Leon Panetta: “This president, any president cannot run away from the truth. Ultimately the truth is going to show itself.”

Well, I think you saw a tragic and historic moment take place in the Oval Office, in which 80 years of United States foreign policy has largely been turned on its head.

You know, Erin, as CIA director, I had an awful lot of intelligence on Putin and his background, and his trustworthiness. And the bottom line is that it was clear that we could never trust Putin's word.

Well, it should not have happened. I don’t care what excuses you want to use, it should not have happened.

Make no mistake about it, that would be an act of war because it would threaten our national security.