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He explained the step-by-step process. we saw some of this before on the intelligence committee, so im surprised he went that route because it was very well explained. it was a legal and binding and that legislation will tell us. when you think about it, we now have the speaker of the house saying she wants to impeach. she said for a cover-up. the cover-up of what? weve had the office of legal counsel, and to tell us what theyre feeling wise and we also have the complaint. we also have a convers...

Transmittal letter, the office of legal counsel determined the complaint allegations do not meet requirement of urgent concern and found i was not legally required to transmit the material to our oversight committee under the whistle-blower protect act. an unclassified version of that office of legal counsel memo was publically released. as you know, for those of us in the executive branch, office of legal counsel opinions are binding on all of us. in particular, the office of legal counsel opin...

Matter of urgent concern. however, as you know, opinions from department of justice office of legal counsel are binding on all of us in the executive branch. >> well, let me ask you this. do you think its appropriate that you go to a department run by someone who is the subject of the complaint to get advice or who is a subject of the complaint or implicated in the complaint for advice as to whether you should provide that complaint to congress? did that conflict of interest concern you? >> mr. ...

Maguire said it has to be classified in nature, a violation of the law, and it had to do with either funding, the administration, or operational intelligence activities. in this case he said it did not meet the standard because it had to do with a diplomatic phone call between the president and the president of the ukraine. maguire said he took this issue to the justice department internal lawyers for the executive branch, the office of legal counsel, and they also agreed that it did not be the ...

However, as you know, opinions from department of justice office of legal counsel are binding on all of us in the executive branch. >> do you think its appropriate that you go to a department run by someone who is the subject of the complaint to get advice who is a subject of the complaint or implicated in the complaint with advice whether you should provide that complaint to congress. did that conflict of interest concern you? >> mr. chairman, when i saw this report and complaint, immediately i...

And the inspector generals transmittal letter the office of legal counsel determined that the complaints allegations do not meet the statutory requirement definition concerning legal urgent concern and found that i was no legally required. an unclassified of that memo was publicly released. as you know for those of us in the executive branch, office of legal counsel opinions are binding on all of us. in particular the office of legal counsel opinion states that the president is not a member of t...

Legal counsel is binding on the executive branch. >> thank you. now theres been a big deal made about the fact that this is the first whistleblower complaint that has been withheld from congress, but its also true, isnt it, that its the first whistle-blower complaint that has potentially falls under executive privilege and also the first time it included information that was potentially outside the authority of the dni. is that true? >> to the best of my knowledge, thats correct. >> i will say t...

>> he still considered it a matter of urgent concern, however as you know, opinions from department of justice office of legal counsel are binding on all of us in the executive branch. >> well, let me ask you this, do you think its appropriate that you go to a department run by someone who is the subject of the complaint to get advice who is a subject of the complaint or implicated in the complaint for advice as to whether you should provide that complaint to congress? did that conflict of inter...

Investigations over the last several years. so senate democratic leader chuck schumer basically wanted to put all of republicans on the record, the republican majority, whether or not they want to this report to be sent over to the intelligence community to be looked at it in fashion. in fact and in a unanimous consent vote, not binding or any piece to it, but basically putting the entire united states senate on the record saying that they would get a closer look at this whistle-blower complaint...

Out. right now we see aggressive action by iran, its totally wrong for the french president, macron, to be giving $15 billion to the french -- to the iranians. this is just wrong. for him to be giving this type of money to iran, loaning them the money at a time when the economy is in bad shape and were trying to put more pressure on them, to have macron basically putting himself on the side of iran against the united states. yeah, the nuclear deal was one thing, but when you have an aggressive t...