or more white house special can't -- lenny davis. let -- when is the last time you spoke to her?> as the wednesday night gala of the great foundation that does a lot of great works but it was last wednesday night. >> so recently. various outlets are reporting that she will do a press conference or do some kind of media availability to address the e-mail controversy. i am curious what you think she needs to get done at that press conference. how should she do it? >> i have no direct confirmation of that. i'm a friend and have no official status. she has to answer the question why did you do it with official and private messages on one blackberry. i am guessing her answer will be nothing nefarious because the facts do not support that nefarious interpretation. it will have to be separated out and turned over to the department at some point and that is exactly what happened. >> she is not new to this. it makes you wonder why for the sake of convenience, she knows that she has an obligation to history and the role she is into to make sure that information is available. it is hard to

former white house special counsel lenny davis. when is the last time you spoke to hillary clinton?> i spoke to her and president clinton at the wednesday night gala at the great foundation that does a lot of great works. wednesday night. >> so recently. various outlets are reporting that secretary clinton will do a press conference, or do some kind of media availability, over the next couple days in new york to address the e-mail controversy. i'm curious, what is the work she needs to get done at the press conference? how should she do it? >> i have no direct confirmation of that. ima friend, and i have no official status. let me clear that up. she simply has to answer the question, why do you do it with both official and private messages on one blackberry. i'm guessing her answer will be nothing nefarious, because the facts do not support that nefarious interpretation. it will be purely convenience easier to do it that way knowing it would have to be separated and turned over to the department at some point between personal and business. and that is exactly what happened. >> she i

of people that are tired of hillary clinton, and bill clinton, and james carville popping up and lenny davis, same old davis. kennedy: like a donald rumsfeld, and dick cheney. >> i hear you, here is problem with that, it is wrong, most people like her,. kennedy: you couldn't name a karris magic candidate. >> do they love her. kennedy: she is not charismatic. >> i concede, but -- kennedy: what does she have? >> you have a ton of money away up in poll, she is hugely higher than any democrat or republican in race, and she will probably win. kennedy: it kind of matters but if you want your president to be a good trustworthy solid individual. >> make that argument i don't like her, and view is good but don't pretend she is not a hugely potent political force. kennedy: i will say, the e-mail scandal has not touched her poll numbers, they have notoved. people say, she is not trust worthy, i would vote for her, what do you rack that up to. >> among her base, ellis said people like her, i don't know if there is a deep affect for her like when reactio reagan was al. she has that momentum going for her

but long-time clinton family friend lenny davis sees it differently. >> i have an observation that itnot saying it's the same thing -- that jeb bush for eight years used his private e-mail account and a server. nothing wrong with what he did. colin powell. i think it is convenience. i think wisdom is in hindsight, but i won't be surprising you that this is much to do about nothing. >> joining me now to talk more about this is msnbc political reporter alex seiswold. alex, is thris much to do about nothing, sor senator feinstein right, that hillary's silence will hurt her? >> i think when you have a senior democratic senator like diane fein sfiensteinfeinstein, the former chair of the intelligence committee, and one of the first senators to endorse hillary clinton's noncandidacy, you have to take is seriously. certainly the republicans are seizeing on the comments. i think she's right. politically, at least, clinton's silence so far on the comments probably does hurt her, raises some questions. they have a decent story to tell here, but they're so far not telling it. last night i was in

to see i'll defend it but to see that lenny davis is back just makes people say, my god, do we reallyl that again? >> do you think it makes the clinton team in any respect start rethinking the process and decision? that's what i wonder. >> i think they're going to move it up, they've got to po move it up. they want to get her in campaign mode and get everything ready so the war room is ready so fear punching back. >> familiarity breeds contempt. i think that's going to happen. >> april ryan, thank you. the book is "presidency in black and white." get it. >>> he offered the public thousands of dollars in reward money to help track down the gunman who shot two ferguson police officers. congressman emanuel cleaver joins the conversation now that a suspect is in custody. >>> plus this just in. vladimir putin reemerged just moments ago. >> he's been found. >> yes. first public appearance in more than ten days. but there's still no word on where he's been or what he's been doing. >>> and coming up tomorrow republican senator ted cruz of texas will join us onset. you're watching "morning joe