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Investigation because of his contacts with possibly russian intelligence officials. theres a story that he was a target of russian spies for recruitment, passed them documents, buzzfeed said. and today he responded and said, i didnt want to be a spy he said in an interview with abc news. im not a spy. is carter page someone that you guys are going to have come before the committee? >> you know, hes certainly a person of interest, and i think at the appropriate time, we are going to want him to c...

Now the move sparking criticism, the move i should say to put him there initially sparking criticism from democrats and republicans. bannon telling the ""wall stree germ" ", susan rice operationalized the nsc during the last administration. i was put on to make sure it was deoperationalized. h.r. mcmaster returned the nsc to its proper function." >> these are very highly valued members of this administration. going to continue to play important policy roles. but i think with h.r. mcmasters addit...

Generals and things like that. i think theyre trying to say that thats what bannon was doing and he achieved his job in doing that and so now hes been removed. >> and in terms of mcmaster and his relationship with trump, is this somebody trump has particular confidence in within the sort of inner circle? >> i -- well, one thing that we have seen, weve seen mcmaster get the appointments that he wants including for people that are russia hawks. he recently is making moves to put a senior director ...

Associates is defending his actions, carter paige, after a report revealed ties to an alleged russian spy, or at least contacts with an alleged russian spy. >> thats right. so, paige once served as an adviser to the trump team over the summer of 2015, and he does confirm that he did meet, or at least have contact, with a suspected russian intelligence operative back in 2012, but he denies sharing any sensitive information. his role in a 2015 russian counterintelligence case as first reported by ...

It was fun to follow in your foot steps. ali watkins, national security correspondent for buzzfeed.

Hes an energy industry consultant. he confirmed to nbc news that he is the unnamed man identified in the federal complaint, who was targeted by and met with a russian intelligence agent, posing as a bank executive in new york four year ago. page, who is not a defendant in the complaint and was unaware the man was a spy, he says, was first identified by the online media company buzzfeed. he says he gave only basic and material information and publicly available documents. in a statement released ...

Thats what happened when they interviewed him. had he been vetted even being directly asked have you been in contact, he would have had to say, yes. >> presumably. >> weird way to get to be a top foreign policy adviser to a presidential campaign. congratulations on this. i appreciate it. it was fun to follow in your foot steps. ali watkins, national security correspondent for buzzfeed. allergies with nasal congestion? find fast relief behind the counter

You only give immunity if youre going to get the big fish, and the big fish here is the president of the united states. >> welcome back to "hardball." the big question about michael flynn and his request for immunity is whether his testimony can bring down the president of course. in his statement last week, flynns attorney suggested his client might possess information that could be useful to investigators, saying general flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it sh...

About unmasking is it doesnt mean leing. but have at one, two, or all three of those stories and how this narraves being focused. >> well, quickly, you know, i think republicans are excited to have susan rice as a voodoo doll again. of course they loved to trash her back during the days of what they called the benghazi scandal. and i think any excuse to get her name in the news, even if its not going to change public opinion in the middle or on the left, she plays great in the chirons on fox new...

It comes to putin and the oligarchs. this bank is the largest state-run bank in russia, sper bank, and the reason it made american news on friday is because the bank announced on friday theyve hired an american lawyer to defend them in this case. they hired one of donald trumps personal lawyers. with the "new york times" published the tax returns last year, this is the lawyer who threatened to sue "the new york times." when they wrote about all the women to could you see donald trump of as well ...