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>> joining our conversation, matt biser of "the washington post," matt and katherine lucy. i get why the biden campaign wants to say this is much ado about nothing and is being taken out of context. joe biden says there's not a racist bone in his body. nobody is questioning that, they're questioning his judgment. if you were asked a question how do you get things done when you have to work with difficult people, whether it's vladimir putin or some segregationist, racist jerk in the senate, that's one thing. he brings this up. that's a judgment question, it's not a racism question. >> no one wa...

Bills it wants. it's very hard for them to force the president of the united states to do anything. if president trump is determined to make huge concessions to vladimir putin or not make meddling serious, there are some things congress can do but they can't overcome that obstacle. congress is making its voice known. it's better than nothing. i think if you sighee a terribl summit where the president continues to deny and play down what now his own justice department calls a very severe attack, i think that will reinvigorate congress to do more. they can't change trump's mind. as long as the p...

Unpredictability about what he does. i think the actions yesterday from the department of justice certainly raise the gravity of the meeting. >> but he knew they were coming? >> he did. but we didn't. you know, so i think that moment and the anticipation for how these two men meet and what comes out of it is even greater than i think it already was. it already was pretty high. >> yes, you're right about that. josh rogin, matt, event thateve thank you very much. next, we'll look at the potential legal jeopardy for the president and his inner circle. plus two georgia police officers under scru...

>> yes, he's obviously sticking with the administration. all right. elise, thank you very much. even as these indictments hang over this russia summit, there is a new warning from the head of the national -- u.s. national intelligence, that the threat is far from over. >> it was in the months prior to september 2001 when, according to then cia director george tenet, the system was blinking red. and here we are two decades, nearly two decades later, and i'm here to say the warning lights are blinking red again. >> joining me now, josh rogan, a cnn political analyst and column anytime for "the...

Examine it when it comes. >> all right. let's talk about that and more. with me, heidi przybyla from "usa today" and matt biser from "the boston globe." welcome to both of you. thanks for being here. heidi, tulsi gabbard. she endorsed bernie sanders. is she a democrat that trump supporters can love? >> you know, i'm looking at this and the question that i have is, is this a parade of diversity or is this actually going to lead to a diverse cabinet. tulsi gabbard, i have to say, i was really shocked this morning to see her on that list just because when you look at the area of foreign policy, i...