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Former president barack obama. the big question for president trump, what would be more damaging, comeys testimony or the way it will look if he tries to muzzle him. yesterday, press secretary sean spicer was noncommittal will president trump would try to invoke it. >> that committee hearing was just noticed and i think obviously, its got to be reviewed. >> so thats not a no? >> im just saying i dont-- it literally, my understanding is the date for that hearing was just set. ive not spoken to co...

Are saying that -- senior administration officials are saying president trump will not invoke executive president doesnt mean he couldnt change his mind. so the question hes likely weighing is what would be more damaging, comeys testimony or the way itll look if he tries to silence him? yesterday white house press secretary sean spicer was noncommittal when asked if executive privilege was still on the table. >> that committee hearing was just noticed, and i think, obviously, its got to be revie...

Before, obviously. >> we have, ali, but this is the first time that brennan has spoken publiy about what he knew when he was serving as the intelligence chief for the u.s. he says that as you noted, that he was aware of information and intelligence that showed that there were contacts between russian officials and the trump campaign. but he also said critically that they werent able to determine before president obama left office whether collusion existed. he talked a little bit about the fact t...

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Congress for help. finding evidence to support his claim that former president obama had telephones that trump tower tapped during the election. we should point out that president trump has offered no proof so far. now, fbi director james comay is taking his concerns about it to the justice department. the new york times wants him to set the record straight because the presidents claim imply the agency broke the law. president obama said intelligence chief says is is not truth. >> i will say for...

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Would be the one who would handle this sensitive discussion. this is a very significant development because it appears to contradict what trumps senior adviser, kellyanne conway, has been saying over the past several days. >> it says they never briefed him on it, they appended two pages to the bottom of his intelligence report. >> i believe it said they did brief him on it. >> he has said he is not aware of that. a story thats not not true that the president-elect was presented with this informa...

Tourists here. they are being evacuated on several emergency flights. british airlines wanted to bring a lot of planes into sharm el-sheikh today. the egyptians said they simply couldnt cope with more than 20 flights. thats what the british wanted to send in. in fact, eight were scheduled. but remember, they left with handbagage only. they were not allowed to put their suitcases and so on into the cargo hold. more flights will come tomorrow and the following day. the egyptians saying simply we c...

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Mission. they say he traveled by motorcade across libya from tripoli aloss the western border to the tunisian city where he took a flight to the uk. we heard that the intelligence chief for qaddafi followed him across the border and his job was to take him out, liquidate him in the words of the rebels. for whatever reason that it not happen. there was information that the intelligence chief may have decided to defect. he phoned in to libyan state tv today to say that is simply not true. >> what ...