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>> they think they are losing. they think they are losing on this issue, and they think its important for them to get on the scoreboard. i think thats why you saw the white house do this background briefing. it was extraordinary after this hearing up on capitol hill. we heard abdulmutallab was talking again five weeks later after he had been presented a lawyer and stops talking, then we had a background briefing at the white house. they felt it was important for the american public to know they ...

Have the white house holding a background briefing for reporters in which they talk about the cooperation. they add details about the family being flown in from nigeria to get th it all to hap. >> the information was released that clearly showed that mr. abdulmutallab was indeed talking again to interrogators. for those of you that participated in the background briefing, that was not something that was timed purposely. soon after that media reported -- we felt it important to context youllize b...

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About the background briefing which happened at the white house on saturday. he tweeted this. the failing "new york times" who says an official who doesnt really exist, stating the meeting on june 12th would be impossible given the amount of time and lack of meeting. wrong again. use real people, not phony sources. this is not white house source. this meeting did happen in front of hundreds of reporters. this happened on saturday. it was a question and answer. deputy press secretary introduced t...

Controversy is kind of exploding this morning. presidential tweet saying the failing "new york times" quotes a senior white house official who doesnt exist saying even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on june 12 would be impossible. wrong again. audio was leaked to at journalist showing the person her who trump said didnt exist is a senior white house official conducting a background briefing. but i think its a fair question. what about the president saying the person doesnt exist. and...

Outmaneuver us. >> meaning just the beginning, and not the end. youve been part of these background briefings before. this white house official told cnn this could no longer happen on june 12th. that person works at the white house and made this remark at a formal white house background briefing where the white house set the rules as to how this background briefing was going to take place. is the president just not on the same page as his staff? >> well, its unclear here if the president is simp...

Blower. >> ambassador, youve been in on these calls, youve arranged them, you have briefed for them. talk to me about the process. are they usually done in the residence where the president took todays call, or are they done in the oval? are people present in the room? how many people are are lilisti -- listening in on the call and have you ever had problems getting a background briefing? >> ive prepared many of these calls, brian, youre right, both with president medvedev and president putin. y...

How many people are listening in on the call? and have you ever had trouble getting a president to study their background briefing prior to a call? >> well, just let me specify, i only worked for one president. barack obama. for three years at the white house before i moved out to moscow. but i prepared many of these calls, youre right, both with president medvedev and putin. you prepare a call package, its cleared through the national security council, goes through the national security adviser...