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Thats how legislation works through regular order. we just did the ways and means committee last night. were in the middle of the commerce committee. next week itgoes to the budget committee, then the rules committee before it goes to the house floor. the bill will be out there for three weeks to be looked at, go to readthebill.gop. its a 122-page bill, not 2,000 pages of something they whipped together and flipped to the floor like they did. we didnt write it in harry reids office on christmas ...

On sunday that he has asked the house and senate house intelligence committees to use their resources and processes to examine the facts and come to a conclusion. chris? >> talking about whether things are true or not, let me ask you something about something yesterday. you seemed to acknowledge that the president was wrong when he tweeted that 122 prisoners released by the obama administration from gitmo returned to battlefields. by the bush administration. will he retract or even apologize for...

>> one at a time. i said that the president made clear on sunday that he has asked the house and senate intelligence authorities to examine the facts and come to a conclusion. chris. >> since youre talking about whether things are true or not. let me follow-up on something yesterday. you seemed to acknowledge that ta president was wrong when he tweeted 122 prisoners had returned from gitmo -- by the bush administration, will he retract or even apologize for that given that he also called it a te...

And this is my concern about this president. you know, elections come and go and policies change and you may not like the way the policies change but thats the nature of democracy. but this constant drum beat of attack against institutions whether its the former president, the courts, the media, sort of the fundamental pillars of our democracy, that has a potentially long term corrosive effect that may in his view serve short-term politics and very unhealthy for our country. >> i dont think peop...

Conclusion. >> the already fragile relationship between president trump and former president obama is reportedly fraying further given the latest chapter. president obama was, quote, livid over the accusation that he bugged the republican campaign offices. believing that mr. trump was questioning both the integrity of the office of the president and mr. obama himself. president obamas largely been silent since leaving office in january, making it clear they will only speak up if core values are ...

In his 19th season as a pro, the dallas mavericks dirk nowitzki joins the most exclusive club surpassing 30,000 career points. in last nights 122-120 win against the lakers, nowitzki joins five other nba greats who reached that mark. kareem abdul jabbar, michael jordan and wilt chamberlain to name a few. he received a slew of congratulatory messages from around the sports world. congratulations to him. and russell will westbrook scored several points last night, including the potential game-ty...

Meant something else? >> reporter: i dont know if you can reconcile. david, only 9 of those 122 freed gitmo prisoners were released while president obama was in the white house, but this is not the first time that the presidents team has had to say what the president meant is something different from what he actually tweeted. there simply isnt a fact-checking ritual that goes with those tweets. >> jon karl from the white house. thank you. we turn to other news were monitoring tonight, and to a...

Watch. >> obviously, the president meant in totality the number that have been released on the battlefield, that have been released from gitmo -- since individuals have been released. so that is correct. >> except for the part about blaming mr. obama and not mr. bush. we should note, george w. bush explained in his memoir that he released prisoners because, "the detention facility had become a propaganda tool for our enemies and a distraction for our allies." of the 122 former detainees who retu...

>> the president said he was tapped. as a fact. >> i understand that. thats why were -- >> so -- >> no, no, thats not what i said. what i said was -- >> that he was the target of investigations. >> his wires were tapped. >> hold on. one at a time. i said the president made clear on sunday that he has asked the house and senate intelligence committees to use their resources and their processes to examine the facts and come to a conclusion. chris? >> since youre talking about whether things are...

People. hold on -- i understand, im explaining it thats why you asked the question -- he meant that the total number of people released from gitmo was 122, just to be clear theres a big difference under the bush administration, most were court ordered the obama administration took great steps. it was a campaign promise frankly from day one to close gitmo. this president is very clear that he understands the nature of the threat that the people in gitmo pose to our nation and the recidivi recidiv...