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That is not something that vladimir putin wants to see. so president trump, i think is edging, as you heard him in this interview on fox business, edging closer to a broader consensus view. largely because of the syrian strike, and also clearly the role of mcmaster, mattis and tillerson now taking hold as the trio of national security foreign policy officials, especially with the diminished authority in this realm at least of steve bannon will refocus the president. he seems to, i think, wanting...

Sources of information, variouses arguments on important national security matters and help the administration arrive at a consensus view, a clear, unified view that integrates everybody in the u.s. government into an all for one effort when it comes to making important national security decisions. when it comes to -- the united states government must speak clearly, directly, consistently, and with one voice. that has been a difficult achievement in this administration, and its a worrying piece ...

That came as the intelligence community and all of its component parts, 17 agencies came to a consensus that we took the step of making public that the russian government at the highest levels was involved in an effort to play in our electoral process. that was put out to the american people in a statement from the director of national intelligence and secretary of homeland security. a very unusual act designed to put on notice the american people and the secretaries of our 50 states whose respo...

Because of this concern and by the way, nobody was happier than the republicans that we didnt go that far. that was a consensus view that we should not go this far, but when youve got mcconnell willing to deny merritt garland even a hearing, clearly he wants to claim this seat on the court, and as political person as the majority leader of the senate is, obviously he wants to claim it for political interests and thats the concern we have about gorsuch, he did not distance himself at all from the...

Even though they dont want it. its just a reminder how developments can freeze everything in place, including an efforts for her majestys kingdom to separate from the european union. the indications are that the scotts will reconvene tomorrow to consider doing that. remember, it was that vote last summer that panicked everybody and everybody thought it would be the financial end of london. of course, it was not. another consensus view that proved wrong. so many different views and so many action...

Consistent through early december on, that was the case, that they assessed they really wanted trump to win it and working to have him win and her lose? >> yes, our analysts had a view that i dont believe changed from late fall through to the report january 6th it had the three elements. >> all right, so then on deeps the 9th well in advance of the january 6 deal, "the washington post" put out an article, and again cia here today, hope to have them next week concluded russia intervened in the 16...

>> i understand. in terms of laying out the three assessments, and whether or not the ic was consistent in its view of those three assessments across the entire campaign could we walk through the fbis walk down that path, did as of early december of 16 did the fbi assess that the active measures were to undermine by the russians were to undermine the faith in the u.s. democratic process, had you come to that conclusion by early december? >> i think thats right, december of last year. >> 16. yes,...

Occasions, the president-elect has denigrated the intelligence community, has called their integrity into question. has basically said he doesnt believe the intelligence on russian hacking, notwithstanding, that is the consensus view of the agencies. we have only seen the smallest concession. >> bret: what clapper said. >> the statement went as far as their conversation. you would have to be oblivious to the tweets over the last few weeks and the statements from donald trump that think he has be...

Occasions, the president-elect has denigrated the intelligence community, has called their integrity into question. has basically said he doesnt believe the intelligence on russian hacking, notwithstanding, that is the consensus view of the agencies. we have only seen the smallest concession. >> bret: what clapper said. >> the statement went as far as their conversation. you would have to be oblivious to the tweets over the last few weeks and the statements from donald trump that think he has be...

And tried to walk this thing back, his tweet this morning reading the dishon media likes saying that im in agreement with julian assange. wrong. up simply state what he states. it is up to the american people to make up their own mind. dishonest media lies to make it look like i am a big fan. what is happening between the pleg and the intelligence community. >> it is quite astonishing. despite what president-elect trump says in that latest tweet he has clearly been pointing in favor of julian as...