[Lemon:] We are back with breaking news the on two huge stories, James Comey's stunning testimony, Senate testimony and one of President Trump's top alleys Theresa May in the battle of her political life. CNN's senior international correspondent Frederik Pleitgen is live for us outside number 10 Downing Street. Fred, hello. First shock of Brexit, the results in the UK now another unexpected election result there tonight. What's going on with Theresa May? Is she still the prime minister?
[Frederik Pleitgen, Cnn Senior International Correspondent:] Well, that's a very big question at this point in time, Don. It really is a nail biter here in the United Kingdom. Now, we are coming toward the end of the vote counting and it is still is unclear whether or not Theresa May will be able to stay in office whether she will retain her majority or whether or not she has lost that governing majority. And remember this is an election she actually called because she thought she wanted to strengthen her majority as she is negotiating with other European countries for the UK leaving the European Union. There is already people who are calling on her to resign whether she wins or not. She came out earlier and said that if her party does retains that majority that she wants to stay in office. But this certainly is so far at least a devastating result for her and is any case. And it really is unclear whether or not she is going to hang on to her political life here in this country, Don.
[Lemon:] You know, the prime minister came to the United States and visited our President Donald Trump who is an extremely controversial figure in Europe. There is a video of them walking there at the White House. And recently he attacked the mayor of London on twitter immediately after a terror attack. What does this mean for the President here? Do you think he has lost an ally there?
[Pleitgen:] I think potentially that he might have lost an ally. You are absolutely right. So one thing that happened in Britain as the country leaves the European Union, it sought closer relations with America. Of course, there was always that special relationship, and especially between Theresa May and President Trump. It seems that this relations would become even better. Now, of course, all of that is called into question. But I think one of the things that also did influence this election a little bit is the fact that President Trump did get involved in that twitter battle with the mayor of London so shortly after the terror attacks happened here in the city. That really rubbed a lot of people here in England the wrong way. And Theresa May didn't come to the defense in the mayor of London, the man who running against her, Jeremy Corbyn did. And that certainly something that may have swayed some of the polls as well. And certainly didn't help Theresa May at all. But you are absolutely right that Theresa May is voted out of office and Jeremy Corbyn in office then certainly the relations between the U.S. and the United Kingdom will become a lot more difficult at least for this current White House.
[Lemon:] Frederik Pleitgen, keeping close watch there. Frederik, thank you very much. I want to turn now James Comey senate testimony. Let's discuss now with Chris Swecker, a former FBI, assistant director for death criminal investigative division and former CIA operative Evan McMullin and CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem. Good evening. I'm so good to have you all here. Chris, let's get right to it. Here is more of today's testimony referring to the salacious allegations in the controversial dossier.
[Comey:] The President called me I believe shortly before he was inaugurated as a follow up to our conversation private conversation on January the 6th. He just wanted to reiterate his rejection of the allegation and talk about he thought about it more and why he thought it wasn't true. The verified unverified and salacious parts and during that call he asked again, I hope you are going to stay. You are doing a great job. And I told him that I intended to.
[Lemon:] So he was concern about, in the written statement that we had from Comey last night saying that the President saying to him, according to Comey, he didn't have any relationship with hookers. Again, this is according to what he said last night, the document that was released from Comey that he always assumed when he was in Russia that he was being recorded. The President seem more concern with this dossier than the Russians meddling in out election?
[Chris Swecker, Former Fbi Assistant Director Of The Criminal Investigative Division:] Well, I see the President of someone who has never had an utter thought, anything in his brain is going to spill right out. In this contact, I mean, he was I think Comey said it was neither inappropriate. But in all in each of these contacts, director Comey never pushed back which was very disappointing to me. As someone who loves the organization and certain organization for 25 years, what I was struck with was someone at his confidence level, his experience level being so surprised taken back and not responding decisively to the things that the President was asking about and supposedly was directing him to do. That was one of the things about the testimony that stunned me today. I did not expect to be surprised today. I thought it will be fairly routine.
[Lemon:] Yes. Evan, you say the major issue here is that Trump fired Comey to quote he said "to effect the investigation." So where do we go from here?
