just think it was fair and important to give him a chance to respond to that. >> would have been nice for him to answer some of the procedural issues also. i get that he was in a tough spot. >> he was. >> the statute, frankly, fair reading, with a lawyer background, is it's designed for the intelligence community. >> yeah. >> i get that. but the idea that when you are faced with ...

Ukraine was the penetration by the russians. but all that not withstanding, we had made a -- the administration had made a determination that we were going to support that was the overriding concern. >> general clapper, i appreciate it. we'll see what happens tomorrow. cuomo primetime is at the top of the hour. chris, quite a day. i mean -- >> it is. the question is, it is the beginning of what? >> yeah. >> our shows work well together tonight. it's kind of like a one-two punch. you've laid out brilliantly everything that has us where we are right now. and the question becomes, well, where do ...

Jim. >> it also comes just a few days after the president invited russia back into the g-7 against the wishes of u.s. allies. joe johns, thanks very much. we want to talk about this potential move by president trump to stop military aid to ukraine with the former director of national intelligence james clapper. that is next. >> plus changes for some u.s. service members whose children are born overseas. listen to this, the trump administration says citizenship will no longer be automatic for those kids. why? >> the happy memories that we had is just -- >> st. louis families demand an end to gu...

Summit in which the president down-played russia's move into ukraine, also raised the idea of welcoming putin back into the it group. the group he was excelled from explicitly for the illegal invasion of ukraine. joining me now to discuss this cnn national security analyst james clapper. of course the former director of national intelligence. general clapper, thanks for joining usthern. >> thanks for having me. >> you're aware of the u.s. considering blocking this $250 million in military assistance. this is key aid to ukraine which is fighting in effect on two fronts, would blocking this aid ...