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That occurred. the president was very clear in his tweet, it was wiretapping. that spans a host of surveillance options. the house and the senate, intelligence committees will now look into that and provide a report back. i think theres been numerous reports from a variety of outlets over the last couple months that seem to indicate that there has been different types of surveillance that occurred during the 2016 election. >> what you are saying is the president doesnt have an obligation to prov...

Election, is a widely recorded activity that occurred back then peer the president used the word "wiretapping" to mean broadly as surveillance and other activities during that pair that is again something -- interesting how many news outlets reported that this activity was taking place during the 2016 election cycle and now are wondering where the proof is. it is many of the same outlets in this room that talked about the activities that were going on back then. >> reporter: on the same topic, t...

Outlets other aspects of surveillance that have occurred. the president was very clear in his tweet that it was wiretapping, that that spans a whole host of surillance types of options. the house and the senate intelligence committees will now look into that and provide a report back. but i think there has been numerous reports from a variety of outlets over the last couple months that seem to indicate that there has been different types of surveillance that occurred during the 2016 election. >>...

Surveillance that have occurred. the president was very clear in his tweet that it was wiretapping. that spans a whole host of surveillance options for the house and the senate intelligence committee one ill look into that and provide a report back. i think there have been numerous reports from a variety of outlets over the last couple months that seem to indicate that there has been different types of surveillance that occurred during the 2016 election. >> reporter: so what youre saying is that...

That is a widely reported activity that occurred back then. the president used the word wiretap in quotes to mean broadly surveillance and other activities during that. that is, again, something -- it is interesting how many news outlets reported that this activity was taking place during the 2016 election cycle and now are wondering where the proof is. its many of the same outlets in this room that talked about the activities going on back then. >> reporter: on the same topic, on the cbo report...

Look into that and provide a report back. but i think there has been numerous reports from a variety of outlets over the last couple months that seem to indicate that there has been different types of surveillance that occurred during the 2016 election. >> and so what youre saying is the president doesnt have an obligation to provide any evidence -- it. >> im not saying that at all. im saying the request that was made from the house was to the department of justice. i think thats an appropriate ...

Out as well. this is a very common practice for all political appointees, not just in the department of justice but throughout government when there is a turnover in the administration to ask for all of them. >> reporter: john mccain said the president should either provide information about the allegation he put on twitter last saturday about phones being tapped at trump tower, today is the deadline, what is the president going to do? >> press secretary spicer: lets be clear, the department of ...

>> jon: the president has been described having this unprecedented war on the media. he disagrees. is there anything comparable that you can point to? >> i think -- certainly the language that he has used has been -- unprecedented is early to say. i think his point was theres a difference between words and action. obama used a lot of action with lawsuits going after james rosen at the "new york times" and holding subpoenas. trump used a lot of language. he has used action as well barring certain...

Someone everyone has heard of. >> once or twice. >> they to be strong prosecutors. many go on to other big careers. whats next for preet bharara, we dont know. people close to him have described in some leaks to outlets that he had this unusual phone call coming in from president trump on friday and the doj decided he shouldnt get on the line with him. as you mentioned theres open inquiries going. the president had the authority to do it this way. he did not have to do it this chaotically, rever...

What was the quote? >> there are many quotes about bill clinton being a liar. the david given quote to maureen dowd said everyone lies in politic but the clontz lintons easily that its troubling. the one who said about the quote that president clinton being a good liar was bill carey. >> from mika, democrats. it still applies at least there were some democrats that would say that about bill clinton. we await republicans saying that about donald trump. >> thank you. thank you. thank you, both of ...