[Evan Mcmullin, Former Cia Operative:] Well, I think the investigation needs to go forward. But I still believe that the critical issue here as you said is simply that Donald Trump fired the director of FBI who was leading the investigation into the President's own campaign over potential collusion with the Russian government. That is still the issue and that's by his explanation. These are the President's own words. So, you know, we learn more from Comey today and from his written testimony. I think that, you know, what Comey did today is give the investigation more to do. And so in that way, I think the walls of justice are closing in on President Trump. But what I also saw today and what I see elsewhere is that politically things are getting more difficult for Donald Trump. You saw that not a single Republican senator was willing to defend the President's honor, his trustworthiness or in any other way other than Senator Reich making a point about the President's comment about hope and whether that could constitute obstruction of justice. But, the point is that Republicans support of Donald Trump is softening. And that combines with this expanding investigations and advance investigations leave the President in an increasingly precarious situation.
[Lemon:] Juliette, Director Comey did not want to talk about many details in the investigation and opening statements. But was there anything that he did say that surprise you?
[Juliette Kayyem, Cnn National Security Analyst:] Yes, I think regarding Michael Flynn, I was surprised and I think the Senator who was asking the question was surprised to the extent he essentially said that the investigation against Flynn right now is an obstruction of justice or a lying investigation, meaning that's going forward. And also suggesting that the special investigator and his team are looking at that issue of obstruction vis-a-vis Trump and his co-work. So I thought there was a lot more in there that was surprising than I had anticipated. I think the other thing just to the point of the bigger issue of why we are all here is Comey consistently saying what Trump had never asked him about which was the Russian hacking. Never asked. I mean, he asked about the hookers and he asked about loyalty and he asked about, you know, ending the case, never once asked about our democracy. Never said so how can we stop the Russian from doing it? How do we make sure this does not happen again? What can we do to retaliate? How can we get DHS and CIA and NSC. And all of the, animated so that this doesn't happen again not once. And I think that that to me was just that it was just affirming that all of this is about Trump's own sense of self preservation and not leadership about protecting the American democracy.
[Lemon:] Chris Swecker, Comey was very upset about the President's comment about the FBI and his reputation at the bureau. There were a number of FBI agents who showed up there to support him. Have those comments backfired on the President, do you think?
[Swecker:] Well, they certainly did not help. I mean, Director Comey, former director Comey clearly is resentful and has some harvest some resentment and has bad blood there. And rightfully so the way he was treated. But I would still go back that expected more out of Director Comey. I know him. I admired and respected him. And I expect him to push back harder. I expected him if he thought that there were some sort of obstruction of justice and he outlined that basically in his testimony that there is a process. The attorney general guideline provides what level of investigation is required initiating investigation. He should have recused himself as a potential witness and kicked it down to his number two, his number three to look at whether that case should have been open up as an obstruction case or potential So I am sorry but I keep going back to my disappointment both with the President but with director Comey as well.
[Lemon:] You think he should have pushed back? Do you think he should have pushed back more? Do you think he should have been stronger, Juliette Kayyem?
[Kayyem:] I think it is difficult to know in that position. I mean, look. He clearly felt that Trump was trying to obstruct the case. He also felt that Trump was really bad at doing it, until of course he gets fired. The fact that Trump's bad at obstruction mean that is Comey can go forward until the moment that Comey is fired. So, you know, in other words, the fact that Trump is bad at obstruction, right, means that Comey can go forward until, of course, the moment that Comey is fired. And so, to me Comey did almost everything he possibly could do. He kept the memos. He talked to his the people around him about what was happening. And I think one other piece you asked me what was surprising. I would be worried if I were Sessions right now. To me between the letter that the opening statement that Comey released yesterday and some of the testimonies today, the extent of Sessions was not an agent for the department and that Comey felt that way. I mean, in other words, he was very weary obsession, Sessions appeared not be able to protect him and willing to for Sessions leaves the room when Trump tells him to in the famous meeting in the oval office. I left there thinking Comey may not have had much options as Chris points out should be available to him.
[Lemon:] Hey, Evan, I'm running out time but I will give you quick the last word especially director says the Russians are stepping it up in a sick way when it comes to influencing the election.
[Mcmullin:] Yes, absolutely. Well, this is something that they have been doing for a long time through history. But now at their fingertips and that everyone finger tips of all these electronic means, and social media, the internet, et cetera. And so, all of these efforts to influence other elections and foreign countries are going to be much easier and can be scaled up much more broadly, absolutely it is going to be a threat from Russia again but also from elsewhere.
[Lemon:] Thank you all. I appreciate you joining this evening. That's it for tonight. Thanks for watching. I will see you right back here tomorrow. Good night.