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Speech today was for that. and perfectly prepared to say he doesnt like sourceless information and they make up sources and then have background sources -- >> he himself has been a background sources. people speaking out against it are background sources. what i would say to the white house and reince priebus and president, have you ever been off-the-record source, then say so, if you have, reveal the sources and well check them to see if they pan out. >> when oliver north was a background sourc...

And then this, leaking and even illegal classified leaking has been a big problem in washington foreyears. failing "new york times" and others must apologize. the white house pushing back today against a report in the "wall street journal" suggesting that the president is not getting all of the available intelligence in his briefings. the "wall street journal" suggesting the president isnt getting information but not getting background sources and methods because the intelligence community doesn...

House correspondents earlier in the year about the use of background sources. and i offered the correspondents association, i said, lets end background. right? we wont do background, you dont do background. >> and the reaction? >> the specific offer was, if youve got a background source, one, you should put them on the record, and if youre not going to put them on the record, them have somebody at the white house -- >> give them an on the record response to what they have to say. >> give them an...

Forward -- >> 20 background sources -- >> making these allegations and some active military and some retired military. so theyre going to have a real kind of problem, i think, suggesting this is some sort of coordinated attack on dr. jackson. >> and kirsten, you worked at the white house. on the charge specifically that dr. jackson as white house physician freely dispensed to white house aides on trips, either ambien to help them sleep or other drug to help them wake up, is that unusual? >> well...

Doing so. speaker their playing politics looking for a distraction. devin nunes help shepherd through reauthorization of 702, foreign terrorist foreign surveillance law. focused on keeping the country safe and national security. i think they are trying to sidetrack us. >> kimberly: we are probably going to get some breaking news on this tomorrow thats going to be released in terms of reporting. what do you think we can expect and what to think about the messaging? >> dana: im not sure. i underst...