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Thereafter we learned that in that meeting, he had, a, bragged to the russian officials that he just fired the fbi director to take the pressure off himself when it came to the russia investigation, and b, we learned that he gave those russian officials code word protected super-secret information about the fight against isis. and how one of our allies had managed to infiltrate and/or surveil isis in a way that nobody knew about, and he told the russians. it was information that was super sensit...

The russians. it was information that was super sensitive, that would -- was perceived as potentially jeopardizing that very important surveillance and/or infiltration if anybody knew about it. nobody in the u.s. government was supposed to tell anybody about it, particularly the russians. the president spilled the beans in that meeting. the reason we found out that he did that is because there was a note taker in that meeting. and when the president made those remarks to the russians, somebody w...

No note taker there. and there was no u.s. official there at all, not even a translator, for the presidents second long conversation with vladimir putin, that the white house never acknowledged until it was reported in the press yesterday. well, tonight speaking to "the new york times," the president has given a characterization of his conversation with vladimir putin that had never been previously disclosed by the white house until last night. he tells the "times," quote, it was not a long conv...

What was said, given that only witnesses to it are vladimir putin and vladimir putins translator. >> thats right. and what then happens, even president obamas administration, he has a meeting like that, you know, with him, there was usually a note taker. i actually performed that duty many times. but here is what happens to build on davids point. again i want to emphasize, i dont know the content of the meeting. but lets play a hypothetical. lets say putin said you know what, barack obama, presi...

And what then happens, even president obamas administration, he has a meeting like that, you know, with him, there was usually a note taker. i actually performed that duty many times. but here is what happens to build on davids point. again i want to emphasize, i dont know the content of the meeting. but lets play a hypothetical. lets say putin said you know what, barack obama, president obama, he stole those properties from me in maryland and new york. that was illegal, donald. that was illegal...

Was willing to take that risk anyway. what was so important to have that conversation knowing the fire storm it would brick and the white house would keep it underwraps. >> hold on. i want to bring in the ambassador michael mcfall into the conversation. ambassador mcfall, you and i had this conversation that when president obama and president trump met while you were ambassador you were in the room, you were the note taker. you were responsible for the notes and whatever the readout became from ...

Fighters. so the situation in iraq is clearly not stable. theyll never be a unitary state in syria, iraq, lebanon, afghanistan. were just presiding over these terrible, internal comments did you find it notable that neither mattis nor mcmaster was in on the trump talks with putin? >> simply astonishing. i doubt that thats ever happened before. first of all, you want a note taker that can back brief the officials of government who were not present and who has a recommend random of record for it. ...

Worn stars on your shoulder, did you find it notable that neither mat his nor mcmaster was in on the trump talks with putin. >> simply astonishing. you know, i doubt that thats ever happened before. first of all, you want a note taker in there that can independently backbrief the senior officials of government who werent present and have a memory randa of record of it. but not having h.r. mcmaster or mattis or tillerson present at all these significant meetings is shocking. again, it goes back t...

Conflicts that are primarily ethnic and religious as you know. >> because i try to follow issues that are important to all of you who have worn stars on your shoulder, did you find it notable that neither mattis nor mcmaster was in on the trump talks with putin? >> simply astonishing. you know, i doubt that thats ever happened before. first of all, you want a note taker in there that can independently back-brief the senior officials of government who werent present. but in addition, you know, th...

Notable that neither mattis nor mcmaster was in on the trump talks with putin? >> simply astonishing. you know, i doubt that thats ever happened before. first of all, you want a note taker in there that can independently back-brief the senior officials of government who werent present. but in addition, you know, the whole notion of not having h.r. mcmaster or secretary tillerson or mattis present at all these significant meetings is shocking. i think, again, it goes back to this notion that mr. ...