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Abstract way in which is used to just fight united states in syria going after groups like isis, and some of their offchutes. that wouldnt be applicable to what, what the administration tonight said was -- very narrowly defined targeting of the syrian chemical weapons program. >> i agree. i think there is lots of issues there. i just want to keep underscoring when i hear people talk about the illegality of the use of force in syria. we have been using a lot of force in syria including when i was...

Do you know, mr. chairman, through the extensions, did they ever tell the fisa court the funding source for the dossier? >> no. they did not. and not only that, they used the word, very bizarre, they used the word in a footnote at the end of the warrant application, they say we speculate that this could be opposition research. im paraphrasing it. speculate. nobody was speculating anything. they knew who had paid for it. they knew it, they had the information, and they didnt provide it to the cou...

To say or mr. schiff have to say or any of the others have to say, you have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to see whats been taking place and still taking place. look, we have an article from the business insider from friday before last, and its susan rices lawyer saying this meeting susan rice had on january 5th before the inauguration, it was no big deal. as a matter of fact, the attorney representing former national security advisory susan rice says rice memorialized that january 5th meeting ...

For the fbi or d.o.j. to figure out who the leakers were. mark: and speaking of that, here it is. february 9, 2017, "new york times" article. >> i remember this well. mark: weeks before president trumps inauguration national security adviser michael flynn discussed american sanctions against russia, against cooperation with the countrys ambassador to the united states. throughout the discussions, the message mr. flynn conveyed to the russian ambassador that the obama administration was moscows a...

To say or mr. schiff have to say or any of the others have to say, you have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to see whats been taking place and still taking place. look, we have an article from the business insider from friday before last, and its susan rices lawyer saying this meeting susan rice had on january 5th before the inauguration, it was no big deal. as a matter of fact, the attorney representing former national security advisory susan rice says rice memorialized that january 5th meeting ...

But to extend it several times. do you know, mr. chairman, through the extensions, did they ever tell the fisa court the funding source for the dossier? >> no. they did not. and not only that, they used the word, very bizarre, they used the word in a footnote at the end of the warrant application, they say we speculate that this could be opposition research. im paraphrasing it. speculate. nobody was speculating anything. they knew who had paid for it. they knew it, they had the information, and ...

What theyre supposed to do, under our statutes, our fisa statutes and so forth, is to only unmask under very extreme circumstances and even then to keep that name protected. and instead, its leaked. and even go further, the accounts of conversations raise the prospect that mr. flynn violated a law against private citizens engaging in diplomacy. theyre talking about the logan act. >> its ridiculous. mark: heres my question to you. sally yates, the former deputy attorney general under the obama ad...

What theyre supposed to do, under our statutes, our fisa statutes and so forth, is to only unmask under very extreme circumstances and even then to keep that name protected. and instead, its leaked. and even go further, the accounts of conversations raise the prospect that mr. flynn violated a law against private citizens engaging in diplomacy. theyre talking about the logan act. >> its ridiculous. mark: heres my question to you. sally yates, the former deputy attorney general under the obama ad...

Out who the leakers were. mark: and speaking of that, here it is. february 9, 2017, "new york times" article. >> i remember this well. mark: weeks before president trumps inauguration national security adviser michael flynn discussed american sanctions against russia, against cooperation with the countrys ambassador to the united states. throughout the discussions, the message mr. flynn conveyed to the russian ambassador that the obama administration was moscows adversary and relations with russ...

>> reporter: a controversial argument, ali. let me try to break it down. effectively aing under article 2 of the cons stushgs the president cant obstruct justice because hes the chief operating officer. the president cannot obstruct justice because hes the chief law enforcement officer under the constitutions article 2 and has every right to express his view of any case. that last part significant, effectively saying whether talking to james comey or whoever right, he has the authority and the a...