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Kash Patel claims Esper's actions are 'borderline treasonous.' Hear his response

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper joins CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to discuss Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director who served with Esper in Trump's first term as president.

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Kash Patel claims Esper's actions are 'borderline treasonous.' Hear his response
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Lesley Stahl challenges Taylor Greene about her past incendiary rhetoric
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 48th Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on December 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
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Trump says he is disappointed with Zelensky in peace negotiations
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Donald Trump Jr. suggests the US may walk away from Ukraine peace talks
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth warns Trump: ‘Speaker Johnson wants you to become the deadbeat dad of IVF’
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Border Czar Tom Homan insists ICE agents are not stopping immigrants because of their appearance
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Democratic Rep. Adam Smith urges the release of video footage showing the follow-up strike on an alleged drug vessel
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Smerconish calls for 'full transparency' on US strikes on alleged drug traffickers
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025.
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Scrutiny over 'double-tap' strike on alleged drug boat. Trump awarded FIFA peace prize. Here's the week at the White House
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See moment Trump wins new FIFA peace prize
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‘We killed them and we were right to kill them’: Sen. Cotton on ‘double-tap’ strike on alleged drug boat
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Lawmaker briefed on double-tap strike: 'One of the most troubling things I’ve seen'
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<p>CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig joins Elex Michaelson to discuss a grand jury declining to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James after being asked to look at the mortgage fraud case against her a second time, 10 days after a federal judge threw out the initial charges against her. </p>
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Honig reacts to grand jury declining to re-indict New York AG Letitia James
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