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According to one official in classified briefings, comey told lawmakers he was afraid the information would drop and undermine the investigation but comey did not tell lawmakers that he doubted the accuracy of that information, even in a classified setting. according to sources close to comey, the fbi director felt the validity of the information didnt matter because if it became public, they had no way to discredit it without burning sources and methods. >> in public, comey said the reason he w...

To then attorney general loretta lynch before and having that conversation which see considered to be inappropriate. >> thats right. that is the public explanation. he did that as soon as and as late as may 3rd. the last time he testified as fbi director. but in his sessions, comey didnt even mention that incident. instead he told lawmakers this russian investigation was the unusual step he took to announce the probe. if you think about the chain of events it help setoff, when comey held the pre...

There are some who would believe that garbage. >> absolutely correct. there is no way for him or fbi to really defend that information without, as we now know, conveying that they knew about certain sources that they would not want disclosed. they would have their hand tied and would you have conservative media plat forms propagating this fake news. >> former fbi director comey was asked about this russian document when he testified before congress in open session congressman, back on may 3rd, l...

Bit of rewriting of history because at the time, by july, when he decides that hes going to do this press conference, james comey has already months ago had decided that he, alone, could be the man that could give this answer to the american public. so hes now -- you know, im not saying that hes being dishonest. im saying is that theyre reaching for things that, you know, frankly -- >> retroactive justification. >> lets take a listen to what he said may 3rd in his own words in testimony. >> i st...

Welcome back to "the 11th hour." our next guest once wrote a column headlined "trump has a dangerous disability" and we quote. "the problem isnt that he does not know this or that or that he does not know that he does not know this or that, rather the dangerous thing is that he does not know what it is to know know something." im joined by pulitzer prize winning columnist and msnbc contributor george will. george, that quote i grabbed was from earlier, innocent day, may 3rd, i believe. seems lik...

Letting this go." others point back to testimony that comey gave on may 3rd. >> can they halt the fbi investigation? >> in theory, yes. >> has a tap" mexico not in my experience. it would be a big deal to tell the fbi to stop doing something without an appropriate person. i am talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for political reasons. it would be a very big deal. it has not happened in my experience. >> we need to have director comey testify. this russia thing, there a...

Not much there. >> thats not what alan dershowitz said though. >> i think some of the things that are getting confused here, russians have been trying to interfere with our elections for decades. >> thats what were asking. >> no. but im saying for those listening, theres a real difference between interference and collusion. >> im not asking about that. the president attempting to obstruct justice. alan dershowitz didnt say he didnt do it. alan said we need to find out the extent of what he said....

Have -- in presidenting president trump he made a very explicit reference to president obama, extraordinary, really. not very pt diddic in i criticizing a former u.s. president, immediate past president. your new policies on iran, new policies on punishing syria, and your low pressure abroad -- but those were three big things that he made in his remarks praising president trump as a new ally. this could not have been a closer relationship. i was also struck by the warmth in the presidents recept...

Earlier he was in bethlehem, first trip to the west bank. first trip as president, of course, to israel. in bethlehem he said all the right things to mahmoud abbas but left out what they want because he cataloged what has been true since camp david, outlines of a peace agreement thats been recognized by leaders of both political policies but not by netanyahu or president trump. president trump has reached out to abbas may 3rd in the white house and now here. our old friend, glenn kessler, former...

Excellent reporting yesterday about how benjamin netanyahu now required his ministers to appear at the airport for this ceremony, even if they will not have an opportunity to shake trumps hand. it is already very warm midday and these folks have been sitting at this airport outside in the sun for hours waiting for the arrival of the american president. >> sara, sit tight with us while were waiting for him to deplane. you can see the plane taxiing down the runway here right now. lets get josh rog...