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Case. >> tucker: what happens after this? when the trump presidency ends at some point and we move into a new era and we look around and you really cant trust that any news organization, any of these news organizations are telling you the unfiltered truth, what happens then connect the different country. >> ive never thought that the press was telling me the unfiltered truth. and i think things were worse 30 or 40 years ago because the liberal press had a monopoly, and in 1980, a couple of major...

Attempts to influence the united states election. thats one investigation. i think the second, this false narrative that we continue to fight every day that has been debunked by intelligence individuals, members of congress who have been briefed over and over again. thats where i think hes growingly concerned about the number of people who are growingly concerned about this false narrative out there. >> i talked to a former fbi official today who said the president has made an implicit threat ag...

But j think ought not be the case. >> tucker: what happens after this? when the trump presidency ends at some point and we move into a new era and we look around and you really cant trust that any news organization, any of these news organizations are telling you the unfiltered truth, what happens then connect the different country. >> ive never thought that the press was telling me the unfiltered truth. and i think things were worse 30 or 40 years ago because the liberal press had a monopoly, a...

A witch hunt? >> no, not at all. i think that any time another nation, whether russia, china or any nation met els into our election process, our democratic process to preserve our constitutional republican, any time anybody haks into that, thats concern for all of us. im all for the investigation going forward. we have three different agencyes. house and senate intelligence committee looking at this. fbi looking at this. and even if director comey has been removed and personally i think he shou...

When the trump presidency ends at some point and we move into a new era and we look around and you really cant trust that any news organization, any of these news organizations are telling you the unfiltered truth, what happens then? its a different country. >> ive never thought that theth press was telling me the unfiltered truth. >> tucker: youre smart. >> and i think things were worse 30 or 40 years ago because thehe liberal press had a monopoly, and in 1980, a couple of majorau newspapers, t...

Topics like the interference by russia in our election process. he didnt. >> and ron, what they could have done is if they were going to let the russian news media into the oval office with cameras to cover this, why not let the american press core in with a pool and let the american news meet ya have access as well? >> i think we know the answer. they did not want the mikts russia ultimately released to be available to americans. the other issue, whether theres compromising of the oval office, ...

Sanction, some come-uppance for that. the fact that we have a president of the united states whoogs firing someone, with who is engaged in an active investigation into them, it erodes public trust. comey has been fired. hes no longer head of the fbi. what i think should be a nonpartisan issue, the urgency now for us to make sure that we have an investigation thats independent, that is out of the political chain of command. we have an attorney general who said he was going to recuse himself. we h...

Disagree with your contention that they lost faith in director comey? >> weve heard from countless members of the fbi that say very different things. in fact, the president will be meeting with acting director mccabe later today to discuss that very thing, the morale with the fbi, as well as make an offer to go directly to the fbi if he feels that its necessary and appropriate and will certainly provide further information. >> hes asking for a voice in this selection process, mr. comeys successo...

The only person working here in the last 15 years who actually cared about them. so whats your answer to this? >> weve heard from countless members of the fbi that say very different things. in fact, the president will be meeting with acting director mccabe later today to discuss that very thing, the morale at the fbi as well as make an offer to go directly to the fbi if he feels thats necessary and appropriate. and well certain provide more information on that. >> hes asking for a voice in this...

That were not related to the topic of todays hearing. at one point the former director of national intelligence james clapper became over it. >> i understand how critical leaks are and unmasking and all these ancillary issues, but to me, the issue here is the russian interference in our election process and what that means to the erosion of the fundamental fabric of our democracy, and that to me is a huge deal and theyre going to continue to do it and why not? it proved successful. >> it approve...