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Counterterrorism analyst and former fbi senior intelligence adviser phil mudd. phil, serious concerns here on not just one data point, many. and one of them is that dhs is warning not only about possible violence at the rally tomorrow, they're also warning about violence today. how concerned are you? >> well, if i look at this as an intelligence problem you have to be concerned not only because of what you saw on january 6th, you have to be concerned because the threat is dispersed. if you look at a classic intelligence issue facing an extremist group around the world which is what i did for a...

Going to say. and that is one of the reasons for a delay. there is very little that he could say that is good news. he is the commander-in-chief, there was a clearly an intelligence problem with his team and that is behind the delay having him address the nation on this. they do not know exactly what he is going to say. it has been six days since we've heard from president biden on afghanistan. and things have changed dramatically there as we can see. that is an understatement of the highest proportions here. so we do know that at some point he will address this. he has to address this. yes, t...

States asked for this assistance, the president of ukraine said, yeah, sure, we'll give you this help. how sincere he was or not, you know, we mains to be told by him. but the reality is that he, in essence, said yes. now, this transcript was a secret. here's the intelligence problem. i mean, yes, there's the campaign finance issue, but the intelligence problem is that the ukrainian president now has something on our president, because he has in essence been solicited, and whether he accepted or not, he knows this. and so he can use this against us, the united states of america, not just donal...

In the election to benefit him and not the united states of america. second, if the aide was slowed down because of his decision making because we know the aide was slowed down. i know that from my own sources. the aide was slow down in the last couple of weeks. if that aide was slowed down because of the president 's desire to get dirt on him. the third piece of this is if crew ukrainians did anything to help president trump personally, they would then be creating intelligence problem for the united states. our president then would be be holden to owe a favor to a foreigner even. for that rea...

Would be someone willing to pay them. >> bret: do you have a good window into the capabilities and intent of north korea? >> capabilities, yes. the intent is proven and incredibly difficult intelligence problem. we think we have an understanding. we think kim jong un wants these weapons for protecting his regime and ultimately the reunification of the peninsula. there is still a lot the intelligence community needs to learn. >> bret: has china been doing more to reign in north korea? >> yes, they have been doing more. but we know there's more they could do. 80% of the hard currency trade with ...