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Confidential human source used by the fbi in its investigation during the campaign of the russian effort to interfere with the 2016 election. as part of that investigation, this confidential source reportedly made contact with three people on the trump campaign who were believed to have had some sort of contact with russian agents while russia was interfering in the election. confidential human sources are supposed to be the safest secrets inside u.s. law enforcement and counterintelligence beca...

Seen as no longer protecting them or respecting the confidentiality of their service, then we wont get any anymore. its also unprecedented for the fbi and the justice department to be forced to hand over any information, let alone confidential human source law enforcement-sensitive information about an investigation that is ongoing. but that is apparently whats going to happen tomorrow. now, the white houses big concession on that remarkable plan for tomorrow is that they now say that some time ...

Weve got michael beschloss here in just a moment, as promised. this is turning out to be a big news night. he is the right guy to have here. i want to let you know, though, that congressman adam schiff just did break some important news here live just a moment ago. you have been hearing for the last couple days about this very controversial, totally unprecedented move which the white house has announced. the white house is apparently going to be convening a meeting tomorrow, at which the justice...

That fbi human source, is the kind of thing, the identity of that source, the evidence collected by that source, is the sort of thing that would typically be held very, very closely by the intelligence community and by the fbi. the president has nevertheless campaigned publicly that information on that source should be released and that it should be handed over. now what the white house has announced thus far is that when that information gets handed over tomorrow, its going to be two pro-trump ...

To make sure you are not violating civil liberties of someone that may not be warranted. so there a high level of oversight. so two separate issues. if one were to look at that more critically, it could be described as conflation. >> so what is your reaction specifically to what the president just said? >> you hear the qualifier. what he is saying is if the fbi or if the government was spying on my campaign, this would be among the biggest scandals in history if for political purposes. and it is...

Role in this counterintelligence investigation, its quite possible he has played a significant role in other counterintelligence investigations. and whenever you have a human source reporting on the activities of, say, the russian intelligence services and they are core to that investigation, and then we reveal publicly or pressure others to reveal publicly that this individual is affiliated with u.s. intelligence, that could jeopardize this sources life. so its terribly irresponsible for the pr...

Investigation before the investigation was launched. is that your understanding of it? >> im reading the same press reports you are. there was a human source who provide some assistance, information to the fbi. a human source is very sensitive. if we expose the identity of our human sources then we wont be able to conduct proper counter intelligen intelligence. im very prized the fbi destructor and deputidestruc de attorney general would meet with the president of the united states. i think they...

Justice department reaction thus far signal to you? >> well, the reason why protecting human sources is so important is this individual may have played sort of a negligible role in this counterintelligence investigation, its quite possible he has played a significant role in other counterintelligence investigations. and whenever you have a human source reporting on the activities of, say, the russian intelligence services and they are core to that investigation, and then we reveal publicly or pr...

Is that there seems to be some substance behind each door, something further to pursue. >> you have trump tweeting basically saying release of the documents calling on doj. what do you make of that? where does this go? >> it seems like one of the new lines of attack we are seeing republicans do on the hill is that they are demanding things from the justice department that justice is not comfortable getting over whether identity of informant. fbi director said the day we cant protect a human sour...

You know very much about from your time there all set the standard for the investigative tool that you can use. and those are the same when it comes to the use of an informant. someone thats been signed up a as a confidential human source. so if that was used. if people were coming and presenting information that they allege was criminal, that could be violating criminal statutes that has to do with counterintelligence investigations. i think it shades things to try to look at two different thin...