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Information, thats a real one. supra sensitive dont tell anyone or ill kill you information, thats not a reel one, but if i ever write a spy novel, it will definitely be in there. the idea of code word information is a term of art that turns up in this "washington post" bombshell tonight on president trump reportedly revealing highly classified information to the russian foreign minister and the russian ambassador when they popped up in the oval office last week the day after president trump fir...

On this story start? >> you know, not that much long after because the meeting wasnt that long ago. but weve been working on it for the last several days. >> what is code word information? a u.s. official familiar with the matter saying this is code word information. thats supposed to indicate to us this is very highly protected information, for us laymen trying to figure out this out, can you explain that? >> thats right. very highly protected information they dont distribute to allies that is ...

Disadvantage of the country, if people keep demanding more and more material come out publicly. this is not a good thing. >> well, it involves something called code word information. help us put all of this into context and tell us what that is and, as a result, how seriously this could potentially be. >> most information that is particularly sensitive has a code word attached to it, as in a special compartment. and it is known by that code word. its also essentially an informal way of saying ma...

Ranks in any way, when will they make their feelings known to the white house that they want some order restored here? you saw paul ryans statement earlier today, don, it was not one where he was linking arms with the president. it was one that said, this is serious stuff and we need to get the facts of what went on here. >> david sanger, i want to ask you about the "washington post" sources saying that this is code word information, code word information that trump revealed, more information to...

When an official says this is code word information that was given to russia, stuff we wouldnt even give to our allies, can you explain o us in lay -- laymans terms exactly what that means? >> sure. there are levels of classification that determine the type of classified information thats there. it starts with confidential information abbreviated with a "c" which hillary clinton had trouble with her e-mails meaning classified. then theres secret, or "s," or "ts" or top secret, and that is the hi...

On the wheel and corker also said the white house has to get control of this, it has to happen. susan collins, the republican from maine, saying can we please just have a day without a crisis? thats all im asking for. so you can sense, and it is important as we go through this, to watch these republicans on the hill. they -- in terms of the political fallout, they hold the key. when -- when will these items stack up enough that the republican leadership, paul ryan, mitch mcconnell, who we really...

The man at the top in the white house. >> to some extent it goes to the man at the top. you talk last week he had frustrations about the communications plan around his firing of the fbi director. but its hard to blame the communications staff when the ultimate story is the president decided to fire the fbi director who was investigating some associates from the campaign. they cant spin thatway in way makes it positive story. >> he says you cant listen to them because they dont always have the in...

That was incredibly controversial reporting at the time it came out, almost unbelievable at the time. the administration said at the time that there was absolutely no way that was happening. and i, of course, dont know whether or not u.s. spies were keeping intelligence from trump because of leak concerns as far back as february. but if tonights bombshell from the "washington post" is correct, any such concerns would have been very well-founded. julio jones is one of the "washington post" report...

A u.s. official familiar with the matter saying this is code word information. from the placement of that in your article and the way you describe it, its clear thats supposed to indicate to us this is very highly protected information, for us laymen trying to figure out this out, can you explain that? >> thats right. very highly protected information they dont distribute to allies that is even restricted within the u.s. government. this intelligence came from an ally, and that made it additiona...

Was confirmed by buzzfeed news and the "new york times" citing not only former u.s. officials, but current u.s. officials which seems important. the post says this, president trump revealed highly classified information to the russian foreign minister and ambassador in a white house meeting last week. the information the president relayed has been provided by a u.s. partner through a sharing arrangement that details have been held from allies and tightly restricted within the u.s. government. qu...