James Clapper: “I mean, this is kind of a stalemate back and forth, but I think the longer term, that the regime will prevail.”

I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.

a stark reminder that the terrorist threat to this country hasn't gone away. We cannot take our eyes off this ball.

This is quite different. And, you know, shocking, stunning, but not surprising, a phrase that we often find ourselves using about revelations of abuse of power by the Trump administration.

I think, though, that what has been in the past considered an annoyance or an irritation, has now risen to the level of a genuine national security threat.