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Intelligence information to the president so that he can make good decisions in support of the country. what this really becomes is a political question and an issue for congress to deal with, because he does have the legal authority to declassify information, but he also look an oath of office. and he is supposed to uphold the constitution, protect and defend, and so the question, but a political question, is is he now doing things by releasing this type of information, for example, that violat...

Russias allies in the region. and third, if the report is true, the presidents alleged carelessness with classified information will further damage the relationship between the white house and the intelligence community, an essential relationship for the security of america. the intelligence community needs to be able to trust the president, trust that he will treat classified information with caution, with care. our intelligence professionals, many of them, put their lives on the line every day...

This -- in these matters, instead of, you know, providing the information and being forthcoming. >> your take away? >> heres the question from the perspective of what the role of the intelligence committee is, theyre providing intelligence to the president so he can be better informed to make decisions that protect the united statess national security. so the questions that members of the intelligence committees in particular are going to have is why is he -- why did he give this information to ...

More is an indication that being president is harder than running for president. >> in axe yos today. mike allen calls it the price of inexperience. saying the president didnt know any better. >> weve written about how hes a real estate investor. as a president its different. you have to keep these things compartmentalized. i think weve seen people tell us thre these things. he doesnt have the experience dealing with this kind of information before. >> back to what we were discussing, the presid...

Intelligence partners. there are real consequences for the intelligence community, especially if this information was regarding counter-terrorism information. >> michael, "the post" reports the president revealed this information, they say, as kind of a boast. quote, i get great intel. i have people brief me on great intel every day. kind of showing off the information that he gets. your reaction? >> my reaction is people are coming to the stunning realization that the president of the united st...

The quote, the downward spiral. we heard from mitch mcconnell. an interview about an hour ago. typical mcconnell understatement. says he wants to see a little less drama from the white house because theyre trying to move forward on their agenda. i am standing here in the dirksen building on a hearing on medicare. they wont make much headway if all the oxygen is being sucked up by the latest tweets and controversies. i have spoken with several senators going into this hearing. again, an unrelated...

In this case its true. >> the president can declassify information. usually there are three different ways he would do it. either he would make a deliberate strategic decision to declassify information. usually that would be done in consultation with the director of national intelligence or other intelligence professionals. he may do something accidentally. human error, a slip of the tongue, and makes a mistake. but in this case what it looks like at least from the initial report is that he did ...

Information. theres no passage of that information without explicit consent. by doing this, what president trump has done is betray that core premise that allows us to have relationships around the world with friends, allies, even some adversaries. the real danger beyond infuriating this close ally is our friends and partners will think once, will think twice, maybe wont share information with us at all. if we hold back threat information, that could cost american lives. >> the president has uni...

To the reports that the president shared official material with the russians. >> its very troubling. it suggests, if true, that the president does not appreciate how risky and dangerous it is to share classified information with one of our main adversaries, russia, with their foreign minister and ambassador specifically about a highly classified, highly sensitive source that has given us critical insights into isis, into their planning of potential future attacks against the united states. the s...

Coons, what are his republican friends and colleagues on the hill telling him. his base is solid. his supporters think hes doing a great job. lead story of some of the web sites, this is a deep state. this is fake news. the punishment should be on the leakers, not on the president. we dont know if hes losing support on the hill. >> what are you hearing from some of your sources related to all this? >> hallie, you know, we havent confirmed the details of what happened in the oval office to our re...