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Administration, in a difficult position. let me read for you, sir, what adam schiff had to say today about the verdict. he essentially said "the intelligence authorization act includes a provision i authored requiring the director of national intelligence to provide a report to congress within 30 days about current or former saudi officials who played a role or who had advance knowledge of khashoggis murder, and requires the names to be provided in an unclassified format unless it would reveal s...

Qaeda-inspired terror. not to put this on par, we have about the same people killed since 9/11 in these domestic, often white supremacist oriented hate crimes, but also it gives you the ability to prosecute some of the supporting crimes. the providing material support to terror, which would not be available in a domestic terrorism case. it also i think gives the same priority and stigma to these crimes as any other form of terrorism. in our bill this year, the intelligence authorization act, we ...

Not to put this on par, we have about the same people killed since 9/11 in these domestic, often white supremacist oriented hate crimes, but also it gives you the ability to prosecute some of the supporting crimes. the providing material support to terror, which would not be available in a domestic terrorism case. it also i think gives the same priority and stigma to these crimes as any other form of terrorism. in our bill this year, the intelligence authorization act, we demand an annual report...

Human smuggling a national intelligence priority, and that is why my bill does. the director of national intelligence making this a priority. >> julie: can you get through? is that the way to solve it? >> we are likely to try and include this on the intelligence authorization act that we have a good chance of getting past. and there is support for this as well. >> bill: way to continue to try to push it. we have got some news from our fox reporters in washington, d.c. the labor secretary, alex a...

I think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself. >> well, of course, it didnt, asha. here we are. now today when he says no, they say he didnt mean no. >> yes. back here on earth, everyone knows that russia interfered with our elections, 12 military intelligence officers that did it before are named in an indictment. here is why his denials matter. while we can take certain defensive measures, our intelligence agencies can gather intelligence to take affirmative steps to take covert...

This is not surprising. >> what are they looking for, what do they want to do? >> i dont know. if we knew that, probably somebody has a better guess than i do. but, you know, in the old days or whatever you can get your hands on. i dont know if that ever changed. >> ali, is the state department or the fbi intelligence, are they concerned about this that were sort of losing track of these diplomats? i say diplomats. fsb, whatever, theyre spies. >> this all came to a head last year because it was ...

Anything. we might slightly adjust what were doing. >> mr. chairman, just inquiry, and i appreciate your thoughtfulness. in your departure as we work through it its still acceptable to get another five minute round? >> up to five minute round. >> senator cotton. >> inmates running the asylum. so i think everyone here in this room and most americans have come to appreciate the aggressiveness with which russia uses active measures or covert influence operations, propaganda, call them whatever you ...

Accept that and move on or otherwise does this become the stunt even the look? >> its very very early for counter intelligence criminal investigation that involves foreign entities. were talking about witnesses who are abroad and complex financial transactions and a number of different individuals so this isnt even a year into the investigation. typically investigations of this magnitude could take years and during our legislatoring we did put forward a number of piece of evidence that show ties...

We have a lot further to go. i want to see a plan that doesnt contain them but defeats them. i think thats what youve seen come out of the house and the bills that weve had here, sending to the president, we want to see a strategy that actually defeats isis. and this is a start. >> one of the bills youre talking about is the intelligence authorization act. youre trying to get more money devoted to gathering intelligence. >> well, intelligence as we watched from all the challenges, 9/11 and other...

Activities in pakistan, and iran and africa and elsewhere. >> there is a new twist on the story, the editorial in the wall street journal that details perhaps what happened when the white house heard what was in the papers. our national security correspondent is reporting more on this development. jennifer the head of the house intelligence committee wants all bin laden raid documents made public, why is that? >> reporter: jenna chairman of the house intelligence committee inserted language in t...