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Respectable volume, you dont hear any complaints. >> youre not anti the muslim faith? >> no. because i have a problem with you doesnt mean youre going to stand there and call me racist because youre whatever you are. i have a problem with you because i have a problem with you. as a background -- well, whatever. my husband is from iran. >> okay. >> he came here in the early 70s to get away from the life he didnt want to live. its real. >> if i can tell, do you have blood pressure medicine you nee...

Thank you so much for being with us. the president of the united states has the absolute right to share this information with the russians. is he correct? >> yes. he has the legal right, john. but as a member of the house committee on intelligence, if i had done what he had done, i would be subject to prosecution under the elspionage act. whether it was mind numbingly reckless is another thing, and it was. >> why? >> because it compromises our allies, tracing back the classified information that...

A very defiant president trump says he has the absolute right to share intelligence with russia and his top officials are downplaying any possible damage from his security breach, but were also learning that a close u.s. ally, israel, was the source of intelligence that the president gave away to a u.s. adversary russia. theres growing alarm right now. theres outrage up on capitol hill where the cia director is briefing lawmakers this hour. were back with republican senator james risch of idaho,...

Grave national security come out and not taking questions. every surrogate this man has winds up getting pulled down with him. mcmaster has a sterling reputation. these guys are now being forced to defend a guy whose judgment is really in question. >> and after -- thats exactly what i was going to say. one week ago, if you were an american watching this, why would you take anyone at his or her word, even an honorable man like general mcmaster? he may not be going out there saying something that ...

For our national security. >> president trump, as you know, early this morning was defending his actions on twitter. he said he wanted to share facts about terrorism and airline safety with russia, which he said he has the absolute right to do. this information was obviously very sensitive. the u.s., according to the report, hadnt shared it with our allies. but is it the presidents right to do that, number one, and number two, should perhaps a lot of members of congress do what marco rubio sugge...

Which could be a sign of stress or intense aggression. the finishing of the tweet is that the president had the absolute right to do what he did. facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety, humanitarian reasons, plus i want russia to greatly step up their fight against isis and terrorism. does this make it okay, phil mudd? >> hell, no, all you have to do to go into that meeting is have national security apparatus say its appropriate to talk to the russians who lost a plane to isis i...

This. if youre any other top government official and pass along classified information, that may be the law but not the case with the president. why? >> thats right. ordinary civilians facing ten years in prison if you release classified information but not so for the president. hes the only person in government that has the absolute right to classify information and instantly declassify it. its considered to be the role of the chief executive to have that responsibility and the only one in gove...

Is it the presidents position that he can at any time declassify anything he chooses? he tweeted this morning he has the absolute right to talk to the russians about whatever he wants to. is that what hes saying there, that he can declassify anything? >> several issues. one is he can obviously -- there is information that is shared with countries all the time on common threats or common areas of interest. then there is a second question that you are asking which is classification authority. my i...

Extensively. could you respond to the governments argument? >> absolutely. >> that the two statutes need to be read separately? >> judge paez, you have it exactly right. let me set out exactly what the argument is. that the president is claiming a sweeping power, essentially to set aside the ina. in fact, the president refers to, quote, an absolute right to ban any group or anybody thats in the brief in page three. if you read it that way, if you listen to what mr. wall said, you are giving the ...

The musical >> bill: welcome back, the u.s. congress is not in a rush to fund it but in her interview with jeanine pirro, president trump insisted the wall will be built. >> youre going to build that wall? >> president trump: absolute, is there a question about that? theres no question about it. if >> bill: that from a few hours ago, that same issue came up with tucker and univision anchor jorge ramos. >> the presidents border wall you have implied that the presence of such a wall is an attack o...