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Person who i think made a bad decision. >> when the director of the fbi cant answer those questions it does shake our confidence. >> the democrats there outraged with fbi director james comey after this confidential briefing on the russian hacking. former dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz who was forced to resign over this hacking engaged in a heated exchange with the fbi director claiming he did not do enough to inform her. >> the meantime, "the wall street journal" is calling for comey t...

Comes to russia. he says, of course, he does think russia is to blame for the hacking. then he telling "the wall street journal" what jessica was pointing out that hes not opposed to lifting sanctions. theres a strategy, errol, to be noncommittal prior to getting into office? and if it is his strategy, is it a smart one? >> i dont know if id call it a strategy or maybe close to a style or tendency. as weve seen with donald trump, he tends to leave him ambiguous and give himself wiggle room to ne...

>> director comey has refused to comment on this, but just yesterday briefing a senate panel on russian hacking, he had this exchange with senator king of maine. >> in a public forum, we never confirm or deny a pending investigation. >> the irony of you making that statement here i cannot avoid, but ill move on. >> for more on this developing story, im joined by josh gernstein and victoria, reporter for the boston globe.

>> yeah, i think he does have credibility. you know, obviously, he made a calculation before the election that many of us clearly disagreed with. and, and having an investigation into that, i think, is appropriate because of the general checks and balances that we need to have in our system here. and so i think thats appropriate. again, to get back to the heart of the matter -- >> well, does it -- my question is, does it cloud potentially other members who dont agree with what he did before the ...

Hill today as he and other top intel chiefs held a classified briefing with lawmakers on russian hacking. democrats angry over comeys actions not holding back moments after that meeting. >> all i can tell you is the fbi director has no credibility. obamacare, will it stay or go? the senate -- the senate has laid the groundwork and in 45 minutes the house will have its turn with one question still unanswered. what will replace it? lets start with the intense scrutiny surrounding the fbi and i...

Occasions, the president-elect has denigrated the intelligence community, has called their integrity into question. has basically said he doesnt believe the intelligence on russian hacking, notwithstanding, that is the consensus view of the agencies. we have only seen the smallest concession. >> bret: what clapper said. >> the statement went as far as their conversation. you would have to be oblivious to the tweets over the last few weeks and the statements from donald trump that think he has be...

States. >> i dont think its ever appropriate to focus on something like religion as the only factors. >> if putin likes donald trump, guess what, folks, thats called an asset, not a liability. >> the most important thing is that we recognize the reality of what we deal with, with mr. putin, and we recognize that he is trying to break the north atlantic alliance. >> as far as hacking, i think it was russia. well, russia, but, you know what, could have been others also. >> general kelly, do you ac...

Leader, as you saw with maxine waters. not, it seems, over russian hacking but, instead, on his handling of hillary clintons e-mails. >> i can just put forth nye my confidence in the fbi directors ability to lead this agency is shaken. >> do you still have confidence in fbi director comey? >> i want to. i have concerns. >> lets dive right into todays news with our correspondents. joining me from the hill is kasie hunt, peter alexander in our washington news room and steve kornacki joins me on se...

Its an interesting dynamic, one i havent seen in my 25 years in politics. one thing is clear, going forward, donald trump is going to dominate every news cycle over the course of the next four years. i imagine there will be very few evening newscasts where donald trump is not mentioned in the first five minutes of the broadcast because hes really mastered this. im not sure the media has decided how to cover it. the idea of what russia did in terms of the russian government and hacking, i think t...

Occasions, the president-elect has denigrated the intelligence community, has called their integrity into question. has basically said he doesnt believe the intelligence on russian hacking, notwithstanding, that is the consensus view of the agencies. we have only seen the smallest concession. >> bret: what clapper said. >> the statement went as far as their conversation. you would have to be oblivious to the tweets over the last few weeks and the statements from donald trump that think he has be...