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Incidental if it in fact took place. it was incidental and it was done through what is legally allowed by the cia when they are surveilling foreign persons. so, this could be a lot of theater. it looks very trumped up to me, but well have to wait and see. >> he said this was from as far as he knew, wiretaps that were legal, that were properly authorized, and he says this was incidental communication. they were revealed in intelligence reports. hes saying that would be alarming to him. that would...

Investigation? >> because what i -- because what i saw has nothing to do with russia and nothing to do with the russian investigation. has everything to to with possible surveillance activities and the president needs to know these intelligence reports are out there and i have a duty to tell him that. >> are you looking at the answers -- >> jump to conclusions before it was completed? >> im not drawing any conclusions. im just telling the president what exists in intelligence reports. >> was the...

How many names were unmasked but i know there were additional unmaskings that occurred and then the issue of the names that were put into these intelligence reports that we have to get to the bottom of and this is why we sent the letter two weeks ago we need a response to it. >> are you suggesting that mr. trumps communications are in those reports first. second, are you saying youre concerned enough that this will trigger a different separate investigation? and third, why did you not discuss th...

Wiretapped him in trump tower? >> hes not right about that, jake. as you know, ive told you that i think many times that he wasnt -- sea you just said he was right. what was he right about? >> it does appear his name and people, others ended up into intelligence reports. so, i mean, look, you can make what you want of it, but most people would say that is surveillance. >> you said that some of the intelligence was valuable and some of it you questioned. are you saying there was no reason for pre...

Surveillance activity, perhaps legal, but i dont know that its right and i dont know that the american people will be comfortable with what ive read. let us get all the reports -- >> was the president directing it? >> its possible. >> the president said that president obama tapped his phone. >> no, no, no. that didnt happen. ive said this for many, many weeks, including the day after -- a couple days after in front of the press. that never happened. so that never happened. >> did president obama...

That it was -- it looks like it was legal collection, incidental collection, but then made itself into intelligence reports. it has toeal with fisa and there are multiple warrants but nothing criminal. i have to go. hold on, ill take one more question. >> was the information looked at in real time or information that was collected, held, stored and then allowed to be looked at later? >> it was -- it was -- it was fairly quickly, from what i -- from what ive seen. you know, we have to -- once we ...

Did not have anything to do with russia or the russian investigation or any tie to the trump team. with that, ill take a couple questions if you have them. >> a quick question. why is it appropriate for you to brief president trump given his own administration or campaign are associated as a part of this investigation? is there -- >> because what i -- because what i saw has nothing to do with russia and nothing to do with the russian investigation. has everything to do with possible surveillance...

Able to determine it looks like it was legal collection, incidental collection but then made itself into intelligence reports, so it has to deal with fisa and multiple fisa warrants out there but nothing criminal involved. hold on, ive going to take one more question. >> was its information looked at in realtime or information collected, held, stored and allowed to be looked at later? >> it was fairly quickly from what ive seen but once we get the reports then we can ask more questions of the ag...

Any investigation relating to russia. >> in the dozens of reports i was able to see, i was able to determine that will it was -- it looks like it was legal collection, incidental collection, but then knead itself into intelligence reports. so it has to deal with fisa and multiple number of fisa warrants out there, but theres nothing, nothing criminal at all involved. >> ah, general fisa warrants out there. what are they? legal orders that allow the government to monitor communications with forei...

Know how many names are unmasked but i know there are additional unmaskings that occurred. then you have the additional names put into these intelligence reports that we have to get to the bottom of. this is why we sent the letter two weeks ago and we need a response to. >> can i just clarify and ask three things. are you suggesting mr. trumps communications are in those reports, first? second, are you saying that youre concerned enough that this would trigger a different, separate investigation...