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>> someone sharing unauthorized information with unverified members of the media. >> well, my friend i was impressed not only with this eloquence, but the conviction with with he just spoke. but i have other colleagues, not from washington, that tend to minimize the nature of leaks and the weighing and balance that needs to take place. how interesting we may find the under lying names. unfortunately by members of this body to mitigate, explain away, and minimize what is does to the surveillance ...

I dont know what the purpose of all of these statements and members of the committee are on both sides. im paying close attention. im totally confused. would you give us a quick summation of what we know for certain about spying on american citizens including the trump campaign? >> what we know is if theres an evidentiary basis for the presidents tweet, its not been shared with the public. well get that out of the way. the allegations are very specific. president obama wiretapped trump tower. th...

Officials for political reasons. congressman, thank you for coming on. i do not know the purpose of these statements. i am paying close attention -- i am totally confused. can you give us a quick summation of what we knew for certain about spying on american citizens? >> what we know is if there is an evidentiary basis for the presidents tweets, it has not been tiered to the public. the allegations are very specific, obama wiretapped trump tower. there is not an entry basis for that. where gets ...

Had wanted to disseminate unmasked u.s. persons information related to either the presidential campaign, who in the nsa would have approved such disseminations? >> again, it would have been one of the 20. ive outlined the procedures and the specific 20 individuals. >> thank you, admiral. i appreciate your answers. i look forward to working with you on the subcommittee moving forward. mr. chairman, i yield back. >> mr. gowdy is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. director comey, we will begin...

Collusion. is there a basis for what the president tweeted and fourthly and very importantly is the unmasking of a u.s. citizen which will jeopardize our surveillance programs. >> bret: knowing what you know how can you get the answer to the first part if theres an investigation happening? >> this public hearing will be dicey for lots of reasons, bret. director comey cannot discuss an ongoing investigation but that assumes the investigation is ongoing and it may not be. they may have concluded t...

Comey, the american people give you the tools you need even if it infringes and in return government promises to safeguard the privacy of the u.s. citizens and when that deal is broken it jeopardizes american trust in these surveillance programs. so let me ask you, do you agree fisa is critical to our national security. >> i do. >> do you agree programs like fisa were intentionally designed to safeguard the identity of u.s. persons? >> yes, there are other important elements but thats the primar...

Know. i get that the jury always wants to know why. i think you and i can agree there are a couple of reasons you would not have to unlawfully, feloniously disseminate classified material. it certainly wasnt done to help an ongoing criminal investigation, because you already had the information, didnt you? >> again, i cant answer in the context of this particular matter. >> how about in theory? is there something a reporter would have access to that the head of the fbi would not? >> its hard for...

Android phones and cars, even when they are turned off. documents also providing instructions on how anyone can use them. >> following it closely. i long said emails in many electronic devices are not safe. they are not safe from our adversaries like the russians and chinese. >> intelligence experts calling the police more dangerous than and snowden, top-secret nsa surveillance programs, snowden acknowledging the severity of the leak saying still working through the publication at wikileaks has ...

That he said obama engaged in this wiretapping. i dont know what he meant, but i dont think its as important as the issue general mukasey was talking about, was there surveillancessur vailance that swept into its scope, the trump campaign. fisa is a lower standard. its a bit odd. the obama administration is not as pure as driven snow when it came to surveillance. james clapper was accused of lying to congress about one of the largest surveillance programs in the history of this country. presiden...

Lying to congress about one of the largest surveillance programs in the history of this country. president obamas administration put journalists under surveillance like rosen at fox. so you know, i think its a mistake to overplay there issue. >> i should point out that, and i wrote this down in the green room watching it that james clappers denial was kind of a nondenial denial. he said that donald trump wasnt wiretapped. and at the trump campaign wasnt wiretapped but that is not the same assayi...