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What he can discuss? >> well, certainly in open session he has the classification problem. you probably do have and director comey even in these circumstances has to respect the office of the president. i think there will be some limits but at the end of this, john, well know more about this relationship than we did going to in. >> comey is well-known for taking contemporaneous notes, an inveterate note taker. thats his version of events, just as he remembers it or how he wanted to preserve it. ...

The investigation would have always continued and obviously the termination of comey would not have ended it. once again, the real story is that our national security has been undermined by leaking of private, highly classified conversations. matthew rosenberg, thats not a denial. in other words, what struck me about the statement is that the white house didnt say thats a lie, he never said those words. >> yeah. its hard to claim something is a lie when dozens of people have seen the summary of ...

Into russias actions, james comey created unnecessary pressure on our ability to engage and negotiate with russia. the investigation would have always continued and obviously the termination of comey would not have ended it. once again, the real story is that our national security has been undermined by leaking of private, highly classified conversations. matthew rosenberg, thats not a denial. in other words, what struck me about the statement is that the white house didnt say thats a lie, he ne...

About jim comey. matt rosen berg is out front front. matt, i told the russian -- the u.s. intelligence -- i just fired the head of the fbi, a real nut job. i faced great pressure because of russia. thats taken off. now, just to be clear, right, this is a quotation. this isnt a paraphrase. this is a quotedation. >> yeah. thats what were -- thats what was in the notes. we were read portions of the summary. theres a note taker. they write a summary which is circulated to people in the white house, ...

Reporter, as someone from the media, as a reporter for the "new york times." >> sure. thanks, erin. yes, there are anonymous sources involved in this and if you go back over the obama administration, the bush administration before that, youre going to see anonymous sources, but thats not the issue. the issue is do we fichundamenty believe i story. but this came from a note taker. this isnt even a participant in the conversation. the stories earlier in the week were jim comeys account versus pres...

Now were clear of pressure because hes gone. what do you make of this? >> it is extraordinary. one of the craziest things ive ever heard. it shows the inexperience of this president to have scheduled th meeting, to have not had the american press in the meeting. but to have photographers shooting it for the russians. vladimir putin already in sochi two days ago was making fun of it and laughing and lavrov was in the front row and saying that he had a transcript. he probably didnt have a transcri...

>> a welcome trampling. >> you have too many house guests. when the president says that, he is putting himself right up against a meticulous note taker. the former head of the fbi. >> not just a note taker. you know when you get a speeding ticket? youre like, he know i got busted going 85 in a 40 -- >> i dont know what youre talking about. >> actually, the moms with the kids in the car seats. we speed the most. just give me the ticket already. imagine the nations top cop. what kind of report do ...

Just evidence matters. >> isnt the evidence complicated? we learned james comey was this note taker and memo writer. but thats it. >> contemporaneous writing is different. >> if you can prove that he wrote it on february 14th, that memo holds more weight than what the president says happened in that meeting? >> this is the question of, lets see what they say and lets see how the facts develop. im not prepared to say in advance, you know, whose story is more believable. you have to just see what ...

Administration as well as any audio recordings that may exist. >> melissa: what are your colleagues saying? >> reporter: we have confirmation that the meeting was documented as first reported by the new york times where the president reportedly asked comey to let go of the investigation into former national security adviser mike flynn who had just resigned. the white house has disputed this account. because of his background as a lawyer and career prosecutor and bureaucrat in the government, com...

Chaffetz. he says that hes getting a hearing on the calendar, but waiting on comey writing that he has a new contact number, shep. >> shepard: yeah. catherine herridge, in your recording, youre in contact with a lot of people in the know. im curious to know what theyre telling you big picture. >> law enforcement sources told fox news that because of his background as a lawyer, career prosecutor and working within the government, comey really is a copious note taker and standard practice at the b...