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Like global warming. We cant do that if people feel embarrassed to be associated with the United States. You combine that with the fact that the State Department has essentially been neutered, e s eviscerated by this administration thus far and watching in real time as america and americas image withdraws from the world. Do you know any republican senator or member of the house whos a republican, any party member of any party who believes the president believes he was wiretapped, who even believes he believes it . I dont think anybody knows exactly what donald trump believes and what he doesnt...

Of the white house, because he cannot do both. and unfortunately i think the actions of today throw great doubt into the ability of both the chairman and the committee to conduct the investigation the way it ought to be conducted. >> republican chairman of the house intelligence committee and the top democrat on that same committee holding duelling press conferences today, which is not a great sign for that committee's ongoing investigation into russian interference in the u.s. election last year and the question of whether or not the trump campaign cooperated, collaborated in that russian att...

>> thanks for having me back. >> can i ask you to walk me through? explain a little bit of how this wiretapping stuff works. we heard a lot of people talking today about the idea of routine surveillance of foreign targets. what does that mean, routine surveillance? >> so the fbi here at home and the nsa abroad are engaged in foreign intelligence collection using surveillance all the time everyday. especially abroad. they were involved in major deals that have geopolitical implications, terrorism suspects, all kinds -- you know, the definition of what counts as foreign intelligence is broad. it...

Cannot do both. and unfortunately i think the actions of today throw great doubt into the ability of both the chairman and the committee to conduct the investigation the way it ought to be conducted. >> republican chairman of the house intelligence committee and the top democrat on that same committee holding duelling press conferences today, which is not a great sign for that committee's ongoing investigation into russian interference in the u.s. election last year and the question of whether or not the trump campaign cooperated, collaborated in that russian attack. joining us now is charli...

Imagine having to be subjected, as president of the united states, to the head of the fbi saying, you're under investigation for any potential connections to what happened with russian interference. and then just to hear the thing you said, that you were wiretapped by the president, is untrue, from the head of the nsa and the director of the fbi. >> it was a big day. >> that is a tough day. what's it going to mean? let's bring back our panel, evan perez, jeffrey toobin, salena zito, and joining us, presidential historian douglas brinkley. doug, we need you, because we haven't really seen anyth...