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Declassifying information that could be really harmful to some of the people who were cooperating to help get this information before the american people. >> yeah. its unbelievable. willie, as -- >> oh boy. >> -- you know we talk about philosophers, aristotle. >> willie, be careful! >> theres no doubt about it. but theres a philosopher who had a great insight that i saw yesterday on television. it was patrick starr who told sponge bob when sponge bob thought that he was ugly and depressed and pa...

The way. hes not just saying i might exposure sources and methods, hes saying he wants to investigate our intelligence partners which could really rupture the relationship, wolf, and this is going to me and ive seen intelligence from them. there will be a lot less crossing the presidents desk if our intel partners have even less reason to share with us. >> important point. democrats in congress think that the attorney general could frame the narrative any way he wants and not necessarily be all ...

Barrs hands is the regulations. those regulations are executive branch regulations. the president has the power to change or rescind those regulations. so if the president truly wants there to be full transparency, he can change those regulations and free barr to release the entire report. similarly, it is the president who has the classification power. to the extent that there are things barr would like to have released but couldnt because of classification, the president can declassify or uncl...

His attorney general. in this case his attorney general he simply does not want any more. he wants to fire him. he hopes he can possibly maybe push him into resigning because a lot of times the president is talking at jeff sessions through the media. this president continues to gives interviews where he is bashing jeff sessions is not surprising. when i write yesterdays interview with the hill i started in some ways rushing how to cover the story. we heard him say this over and over again. we ha...

Yet, those threats were not mentioned until the 19th paragraph of the "new york times" write-up of this hearing because senators kept trying to hammer president trump about alleged collusion in 2016 as the intel officials warned about the legitimate threat of russia trying to disrupt the 2018 mid terms. though they also noted that china, iran, and north korea are also waging cyber war. watch. >> the president inconveniently continues to deny the threat posed by russia. he didnt increase sanction...

Inconveniently continues to deny the threat posed by russia. >> my problem is i talk to people in maine who say the whole thing is a witch-hunt and its a hoax because the president told me. >> do you believe there is an actual or at least the appearance of of a conflict of interest when the president is put in charge of declassifying information that could complicate an ongoing investigation into his own campaign? >> now, cia director mike pompeo said in open session that the intel community und...

Crisis is killing thousands here in the u.s. every year. though those were not mentioned until the write-up of this hearing because senators tried to hammer president trump about alleged conclusion in 2016 as the intel officials warned of the legitimate threat of russia trying to disrupt the 2018 midterms. though they mentioned that chip ah, iran, and north korea are also >> the president continues to deny the threat posed by russia. he didnt increase sanctions on russia when he had a chance to ...

One more way comcast is working to fit into your life, not the other way around. interest when the president is put if charge of declassifying information that could complicate an ongoing investigation into his own campaign. >> well, senator, as we have been very clear, what our view was about the disclosure and accuracy of the memo in question, but i do think it is the presidents role as commander in chief under the rule that was invoked to object or not to the declassification. so i think that...

Appearance of a conflict of interest when the president is put in charge of declassifying information that could complicate an ongoing investigation into his own campaign? >> well, senator, as weve been very clear what our view was about the disclosure and accuracy of the memo in question, but i do think its the presidents role as commander-in-chief under the rule that was invoked to object or not to the declassification. i think that is the presidents responsibility. >> regardless of whether th...

Interest when the president is put in charge of declassifying information that could complicate an ongoing investigation into his own campaign? >> well, senator, as weve been very clear what our view was about the disclosure and accuracy of the memo in question, but i do think its the presidents role as commander in chief under the rule that was invoked to object or not to the declassification so i think that, you know, that is the presidents responsibility. >> regardless of whether there is an ...