syria. but what remains to be seen is the american strategy. beyond declaring mission accomplished. but first, the week begins full of questions. what do the feds have on michael cohen? who is back in court in just a few hours. stormy daniels will be there, too. how will the president react to james comey' interview tonight? and how much longer will rod rosenstein have an office in the department of justice? we only know one thing. as comey and the president trade ad hominems, robert mueller presses on quietly in the background. we have a lot to discuss tonight. i want to welcome in my awesome panel. panel. with me here in washington white house bureau chief for the washington post and msnbc political analyst philip rucker. reporter for "the new york times" and msnbc national security contributor michael schmidt. pete williams. anita kumar, and joining the conversation from new york, former fbi special agent and msnbc national security analyst clint watts.