matt welch is here with me in studio, an editor-at-large at "reason" magazine. john kelly's pushback on criticism is often the same. it's no big deal. h.r. mcmaster has even suggested that why wouldn't we want more channels with srussia. but is this line of communication described in "the washington post" that jerrod cukushner communicating through the russian embassy in washington is that typical? is it atypical? really weird? what is it? >> it's completely aat this pointcal. it's really weird and, in fact, you noticed there are two line of defenders. you have the ex-generals who were appointed or active generals that were appointed by donald trump who cameut a spouted the party line that there is nothing wrong with having back channels. that is correct. there is nothing wrong with having back channels. usually the state department handles back channels at a -- above the ambassador level and secretary of state level. this is not that. this is a citizen attempting to establish covert communications using russian secure systems inside a russian facility in order

and matt welch also here, reason * magazine. welcome, everyone. how do you think james comey did? is he doing the sort of executive version of a law enforcement version of hillary clinton's constant denial about the election rehashing his decision to make public and send that letter. >> i think he would be happy to never talk in public again. but he's dragged up there by lawmakers. the parts i was watching, he just kept saying i'm not going to answer that. i don't think he feels comfortable in that role. sure he doesn't want to be blamed for it. i don't think a single person can look out and say james comey did we solid last year. everybody has something to come plain about. kennedy: hillary clinton as you points out, warned the world what donald trump would do if he won the popular vote yet lost the electoral map. what do you think hillary clinton is doing now? >> that's what we were warned about. with hillary and all the democrats saying when he loses the election because they were very overconfident, he's going to fly in the face of democracy and complaint was rigged. then she

let's bring in my stain-resistant party panel with matt welch, jimmy failla, and w.w. superstar dolf ziggler. what has to happen to calm the murky watter what waters in ame. he's supposed to give a speech in saudi arabia about islam. it's hard to see it as a super low-key affair. ken there are no one needs an exposition from you on islam. >> in theory this should be the moment when he goes away and things calm down. mueller is taking over the investigation. we are going to slow these things down. but he's not comfortable in foreign policy settings generally speaking. healthcare he doesn't know. and says funny things. foreign policy he's actively uncomfortable and he feels like people are trying to trip up every one of his words. he just had the russia thing in the white house. so there will be pressure on him. kennedy: remember mark sanford and he said the president suffers from a pattern casualness. if he repiece that pattern on this trip overseas what will we see. >> he won't get arrested from the scrutiny. this will be the most watched foreign trip ever. the potenti

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let's bring in my stain-resistant party panel with matt welch, jimmy failla, and w.w. superstar dolf ziggler. what has to happen to calm the murky watter what waters in ame. he's supposed to give a speech in saudi arabia about islam. it's hard to see it as a super low-key affair. ken there are no one needs an exposition from you on islam. >> in theory this should be the moment when he goes away and things calm down. mueller is taking over the investigation. we are going to slow these things down. but he's not comfortable in foreign policy settings generally speaking. healthcare he doesn't know. and says funny things. foreign policy he's actively uncomfortable and he feels like people are trying to trip up every one of his words. he just had the russia thing in the white house. so there will be pressure on him. kennedy: remember mark sanford and he said the president suffers from a pattern casualness. if he repiece that pattern on this trip overseas what will we see. >> he won't get arrested from the scrutiny. this will be the most watched foreign trip ever. the potenti

and matt welch, editor at large for "reason" magazine. >>> this was an ariana grande concert. is there any doubt this attacker chose this location for maximum carnage and maximum shock value knowing that children would die? >> absolutely not. it is clearly -- that was clearly the intent. look, terrorism, there's two parts to it. right? the actual attack, then the other part which is the terror. but that being said, i think it is important to just also add that whether you are a counterterrorism official or counterintelligence official, you are in a position right now where you never want to be, and that is reacting. goal of counterterrorism is to detect and neutralize threats before they happen. and it is so important to understand, perhaps, chris, why this wasn't detected and stopped. there is a very small window to do that. every time one of these attackers carried out an attack successful, the counterterrorism folks have questions to answer. >> isis is claiming responsibility. are there clues that you see that would point to that and whether or not it was -- i guess you hav