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Reliable source of information? >> i do not. >> and the fact that you used the word "proof," that would indicate that you did think it was a credible source of information. >> i have never believed that wikileaks is a credible source of information. >> how do you explain your twitter? your tweet, sorry, i dont want to be accused of the wrong turn. >> i would have to go back and take a look at that, senator. but i can assure you, i have some deep understanding of wikileaks, and i have never viewe...

Yes, maam, absolutely, with respect to the outlines of what is in the field manual, there is no doubt in my mind about the limitations of places not only on the dod but on the central intelligence agency, and i will always comply with the law. >> another question, how will you handle the president-elects reputation of the intelligence communities highest assessments that russian intelligence units, namely the gr you and the fsb did, in fact, haack and spearfish into the campaigns and parties of ...

And i have every expectation is we continue to develop the facts that will relay those not only to the president, but the team around him, and to you all, so that we all can have a robust discussion about how to take on what is an enormous threat from cyber. i think you all know that you all have lived it, this is very real, it is growing, it is not new in that sense. but this was an aggressive action taken by the senior leadership inside of russia, and america has an obligation in the cia has a...

Yes, i still continue to stand behind the commitment to keep americans safe, and by conducting lawful intelligence collection. when i was referring to metadata i was talking about the metadata program that the usa freedom act has now changed in fundamental ways. you should recall i voted for the usa freedom act, and i understand its restrictions, its restrictions on efforts by all of the u.s. government to collect information. >> but you wrote this op-ed since the passage of the law, so after th...

I look forward to working alongside of him. i have also read the histories, i know that there have been conflicts before between a director of national intelligence and the director of the central intelligence agency. in my role as a small business owner i saw that, too. you have different people with different roles, and you see conflict. my effort every day was to work hard to make sure that we were additive, that we each found our own space, that we worked across those borders, not only indiv...

Closed hearing later today. so the questions im about to ask you, i ask that you answer based on open source information available to the general understanding and your understanding of the law of war as a graduate of west point and your services as an officer in the u.s. army. first, your understanding as an officer of the u.s. army, is military targeting of civilians a violation of the law of war? >> senator, intentional targeting the civilians is absolutely a violation of the law of war. >> b...

>> yes, maam, i can assure you that we talked about the fact that i have lived that life a bit as well. and i understand it is not only come of that interest is so broad. we spoke and you mentioned it here, this is a unique space where we operate in places where the american public doesnt always get a chance to see everything, and so the willingness to make sure that we share this information to policymakers who we trust will keep this information safe and secure and handle this information appr...

Saying there is a more politicized intelligence environment. what do you mean by it? is there a sense of that, do you agree with general flannery do you not? >> so i have had us chance as an overseer to observe the central intelligence agencies, and when i have a chance to sit with them have watch watched them fight h fire to get the real facts. i have seen, however, i have seen political actors from all stripes attempt to try and shape that, and i dont mean and hard ways, there is no demand, bu...

Interest in that. in my right in that you see a different privacy standard if someone is trying to maintain their privacy as opposed to someone whos putting information out there that anyone can see? >> i may not have added there that the primary responsibility for that in the united states is not the cia, it would be other agencies inside the federal government, so in the first instance, the focus of the central intelligence agencys foreign intelligence collection, make no mistake about that. b...

To begin by saying today in most instances what you referred today, that would be unlawful under current law. and so as a director of the cia you have my assurance we will not engage in unlawful activity. but i think this committee, the american people, demand that if there is publicly available information, someone has out there on a public, available site, i think we have an obligation to use that information to keep americans safe. if someone is out there on their facebook page talking about ...