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Repeated leaks of classified information initiated the debate in a very passionate but not always fully informed way. >> reaction today from republican lawmakers, the house speaker john boehner warning the president to make sure reform does not cripple intelligence operations. congressman peter king going further. >> this is a terrible failure of leadership. this is the nsa version of the apology -- of the obama apology tour this is a successful program. the nsa program is successful and the pre...

Technologies. we need new thinking for a new era. >> as for the timing of all of this, the president says the review process began before the snowden controversy, but acknowledged the impact of it. >> unfortunately, rather than an orderly and lawful process to debate these issues and come up with appropriate reforms, repeated leaks of classified information have initiated the debate in a very passionate, but not always fully informed way. >> reaction today from republican lawmakers. john boehner...

So that was all before snowden. would this have happened without snowden? we cant know, the train has left the station, but it does seem to have been a huge nudge. >> david, you heard congressman peter king say the president is letting edward snowden pull the puppet strings and this is another so-called apology tour for the president. what did you make of what the president said today? >> well, wolf, i welcome the fact that the president is talking about the national debate more fully. hes been ...

Senators widen and udol have been demanding it and when the head of the intelligence committee, he admitted he was less than truthful talking to them. that was before snowden and suddenly all this transparency. would it happen without snowden? we dont know. the train already left the station but seems to have been a huge nudge, wolf. >> david, you heard peter king saying the president is letting edward snowden pull the puppet strings and this is another so-called apology tour for the president. ...

Era. >> as for the timing of all of this, the president says the review process began before the snowden controversy, but acknowledged the impact of it. >> unfortunately, rather than an orderly and lawful process to debate these issues and come up with appropriate reforms, repeated leaks of classified information have initiated the debate in a very passionate, but not always fully informed way. >> reaction today from republican lawmakers. john boehner warning the president to make sure reform do...

In other words, its not enough for me as president to have confidence in these programs. the american people need to have confidence in them as well. >> this is a terrible failure of leadership. this is the nsa version of the obama apology tour. this is a successful program. the nsa program is successful and yet the president is allowing edward snowden the traitor to pull the puppet strings. hes been indicted for espionage and the president somehow feels he has to cater to him. >> were back with...

Lets listen. >> so at my direction the department of justice will make public the legal rationale for the governments collection activities under section 215 of the patriot act. >> so congressman king, i should tell you your office has already sent out a statement really condemning the presidents comments on the nsa. elaborate. what was wrong with what the president said? >> this is a terrible failure of leadership. this is the nsa version of the obama apology talk. this is a successful program...

The press to discredit dr. king, and j. edgar hoover sent robert kennedy a warning, communists were pulling dr. kings puppet strings. two top advisors, including lawyer stanley levison, had been party members, they cut ties working with king. >> the bureau never came up with one iota of indication that levison or anyone else was actively working some communist line or communist influence. >> congressman john lewis, a longtime democratic power in the house, was an important young leader in kings ...

Obsessed with a red menace. >> police attend meetings to discuss neutralization of king. to develop evidence of kings dependence on communists. >> they leaked the details to the press to discredit dr. king, and j. edgar hoover sent robert kennedy a warning, communists were pulling dr. kings puppet strings. two top advisors, including lawyer stanley levison, were communist party members. they cut ties working with king. >> the bureau never came up with one iota of indication that levison or anyon...

Circle was very much aware that the government was spying on them. >> we saw the fbi. they were not very subtle. i mean, they all dressed alike with little skinny ties and crew cuts, for the most part. >> pulitzer pride winner, david garrow, who teaches at cambridge university in england, discovered thousands of memos while writing his book "the fbi and martin luther king." >> martin luther king jr. is knowingly, willingly and regularly cooperating with and taking guidance from communists. >> th...