joining me now is former cia director john brennen. director brennen, thank you for being here. i wonder what the sort of stipulation enduring not a one time strike suggests to you in terms of what the white house is thinking about. >> well, i think alex, as the iranian proxy groups in the region have demonstrated they continue to carry out attacks against u.s. forces, u.s. interests, so i think the biden administration recognizes they're going have to keep a sustained effort against these groups to prevent them from carrying out these attacks. so i suspect we're getting closer to the kmepsment of these strikes. i suspect they're going to be directed against these groups that reside in syria, iraq, and yemen, and also they're going to be targeted against those elements they have participated in some of these attacks against the u.s. interests including members part of the iranian levlutionary guards that works closely with these groups. so i do think we're going to see something that's going to be sustained, it's going to be broader than what has happened to date, but i do think

on saturday we'll talk to james claiborne and on sunday former cia director john brennen will be with us. i hope you join us for "the weekend" saturday and sunday 8:00 a.m. eastern right here on msnbc. the beat with ari melber starts right now. >> welcome to the beat. i'm ari melber. and we're following this breaking news. >>> just moments ago a huge legal loss for the national rifle association or nra. a new york jury found it liable for corruption, basically financial mismanagement that went all the way to the top. the former ceo lepierre corruptly managing the organization. he's ordered to pay $5 millions because of money the xi found was misspent, millions that went to basically perks, personal spending, lavish lifestyle, trips, yachts, jets, you name it to seemed he was sending the money that way. and the new york attorney general who brought this case might seem familiar. she's been in the news recently for a string of victories. i'm talking about a.g. letitia james. and this suit dates all the way back to 2020. she and her team have been working on it for four years. it is a ma

. >> former cia director john brennen, it is always so great to speak with you, sir. thanks for your time tonight. >> thanks, alex. >>> that is our show for this evening. "way too early" with jonathan lemire is coming up next. >>> so we have a bill that decreases illegal immigration. we need to see what's in it, but we have a bill that significantly decreases illegal immigration, and we sabotage that, that is inconsistent with what we told our voters we would do. what's with all the maneuvering, are you trying to torpedo any deal? that makes me question your intentions. maybe it's like the issue of fund-raising. >> that's republican congressman dan crenshaw of texas with more criticism for members of his own party who are trying to tank a bipartisan border deal before it has even been released. we'll have the latest from capitol hill on where that legislation stands. >>> plus, a legal development in donald trump's favor. his federal election interference case is no longer on the court calender here in washington. we'll explain what's behind that delay. >>> and also ah

on saturday we'll talk to james claiborne and on sunday former cia director john brennen will be withhere on msnbc. the beat with ari melber starts right now. >> welcome to the beat. i'm ari melber. and we're following this breaking news. >>> just moments ago a huge