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Memo could jeopardize classified information. rosenstein who supervises the mueller investigation into russias interference in the 2016 election said the justice department was not convinced that the memo accurately describes its investigative practices. rosenstein says it could set a dangerous preside dangerous precedent. >> and paul ryan stood up for the releefts memo saying to fox news, get it all out there. cleanse the organization. >> how damaging is this memo? >> well, ill let people see t...

That information was the sole basis for probable cause. that might invalidate a warrants. in light of all those other requirements in the fisa process, it seems unlikely that they relied solely on this document and that may be what theyre talking about when they say there are material omissions in the nunes memo. >> ashley parker, we also dont know, we put in the category of known unknowns because devin nunes wont say whether or not he worked with the white house on the anti-fbi memo. do you hav...

Department. the white house pressured the white house to fire his fbi director. trump verbally berated mccabe last summer and mocked his wife for losing a state election in virginia. bloomberg reports john kelly has told junior justice officials is the president is unhappy with that department. according to "the washington post" trump flaind complained about not being able to give orders to people at the justice department who obviously he calls my guys. then there was the decision yesterday by ...

Fisa process, which is a process thats almost kind of got the seal of the sacrament on it to keep political influence out of it. and now we have opened it with a very political memo. >> so -- >> by the way, as mike pointed out and we were discussing this earlier, this actually implicates in a negative way the fisa court, which in our experience has been a pretty strict judge of the basis of these requests and whether to authorize them or not. >> i have to ask you, so then without releasing, they...

If its as politicized and b.s. as we think it is, then everyone can have that discussion. but as a journalist, i want to see whats in the memo. >> its interesting, because people who have read the memo, at least on the democratic side, and i have the -- clapper and hayden said they didnt think that the folks who were releasing this memo, that they understand the fisa process. if they did, they wouldnt be making a mountain out of a molehill. >> then that will be exposed. when we see this memo and...

We know carter page, who was under surveillance was a suspected spy well before 2016 in the latest elections. in fact, had been identified by foreign governments as a possible russian informant or aide or agent well before these past elections. so, there is a lot of facts and material that justify this particular warrant that has been made known. the issue of transparency is important in the foreign intelligence surveillance process. >> as far as i know, carter page hasnt been charged in any cri...

Of address can be a defining moment for a president and for the country. but tonight washington is not entirely focused on the very important issues president trump will be speaking about: immigration, the economy, terrorism, infrastructure. inside the halls of congress, all the buzz is about a memo written by house republicans accusing fbi officials of bias and cooking a fisa warrant application so it could spy on the trump campaign adviser. democrats say the document is stacked with half-truth...

And is not appropriate. look, don, this is about the fisa process, which is a process thats almost kind of got the seal of the sacrament on it to keep political influence out of it. and now we have opened it with a very political memo. >> so -- >> by the way, as mike pointed out and we were discussing this earlier, this actually implicates in a negative way the fisa court, which in our experience has been a pretty strict judge of the basis of these requests and whether to authorize them or not. ...

And whatever vetting needs to be done. if its as politicized and bs as we think it is. everyone can have the discussion. as a journalist i want to see the memo. >> its interesting, people who have read the memo at least on the democrat side and i have the clapper and hayden in here. they said they didnt think they the folks who are releasing this memo they understand the fisa process. if they did they wouldnt be making a mountain out of a mole hill. >> that will be exposed. if they look foolish ...

During the presidential election back in 2016. on the other hand, should there be more transparency, senator, in the foreign intelligence surveillance act, the fisa process, how it works, to make sure americans can trust the process and make sure the u.s. government isnt monitoring american citizen s, illegally. >> thats a very important point, wolf. i have worked for more transparency. it was part of the reforms we sought both this time in the fisa reauthorization and last time and its part of ...