Intel Committee Does News Today

>> we see senior intelligence officials appointed by this president acknowledging the massive russian intervention. weve seen the social media companies that at first resisted but now acknowledge massive russian intervention. frankly, virtually every one of my republican colleagues acknowledges russian intervention. the one individual that still seems to deny that this is not a major issue is donald trump. >> well, joining me now is democratic senator dianne feinstein of california, who like sen...

Going through the united nations regarding israel, and on the sanctions that president obama had just put in urged that they not be tampered with by the transition committee. and that he would go in on his own and attempt to tamper with them with russia. i just dont believe that. i think he had to have been directed. now whether the special counsel can find that evidence or not, whether we can, i dont know yet, but i see that thats where this is going. >> all right. we have -- k.t. mcfarland who...

Can assure you will and i hope that the republican side would join in it. >> how much does this flynn cooperation deal -- senator collins noted you wanted flynn to come before the intel committee, his lawyer asserted the fifth amendment rights. now obviously you want to ask him to come back. mueller has priority over him at this point. >> absolutely. >> obviously it slows down the intel committees investigation. how much does it? >> well, i dont really believe it does. i think the investigation ...

End of the beginning, beginning of the end? do you guys have a sense of the length of this probe right now? >> although were in touch or the chairman is in touch with the special counsel, its very difficult to say, but clearly he is making progress. hes had guilty pleas from two individuals. hes had two other indictments. so he is making progress. >> the chairman of the intelligence committee, fellow republican richard burr, acknowledged in an interview to "the new york times" that the president...

>> do you think at this point -- you guys have some cooperation between the special prosecutors office and what you guys are doing. does that include your ability to get -- read all the interview transcripts for instance of michael flynn? >> well, ive been reading the interview transcripts that our staff is doing -- >> do you get access to muellers? >> we do not get access to muellers. and i understand that because only he can pursue criminal wrong doing. >> right. >> ours has a different missio...

Comes out of conference? >> no. i mean, obviously i want to see what comes out. i believe that the amendments that i added on medical expense deductions, on property tax reductions, on helping retirement security for public employees improve the bill. i got a commitment that were going to pass two bills including the alexander murray bill and one that i fought for that will help offset the individual mandate repeal by lowering premiums. and i also got an ironclad commitment that were not going t...