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Blumenthal in this town. i would think they are old friends. i wasnt sure she wasnt just forwarding saids emails. im not sure how serious. >> all the emails that say please print in response to what said blumenthal was sending her. this committee unearthed the fact that she had other email accounts. they have done some damage. unfortunately for trey gowdy all the damage that has been -- most of the damage thats been done from his committee has come from the outside on his own side. >> i want her...

if he does he can go after hillary clinton with the backing of the manual who not only knows her best more importantly knows how to beat her. dolls he have the stamina. the guy is 72 years old. that means rolling nonstop campaign pressure for 12 and a half month. this is important. number three, barring an indictment related to the email server problem, can he he differentiate himself enough from the former secretary of state to win over democrats and enough independents to win a gener...

plus, did donald trump just blue jay george w. bush for 9/11? >> blame him or dont blame him but:mx he was president. >> or is jeb bush desperately looking to pick a fight with trump? finally, the bernie sanders impersonation weve all been waiting for. >> hello, hello, hello, enough with the hellos, lets do this. joining me to provide insight and analysis are the nation"national journals" ron fournier, nbc mitchell of nbc news, amy walter of the cook political report and republican...

9/11? >> blame him or dont blame him but:mx he was president. >> or is jeb bush desperately looking to pick a fight with trump? finally, the bernie sanders impersonation weve all been waiting for. >> hello, hello, hello, enough with the hellos, lets do this. joining me to provide we are back. insight and analysis are the however much hillary clinton may have helped herself at tuesdays nation"national journals" ron fournier, nbc mitchell of nbc debate, the main event this news, am...

Questions about that on thursday. let me speak to mr. blumenthal. it goes directly to the security issue. we see the former secretary relied on mr. blumenthal for most of her intelligence. >> that is factually not correct. >> it is absolutely -- >> relied on mr. blumenthal for most of her intelligence? >> ms. mitchell, look at the e-mail trails. >> i cover the state department. that is factually not correct. im as tough on this issue as anyone. >> alex, quickly. >> since this is about benghazi a...

The way this committee has operated is by leak of damaging information with only one objective, and that is all the leaks have a common denominator. all of the leaks are designed to hurt secretary clinton. they generate a news story as recently as the one about mr. blumenthal, and then within the last 24 to 48 hours the cia informs us that not withstanding the chairmans 13 page letter alleging a damaging leak of a cia source, the cia has now informed us there was nothing classified in this last ...

and by the way, in each of those fights, every time weve had a >> blame him or dont blame him but he was president. battle between me and leadership with the republican caucus, >> or is jeb bush just desperately looking to pick a about half of the caucus has fight with trump? been with me, about half of the finally, the bernie sanders caucus has been with leadership. impersonation weve all been waiting for. at the end of the day, if youre looking for someone whos >> hello, hello, hel...

>> well, if you look at the history of the clinton people that have come here to testify, sid blumenthal, he spoke to the cameras. sheryl mills, the chief of staff, spoke to the cameras. so i wouldnt be surprised if she did talk to camera. i can just tell you the few things she has said so far today, when pompio left the room, she was coming back into the room, they exchanged a handshake and said thank you for your testimony, she said, thank you sir. i asked her questions about it, if she was ti...

In from sid blumenthal -- >> sid blumenthal was not a government employee or official. it would be like you sending me something, jake. if i thought it had some interest to it, i might forward it onto somebody. but i would not expect you to be in a position to classify anything because you were not in that classification process. neither was he. so he sent me stuff that he heard from people. you know, hes an old journalist and thought it was of interest. some i sent on, some i didnt. i kind of m...

of making statements that are, what he said, flat-out not true, and calling her a threat to the 2016 race. youll see that full interview later in the show, as well as a report from our stakeout outside the room from where huma abedin has been giving her testimony before a small version of the house benghazi committee. but of course its been a busy day all over the country. lets hit the press box. we have nbcs hallie jackson at a hillary clinton event coming up in keene, new hampshire. ...