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provide information present information into a courtroom without that being disclosed, but the bar for that is typically very high but again an espionage cases. that is certainly a concern that the government has. if they can plead, get a plea from this person. they dont have to worry about additional information. additional seat. critz making them out into the public light. so the fact the last thing ill say is that was also a concern here because when you have a suspect who was facin...

May need to be looked at again? eric, i definitely think these measures need to be looked at again because what youre dealing with here is, you know peoples lives, and you know its things change in a persons situation. lets say their financial situation or their exposure to different people. i foreign people and on this just scored platform. we know that he was kind of a the suspect was contacted by nationals on that platform, so there are certain things there that become critical. the important...

I ask that you begin producing all responsive documents immediately. i request that you begin scheduling transcribed interviews with each witness identified by the committee. the president is back from vietnam without a deal on the north korea nuclear issue. he is getting bipartisan praise for walking away rather than accepting perhaps a weak deal. dana? >> dana: can i just ask you one question about the clearance issue. it is the case, i believe, that congress can ask about a clearance but a pr...

And they should have remained confidential. joining me now for a reaction is sol wisenberg. former deputy independent counsel to the bill clinton whitewater investigations and scott bolden, democratic strategists and attorney and always spartacus to me. >> i dont know if thats a compliment. [laughs] >> okay. you know thats true. so what do you make of this? >> well i think there is a lot of theatrics but lets be real clear. he violated the clearance issue on wednesday because he used the documen...

The stunt earlier today. and they should have remained confidential. joining me now for a reaction is sol wisenberg. former deputy independent counsel to the bill clinton whitewater investigations and scott bolden, democratic strategists and attorney and always spartacus to me. >> i dont know if thats a compliment. >> laura: why not. >> im glad you didnt put my picture up there. its cory booker in stead. im more handsome than him. >> laura: you know thats true. so what do you make of today? >> w...

At the same time you can say john brennan is completely politicized that position and is speaking out in an unprecedented fashion compared to all the past former directors. from my perspective getting into the machinations and bazaar back and forth between john brennan and donald trump, doesnt blow my skirt up. i would rather focus on a bigger issue, we can take this and make it good and that would be the clearance issue we have nationwide. there are over 4 million people right now between gover...

Time, you can say that john brennan has completely politicized that position and are speaking out in an unprecedented fashion, compared to all the past former directors. i guess for my perspective, getting into the machinations and the bazaar back and forth for between john brennan and president trump, it doesnt really blow my skirt up. i would rather focus on something bigger here, a bigger issue that may be we can take this bizarreness i do something good, and that would be the clearance issue...

♪ >> if mr. trump believes this is going to lead me to go and be quiet, he is very badly mistaken. >> those decisions being made for whatever reason, people make their own conclusion. i think its sad that politics has come to this level. >> its been totally political. i think i called him a butthead, and i meant it. i think he is giving the national intelligence community a bad name. >> bret: just wanted say for the record we love senator kennedy and his sound bites. this is on the clearance i...

Punished, those who come in and snow him, those that come in and give him a bridge to vladimir putin he desperately wants as he made clear to jonathan lemire in helsinki, do you think people rising in the ranks of national security with some skepticism? >> nobody lasts forever in the trump universe. omarosa said nice things about him and moved up and got a senior job at the highest levels in the white house. until she said something bad and was kicked out. if you tie this clearance issue with th...

Some but not all questions. and lindsey graham and jack green, who separators, talked about that. listen. >> i like jared. the clearance issue was a decision made by general kelly. my interactions with jared kushner have all been positive. very smart guy. he takes his role in the white house seriously. >> it certainly complicates his ability to be an effective spokes person, not a spokes person but high level negotiator for the united states. if you cant get access to information at that level, ...