even the kremlin calling this situation larming. what we re seeing as a completely new phase alaunching it in russia. we re very clear with the ukrainian that s we do not support attacks inside russia. the 2024 gop presidential race is about to get more crowded. mike pence will throw his hat into the ring. chris christie feels he s the only candidate that is willing to take on donald trump directly head-to-head. are they going to get in the race and tactually say somethin about him, to him? it s a difficulty. and the guide saved a climber s life hauling him down mt. everest for six hours. it was important for us to rescue him. we saved his life by coming down the summit. good morning, everyone. miracles do happen. i love that story. we ll get much more of that ahead. happy to be joined by erica hill. good morning. nice to be with you this morning. p. nice to have you. we start here. federal prosecutors obtained a recording of donald trump saying he
unfeddered authority to do what he wants with documents that he has taken from the white house while president. the. i am not going to sit here and dignify leaks that are incomplete, that are unfair and are dishonest. this is a leak campaign. also joining us this morning, former house intelligence chairman mark rogers and charlotte alter and former watergate prosecutor walt ackerman. walk us through your reporting. first, i want to respond to the suggestion that this was the result of a leak. it was not. this was dogged reporting done by our colleague with kaitlyn collins, myself and colleague sarah murray and kristen holmes. it s taken us time to gather this information. in attendance, among the people in attendance, a few trump aides and two people working on an
previous leak cases to the extent there s any comparable leaks cases, you re talking about sentences of usually about several years in prison. chelsea manning saying we ll have served seven years so in his mind, this is not letting somebody get away with it. this is letting somebody serve about what you d expect to serve for a leaks case. does he have an argument there? i think the difference in the penalty may reflect the damage done to the national security of our country. i think that s why you have a difference in the penalty range. let me just say, as a general matter, the president of the united states, he does not have to defend this decision under the constitution. the president has unfeddered authority to pardon people, to grant congressmen si for any reon or no reason. i will say as a rule of thumb. if you take an executive action and you have to go out and defend it, not only against republicans, but against democrats for questioning, the reasons for this. then i think you