Crime as defined by our statutes. going forward as somebody who can observe collusion to some degree, we ve said this many, many times. we can focus on the word collusion all we like. the fact that it doesn t have a real significant meaning in the criminal code doesn t mean anything because it might be conspiracy. it might be accomplice liability. it might be attempt liability. there are any number of things that that kind of behavior can translate to in you did merriam-webster and oxford well. and colloquially. to you, evan, on this. there s also this discussion on meet the press was how brennan was saying, yes, i ve been approached by lawyers to pursue my legal options. the question might be should he do this? has he already had overexposure? and legally what can he do? well, i m not sure what he personally can do. sure. legally. maybe he can sue the president for defamation. but there is a legal matter being missed. i ve spoken to several prosecutors on the federal
For the president not to be a traitor. so brennan s breaking his courtesy. trump s breaking if it s not a law, it doesn t matter in donald trump s world. it s just a norm like so many that he s stepped all over. he s stepping over some laws as well. so we re going to find out whether bob mueller finds there s enough evidence to prove that. ron johnson said that, but then brennan said more today. let s listen to what he had to say about collusion. but what i m saying is that there is collusion that took place between individuals, americans, and russians. whether or not this is going to trigger some type of criminal activity indictment is something else entirely. and i ve never put forth any thoughts on conspiracy. but collusion, i don t think mr. trump has made a secret of it himself. so, danny, we heard a lot in that conversation with the former cia director on meet the press today. they were discussing obstruction of justice, conspiracy as well, and you saw there collusion
Active, at least on-air as of late, also on meet the press. let s listen to former cia director brennan. you have gone farther than most on collusion. you ve gone farther than most on conspiracy. is this no, i haven t gone further on conspiracy, chuck. i said collusion is certainly in plain sitght. the things that have come out, the individual who have admitted to wrongdoing with the russians, these are things and this is what speaks to collusion. finally to you, mara. he said collusion is in plain sight. conspiracy, saying i m not going to really say that. obstruction, yes, i m watching that too. so brennan being very strong over the last couple of days about his clear view of what this president is doing. it s nice to listen to someone who comes from a reality-based place, isn t it? i mean i think john brennan is a very credible actor. listen, we all come into a conversation, and we all view a set of facts through a certain
Professional. i have seen the lights blinking red in terms of what mr. trump has done and is doing and is bringing this country down on the global stage. and he s fueling and feeding divisiveness within our country. not backing down. you heard him just this morning on meet the press with chuck todd. former cia director john brennan standing by his claims he has made that president trump did commit treason. brennan speaking out on meet the press days after losing his security clearance and getting some pushback over his accusations that when it comes to trump and russia, collusion is in plain sight. those were his words. joining us now on our panel is alina maxwell, msnbc political analyst, evan siegfried as well as elie mystal, thank you for being back as well. daniel cevallos also still on the table. let s start on the opposite end. what do you make of what he said, john brennan here? and is he credible? should he be talking?