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Our processes, i have to applaud congressman john lewis because once john lewis says they are flawed or illegitimate, the elections were illegitimate or this is an illegitimate president, people have to pause and think about this because congress lewis is a moral leader, a civil and human rights icon and he did not make that decision lightly. i think the facts need to be laid out. we have a bipartisan commission, legislation led to really set up a commission to investigate this so when you look ...

Happen and, of course, that matters because you know, you want your public officials to be speaking truthfully about dependents that matter. two, is the question we dont really know the answer to this. how important is this information? the director of national intelligence last night said that they have not made a judgment on the validity of these allegations. they may find them to be completely untrue. but they felt it was important enough to brief the president-elect that they are out there. ...

Matter two is a question, we dont know the answer to this. how important is this information? the director of national intelligence last night says they have not made a judgment on the validity of these allegations. they may find them to be completely untrue. but they felt it was important enough to brief the president-elect that they are out there. and not just in case they might be true at some point. but that it fits into the larger picture of the dangers of what russia can do in terms of int...

His past positions that will be driving the administrations policies? >> i think were seeing two different things. number one, we are seeing a leader who does not hire a yes man. he does want the thoughts and processes, when he sat down with general flynn and general mattis and asked about waterboarding and they had a different view, he came out and said you know, im glad they said that. he didnt necessarily say he was in charge. >> the question is ultimately what the decision is that he makes, ...

Countries, whether its iran or russia or whoever that actor may be, the intelligence agencys fundamental role is to deliver that information to policymakers so you all can make informed judgments about how to respond and to keep america safe. thats its function. it has lots of pieces to it. people pieces. we have to have the finest talent from all across america so that it can deliver that product. we have to have policies and processes in place so that we can deliver that. we need to make sure ...

>> ill have to the in and look at the classified data. if you confirm me, senator, i believe we can have it. i just cant respond authoritatively right now if weve got those processes in place. >> in your opinion, what do the united states failure last month to veto the u.n. resolution with regard to israel do to our bilateral relationship with israel? >> sir, i would have to get back and look at that. i say that because ive read whats in the newspaper, and whats going on in both tel aviv and was...

You confirm me, senator. i believe we can have . i just cant respond authoritatively right now if weve got those processes in place. >> in your opinion, what did the united states failure last month to veto the u.n. resolution with regard to israel do to our bilateral relationship with israel? >> sir, i would have to get back and look at that. i say that because ive read what is in the newspaper and what is going on in both tel aviv and washington and new york. but i do not have a very authorita...

Confirm me, senator. i believe we can have it. i just cant respond authoritatively right now if weve got those processes in place. >> in your opinion, what did the united states failure last month to veto the u.n. resolution with regard to israel do to our bilateral relationship with israel? >> sir, id have to get back and look at that. i say that because ive read whats in the newspaper and whats going on in both tel aviv and washington and new york, but i do not have a very authoritative view o...

Exactly right. hes going to go out and he is going to call it fake news and the next time something comes up that might be legitimate, then he can discredit it again based on all of the overreactions the past year and a half. >> right. he is a master of misdirection and master of picking fights with the media. and distracting us. i expect to see more of that and then, i mean, the news cycle is operating at such a warped speed right now. we havent talked about the messy confirmation processes unf...

Overseen by independent monitors to ensure that necessary changes are being made in these departments. senator sessions, you once wrote that, and i quote, "consent decrees have a profound effect on our legal system as they constitute an end run around the democratic processes." currently, more than 20 police departments around the country are engaged in consent decrees with the justice department. in maryland, baltimore mayor catherine pugh said monday she expects her city to finalize a consent ...