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The associated press today about the trump campaign chairman reportedly being paid tens of millions of dollars annually to covertly advance the interest of putins government inside the united states in an effort that started ten years ago and we dont know when it ended or if it ended. thats part of it. another part is what we learned from the top democrat on the intelligence committee what we learned on the central question, the existential question, the question that will end the trump presiden...

He said details about these people in the trump transition were "widely disseminated in intelligence community reporting" to which the inevitable response is, ooh, what do you mean? also, is this bad? are you saying something illegal has happened? are you saying that u.s. intelligence agencies have improperly surveilled someone? what do you mean? reporters started by asking the very juicy obvious low-hanging fruit question which is "are you saying, mr. chairman, that u.s. intelligence agencies s...

Simple question. youd think. heres the first time he got asked. >> reporter: was the president also part of that incidental collection, his communications? >> yes. >> was the president part of that collection? yes. yes. are you sure? >> reporter: excuse me, let me just clarify. the president of the united statess personal communications were intercepted as an incidental part of -- >> yeah, i think what we have to -- its very -- when we talk about intelligence products here we have to be very car...

>> i have to say, as someone paying close attention to surveillance debates and rules for years i think that is a red herring. just this morning the "wall street journal" editorial page had this editorial that went viral because it talked about trump being a fake president who is clinging to this crazy climb like a drunk to an empty gin bottle, a very strong anti-trump ed editorial from a conservative out let but embedded in that was this, and he has a legitimate question about why was the gover...

Subject of a warrant himself or where whether there might have been misconduct in the -- his name becoming known, associated with that content? >> i have to say, as someone paying close attention to surveillance debates and rules for years i think that is a red herring. just this morning the "wall street journal" editorial page had this editorial that went viral because it talked about trump being a fake president who is clinging to this crazy climb like a drunk to an empty gin bottle, a very st...

A gesture to democratic leader schumer. but now obviously it swung the other way. what do you make of that? >> well, that sounds like a lot about politics, doesnt it. because the relationship between senator schumer and the president has deteriorated. theyve been calling each other names over the last few weeks. i dont think -- i think both of them are now really -- have a very disdain for the other. but why does that mean that bharara ought to be the victim of that disagreement? having asked hi...

Stings, doesnt it. you finally met your match. a blabber mouth who is as thin skinned and narcissistic as you are. now its over. good rid dance. i say kick him to the curb. howie: you make it so personal like we cant live without trump. i notice you couldnt stay off tv and you had to sound off about donald trump. so welcome back to the tv blabber mouth club. im howard kurtz, thanks for joining us. hope you like our facebook page. give it a like. and continue the conversations on twitter as well....

I heard donald trump broke up with you. stings, doesnt it. you finally met your match. a blabber mouth who is as thin skinned and narcissistic as you are. now its over. good rid dance. i say kick him to the curb. howie: you make it so personal like we cant live without trump. i notice you couldnt stay off tv and you had to sound off about donald trump. so welcome back to the tv blabber mouth club. im howard kurtz, thanks for joining us. hope you like our facebook page. give it a like. and contin...

As michael and jim were just alluding to, jill. this washington post report that michael flynn may be first base to blackmail by russia, and this has been one of the main reasons why his position became untenable. how is that blackmail allegation going to play out in russia? because it casts more shade, doesnt it, on russia dealings? >> it does, i think one has to ask what could they blackmail him on? they could blackmail him in a sense perhaps of him knowing he was misleading the president. but...

Changed the popular vote results, how could he make a statement like that? do you really believe -- believe me, i know how we elect our presidents through the electoral vote. people can whine and complain about the popular vote all they want. seems that the president winced at the notion that he lost the popular vote and is trying to say that that was a sham because the popular vote was rigged as well. it sounds crazy, doesnt it. >> it will be hard to -- >> neil: you think its millions? >> proba...