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Actually written in federal statute, and how much of it is tradition, how much of it is a set of assumptions and rules? we are discovering so many other areas of government, that what we thought was rock solid turns out to, a great extent, gentlemans agreements, and things that are not written in law as solidly as we thought they were. what do we need to know about what is written in law about the presidents authority on classification, and in this case, instant declassification? >> well, you kn...

Administrations, prior to the current one, we werent even consistent within the administrations, including in the 40 years of the trump administration where there was a build-up initially, as youll recall, and then a huge desire to get out, resulting in a diplomatic agreement that has to rank with the worst in our diplomatic history. so again, a lack of strategic commitment and consistency within the administrations, as well as between them. and then we made a number mistakes. we forced overly s...

Cant imagine what current fbi agents probably feel, and honestly, myself feels that way too. i mean, im out in the public. im a former fbi agent. i do look over my shoulder, and i think we took this job and we took these oaths, really, to defend america and to really sacrifice a lot for the american people, regardless of the party. ive served under two different administrations, and i think thats the part thats sort of, i think, difficult to grapple with. >> betsy, youve got the new piece that t...

Taken part in the insurrection tried to kill people, fbi agents, and then there was a major security problem, he ends up getting killed, the whole thing goes down. this is the kind of things that result when youve got a president that attacks law enforcement and attacks the law. i thought in the old days republican party used to stand with law enforcement. and i hope some of them do today because this kind of rhetoric is very dangerous to our country. these are career men and women that are simp...

High that took some hurt away. consumer price index came in 8. 5%, that is better than 9.1% in june. but it is up 8.5%. you look at a dozen eggs, you pay 30% more this year than last year. you look at price of meat, fish, paying 20% higher today than last year. even though our wages have crept higher they are not keeping up with the rate of inflation. that is a problem. trey: let me ask you a broad question. at intersection of economic and politics. do administrations take too much credit when t...

Away. consumer price index came in 8. 5%, that is better than 9.1% in june. but it is up 8.5%. you look at a dozen eggs, you pay 30% more this year than last year. you look at price of meat, fish, paying 20% higher today than last year. even though our wages have crept higher they are not keeping up with the rate of inflation. that is a problem. trey: let me ask you a broad question. at intersection of economic and politics. do administrations take too much credit when the economy does well and ...

Really go through the fact that it spanned over four different administrations, of which the biden administration was only into their first six months, it tells you that there has have been some cherry picking of details and what they want to make known to the public. the state department, the department of defense, usaid, several other agencies within the u.s. government are in the midst of doing some very intricate, detailed after-action reviews of the afghan campaign. from a military perspect...

Nuclear/ nonnuclear iranian threats. midsole, human rights, everything go by the wayside. the movement that you have seen in perspective pressure in congress has been the legislative side nonnuclear pressure, non—letterwriting, tension raising aside, a real call for a plan b, for what comes next in a real call for clarity over the biden administrations iran policy. i would say respectfully there is his desire to try to find out whats next for the end by many voices in congress and democrats on...

0 man that wants to see a house who is single. every time. i could have been a victim. i was an intended victim. that this sunday, the fbis mar-a-lago search. >> upholding the rule of law means applying the law evenly, without fear or favor. >> fbi agents remove 11 sets of classified documents from donald trumps florida home, including top secret files. after attacking the fbi for the search -- >> the fbi raid of president trump is a complete abuse and overreach of its authority. >> it is joe ...

Administrations and -- >> thats right. i know we sound a little bit bit like a broken record, saying congress, hey congress, you havent done anything. i do think we show very clearly in the story that the absence of congressional action has left the border patrol to figure this out on their own. it is not law enforcement officials to figure out what is humanitarian policy, economic policy, international relations. all these things are left to a police force effectively that has one tool at its d...