Van Jones said the "coverup" of President Biden's deteriorating mental condition was a "crime against this republic" that the Democratic Party will "pay for, for a long time."

JAKE TAPPER, CNN: Van, I remember how emotional you were in the immediate moments after the June 27, 2024, debate because of what you saw on the stage. And with all this new reporting coming out -- and I should disclose that I gave both of you copies of the book so you would have a little bit more information. Do you feel like you were duped, Van? Like, how do you feel?

VAN JONES, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: First, this book is extraordinary. I don't care who you are, left, right, or otherwise. Anybody who cares about this country and about just the dynamics of power, this is "the emperor's new clothes" playing itself out in real time.

Everybody knew, but everyone was afraid to say -- except for David Axelrod, for two years -- that something was wrong here.