Former CIA Agent Phil Mudd said Rep. Trey Gowdy (R., S.C.) "ought to have his ass kicked" while discussing Gowdy questioning former CIA Director John Brennan about collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign.
CNN's Alyson Camerota and Chris Cuomo spoke with Mudd on Wednesday morning to discuss Brennan's testimony in front of the House Intelligence Committee.
CNN played a clip of Gowdy questioning Brennan over whether he had "evidence" rather than "intelligence" of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian state actors.
When Gowdy asked if there was evidence of the collusion, Brennan said, "I was aware of information and intelligence that revealed contacts and interactions between Russian officials and U.S. persons involved in the Trump campaign."
"Did collusion exist?" Camerota asked Mudd. "That's the burning question everybody wants answered."
"Trey Gowdy ought to have his ass kicked," Mudd said. "He knows the difference between intelligence and evidence."
"If you are an American citizen and the National Security Agency collects intelligence that is intercepts of Russians, who report what you've said, do you think it's fair to go to court and say that is evidence that you did something wrong?" Mudd asked rhetorically.
