but again in my experience, putin is the ultimate apostle of payback. i wouldn t be surprised if he escaped further retribution. if i were prigozhin, i wouldn t fire my food taster. or perhaps take your own private plane from moscow to st. petersburg. john brennan? that s right. there was some catastrophic event on that plane that caused it to spiral downward like that. whether or not it was a bomb placed on board it could have been shot by a missile. i think there s going to be a fair amount of investigation, a natural analysis on the crash. john brennan, thank you very much, and richard engel, our
ultimate apostle of payback. if i were prigozhin i wouldn t fire my food taster. bill: based on the reporting we re getting it was exactly two months to the today that prigozhin tried the coup. what do you make of it? i m glad the c.i.a. was able to predict this but this has all the hallmarks of a putin hit. he has dramatic flair. he has in the past used the poison to kill two political opponents. he has assassinated people in germany and the most dangerous place to be in moscow is near a open window if you re a put incritic. it is to answer his critics. his critics say he has not done a good job managing the war in ukraine. this was his answer to them. bill: okay. a couple things to get to. let s go back to the debate last night. ukraine came up. a huge international issue.
the people who are on board, and they are combing this site of a mile wide, and we understand that some of the human remains there have been brought to the nearby region of the forensic bureau, and where the tough job of who exactly was on that plane should be done, but i should tell you that the russian officials over time, they essentially say what the kremlin wants them to say, and so the narrative, we will eventually learn with the bows tied up is what vladimir putin wants the people to hear. essentially, proof concrete or otherwise that prigozhin died on board? no. we have not heard from the wagner officials who say he was on board, no. and it is a remarkable moment, and you have heard president biden and many of the world leaders saying that putin, to quote bill burns, the head of the cia is the apostle of payback, and many of them have been wondering how prigozhin had
plane, i think it indicates effectively putin belatedly reestablishing i was really struck to listen to bill burns, the director of the cia speak last month thinks revenge is a dish best served cold, and putin is the ultimate apostle of payback. we see so many instances of that. he said i would be surprised if prigozhin escapes for their retribution. so i think we have to view today s he in light of that long history of putin s ability and commitment to serving vengeance against his perceived enemies. i vengeance against his perceived enemies. . ., vengeance against his perceived enemies. , ., vengeance against his perceived enemies. ., , enemies. i should say, of course, that what we enemies. i should say, of course, that what we can enemies. i should say, of course, that what we can confirm - enemies. i should say, of course, that what we can confirm at - enemies. i should say, of course, that what we can confirm at this l that what we can confirm at this point is the wagner box