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We now know the presidents son-in-law, jerry kushner, also attended a meeting with flip and t flynn and the russians just before the new year. jeff sessions, the nations top cop, also had contacts with the russians. he could have been the one to decide whether to charge anyone in connection with russian hacking of the presidential election. >> therefore, i have recused myself in the matters that deal with the trump campaign. >> reporter: and there is this. assertions by u.s. intelligence that ru...

This -- assertions by u.s. intelligence that russian cyber attacks on democratic party computers were aimed at influencing the outcome of the november vote. put it all together and thats why suspicions keep growing no matter how the white house dismisses them. now, it is important to note there is currently no proof any laws were broken or any influence peddled by anyone tied to the trump team. yet the question remains, was any kind of deal ever asked for or offered in all those meetings with th...

Intelligence committee, but he still raised the issue with andrea mitchell in an enter true yesterd interview yesterday where he said there may be transcripts out there that show potential russians talking to campaign associate, i want to see those transcri transcripts. and andrea pressed him does that mean you believe these transcripts exhibit and he said yes. again, a giant piz he will auzz trying to piece together. so i apologize that were getting in to these detailed nuance ways of looking a...

On friday he dismissed assertions that the top diplomat in the u.s. is actually a spy. china says its defense spending will rise at the slowest pace since 20 ten. the iraqi military says six isis militants were killed on friday in u.s. coalition air strikes in mosul. the battle has driven thousands of people from their homes. the international red cross reports that at least dozen civilians were treated for injuries from suspected chemical attack this week. and former hatian president has di...

Understanding its highly classified. the other issue is that donald trump is the president of the united states. he is the ultimate declassification authority. if he believes there is a wiretap or a court order to wiretap trump tower, committee tell us tomorrow he can provide the evidence. that would be a great way to buttress his assertions. >> ken delanie, and thank you so much for that. >> thank you. >> all right. i want to bring in democratic strategist atima and john hart. thank you both fo...

The one last question. john brennan and mr. clapper both said that after the investigation they were not able to see any evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. they were -- that they were trying to bring down hillary clintons candidacy. did you get new information today? >> if i did get new information, i would not be able to share it given the nature of our hearing but i will tell you to the extent people are relying on media reports, whether it is "the new york time...

It was a report from the department of homeland security from their intelligence bureau, sort of within dhs, assessing the travel ban on national security grounds and concluding that on national secured grounds it was essentially nonsense, that there was no reason to try to approach the issue of terrorism based on the national origin, the passport name of people coming into this country. the story behind that was that the department of homeland security under the trump administration rejected th...

Is sort of part of the story and it was a report from the department of homeland security from their intelligence bureau, sort of within dhs, assessing the travel ban on national security grounds and concluding that on national secured grounds it was essentially nonsense, that there was no reason to try to approach the issue of terrorism based on the national origin, the passport name of people coming into this country. the story behind that was that the department of homeland security under the...

That raid in yemen. at least half a dozen senior officials across the government who are familiar with the intelligence related to that operation have told nbc news that the raid so far has not yield any valuable or significant intelligence. how do you respond to their assertions? >> well, first of all, i dont believe that. and im not sure theyre actually making that statement. this thing was put together and was planned during the obama administration. then it was approved finally after a long ...

♪ >> president trumps war with the mainstream media seems to be intensifying, several outlets were kept out of an off-camera briefing on friday. including "the new york times," cnn, and buzzfeed. sing in a statement, nothing like this has ever happened at the white house in the long history of covering multiple administrations of different parties. free media access to a transparent government is obviously a crucial national interest. but white house secretary sean spicer tells janine. >> what...