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Under false pretenses and the f.b.i. recorded all of this. in some cases the f.b.i. monitored it live. obviously there was the wiretap of carter page which was gotten under some information from the dossier that turned out to be false. and then finally there was something we didnt know before which was that in august of 2016 there was an intelligence briefing for candidate donald trump and the briefing also included michael flynn, a top aide. the f.b.i. crossfire hurricane team had someone there...

One was for investigative purposes and one was purely for the intelligence briefing. >> in this case, the agency at the trump campaign briefing documented statements and interactions of michael flynn and candidate trump for the fbis investigative files. is it normal for the counter intelligence briefers to document statements of individual that theyre briefing for investigative purposes? >> it was documented in one and not in the other as you said and based on what we saw, theres actually no pol...

Again to the fbi two months ago. we noted that text messages between strzok and page indicated that the fbi may have used defensive briefings not to warn the trump campaign but to investigate it. four questions along this line. question number one, would you agree that with respect to the defensive briefings, the trump campaigns briefings were treated differently than those provided to the clinton campaign? >> if i could, they were called -- it was not an fbi briefing if they went to a office of...

The net result was one was for investigative purposes and the other was purely for intelligence briefing. they documented statements, and interactions of, is it normal? for the counterintelligence prefers to document statements and interactions of individuals that they are briefing for investigating purposes? >> it is documented in one and not the other. there is no policy on it but based on the reaction of the current leadership and a director raise a response where he underlined of the word "t...

Differently than those provided to the clinton campaign? >> they were treated differently in that the agent wrote it up to the file and put the information in the file. the briefings were identical, but the net result was one was more in the skin purposes and one was purely for the intelligence briefing. >> dana: juan has got a point but i wanted to get your take on this. >> katie: the big question has always been saying theres no political bias in the investigation and saying, clearly thats not...

Again to the fbi two months ago. he noted that text messages between peter strzok and lisa page indicated that the fbi may have used defensive briefings not to warn the trump campaign but to investigate it. for questions along this line. question number one, would you agree that with respect to the defensive briefings, the trauma campaign briefings, and if i could -- >> if i recall it was not an fbi briefing, they went to an office of the national it was a defensive briefing -- was not a defensi...

Disciplinary action or to sanctions by the court. or at least be considered by those things. and, thats a due process involved. >> we are not the adjudicators, that goes to the department and the court and any other entities. >> so we might find out more as those processes go forward in the context. >> correct. now, lets look at the intelligence briefing. at the time of the intelligence briefing, what did the fbi know about how far russian interests had penetrated into the trump campaign? >> i d...

Chairman johnson and i wrote again to the fbi two months ago. we noted that text messages between strzok and page indicated that the fbi may have used defensive briefings not to warn the trump campaign but to investigate it. four questions along this line. question number one. would you agree that with respect to the defensive briefings the trump campaigns briefings were treated differently than those provided to the clinton campaign? >> if i could, they were called -- it was not an fbi briefing...

The briefings were identical, but the net result was one was for investigative purposes and one was purely for the intelligence briefing. >> i think what you said touches on question two, but im going to ask it anyway. in this case the agency at the trump campaign briefing documented statements and interactions of michael flynn and candidate trump for the fbis investigating files. is it normal for the counterintelligence briefers to document statements and interactions of individuals that theyre...

Disciplinary action or sanctions by the court to be considered for those things, correct? >> you have a chance to defend themselves. that goes to the department, the core or any entities that m may -- >> so we may find more if those process go forward in that content. >> now, lets look at the intelligence briefing. at the time of that intelligence briefing, what did the fbi know about how far russian interests have penetrated in to the trump campaign. i dont know as i sit here. we were looking a...