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This concerted attack by the russians that americans are not focused on this. if you read the report, you learn how devastating and detailed it was. and so he really wants people to read the report. i think the other part on obstruction was considerable distinction between what he said and what barr said. he said the attorney general has demonstrated and basically contradicted him. >> dana: little short on time because of that nadler statement, but thank you both for being here. >> no worries. >> dana: communities in the midwest hit by historic flooding. you've seen this after severe storms ri...

Issue. that's the one we ought to be talking about today. you know i'm not in the business of writing the policy prescriptions for the democrat party, but if i were them, i would stay on the issue of what are we doing as a country to ensure this doesn't happen again? >> dana: senator graham put out a statement saying this is where our focus should be. but it does seem like jerry nadler, chairman of the house judiciary committee, basically saying all options are on the table when it comes to impeachment. very focused on he said the president is lying, the ag is lying about no collusion, no obst...

Said that is likely to change the national polling on the issue of impeachment which really puts nancy pelosi in a tough spot. >> dana: why do you think mueller decided to make this statement if it didn't go out -- didn't color outside the lines of his own report. i know he's ready to close the chapter and is going to return to private life. but did he need to make this statement? >> i do think it was very intentional. by the book bob doesn't step out of the lines. he wasn't going to comment off a bombshell. if you read between the lines he is very concerned that people are not reading the rep...

And that allegation deserves the attention of every american. >> dana: joining me now is michael allen former member of the national security counsel. good to have you here. so mueller begins his statement and ends his statement back on this point about russian interference, the importance of this and that that's where he thinks the focus should be. what do we know about how the russians are reacting to all of this? >> i think the russians have been laughing all the way to the bank, so to speak, for the last few years. what they wanted to do ultimately was to disrupt our democracy. they're in ...

U.s. we have to get our head around how we as a country defend that so that purpose of the investigation seems legitimate. this other part is -- >> dana: bob mueller led with that. number one job here was looking into russian interference in our election. he found some and that's in the report. then he ends his statement as well by going back to that original point by saying remember, every american should be concerned that there was an attempt to interfere with our election and it isn't going to stop. is that what you were talking about? mueller was very specific about focusing on the real pr...