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Putting personal interest over national security interests. this is a president who appears to hold in complete disdain and contempt the intelligence agencies. doesnt like to listen to what they have to say, but yet will use clearances as a weapon and a tool. take clearance away from people like john brennan, who he doesnt like, but force people, order people to give a clearance to his own son-in-law, after intelligence agencies have said he poses a risk. this needs to be deeply explored by cong...

National security one? >> its both. because now once again we have the president putting personal interest over national security interests. this is a president who appears to hold in complete disdain contempt the intelligence agencies, doesnt like to listen to what they have to say, but yet will use clearances as a weapon and a tool, take clearance away from people like john brennan who he doesnt like but force people, order people to give a clearance to his own son-in-law after intelligence ag...

Trump did and said, the economy and those sorts of things, but im not going to be with him in the way in which he vilified opponents, the way in which he talks about people. thats what youll see more of from her. no question this was aimed directly at donald trump. >> also a reminder that haley throughout her time as ambassador was able to get away with language, if you will, that few others could. critical of the presidents policies or the words he would choose, if you will. still very much in ...

Known publicly, senate judiciary committee hearings, democratic senators crying foul over that. >> the fact they were limited on who they could talk to and dont have the authority to go back to brett kavanaugh if they have further questions in light of additional interviews, the fact they cant go back to doctor ford if they want to. >> republicans are pushing for a way to have some of it come out publicly. >> i will ask about it again today. it would help the american people to know there was a ...

Have the authority to even go back to judge kavanaugh if they have further questions in light of these additional interviews. at the fact they can even go back to dr. ford if they want to. >> so the spin has begun even before the report is out. republicans are pushing for a way to have at least some of it come out publicly. >> im certainly going to ask about it again today at lunch. i think it would help you, more importantly again i think it would help the american people know that there was a ...

Find it for them today. we might never know what the fbi has found because normally fbi background reports on nominees are not made public. and that is the plan for this new fbi report on brett kavanaugh. 100 senators can read it and no one else. "the new york times" is reporting that the fbi report could be completed as early as tomorrow, and mitch mcconnell is still promising a vote this week at least a procedural vote this week and every day matters for mitch mcconnell because every day is an...

Between what is on the record and what these folks are saying, and im just looking at hard evidence. >> part of the issue here is a lot of the hard evidence is confidential. what is confidential in these background reports. or is supposed to stay confidential. can you say when it comes to this new -- this new suggestion from democrats tonight about the past background checks, can you say to me with 100% confidence that this late move is not a delay tactic? >> i cant comment on that. again, what ...

The fbi has been ordered to rush its new investigation of brett kavanaugh. we dont know if the fbi would have found bart kavanaughs handwritten high school letter if "the new york times" didnt find it for them today. we might never know what the fbi has found because normally fbi background reports on nominees are not made public. and that is the plan for this new fbi report on brett kavanaugh. 100 senators can read it and no one else. "the new york times" is reporting that the fbi report could ...

Policy in the white house he also has been unable to obtain a permanent security clearance. is it clear at this point from the status of the reporting that the white house was aware that these domestic violence allegations were the specific hold up or at least part of the hold up for what was blocking mr. porter from getting a clearance? >> yeah. someone at the white house must have been aware. because unlike other agencies, the department of defense and the intelligence community, the white hou...

Clearance, could clear people to look at things, could declassify things if he wanted to. famously its been reported that his son-in-law jared kushner with his broad portfolio in the white house has also been unable to obtain a permanent security clearance. sit clear from this point that the white house was aware that these domestic violence allegations were the specific holdup or at least part of the hold up for what was blocking mr. porter from getting a clearance? >> someone at the white hous...