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Threshold. >> during the white house press briefing sean spicer suggested its james clapper who is changing his story. >> it is interesting how the story has changed and now suddenly hes saying i wasnt sure about it. the burden seems to be on him, not us. >> reporter: today director clapper also expressed doubts about mr. trumps version of a dinner with fired fbi director james comey in january. he says it was trump who invited comb el. >> he had been invited to the white house to have dinner wi...

The republicans seem to be in control of the house, the senate, and, of course, the white house. so i think thats whats standing in our way. to dougs point, one of the reasons we actually get along is theres this threshold baseline standard called human decency, and we have violated it at this point. you brought up james comey. heres a man hardly into his recent ten-year term. the reason there are ten-year terms to begin with is because of, you know, this guy named j. edgar hoover. lo and behold...

That we want to sustain before we publish that ica. and in that -- >> the intelligence community assessment. >> right, exactly. there was no evidence that rose to that level at that time that found its way in to the intelligence community assessment that we had pretty high confidence in. thats not to say there wasnt evidence. but not that met that threshold. and and youre not attempting to clear or convict anyone of collusion, it is just out of your scope. >> correct. >> do you think the russian...

Of the fbi. >> there was no evidence that came -- that roses to that level at that time that found its way into the intelligence community assessment which we had pretty high confidence in. thats not to say there wasnt evidence, but not that met that threshold. >> reporter: and the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, he recommended james comeys firing. hes expected to brief senators on the matter next week, someone unlikely to be on the hill next week, james comey who a source tells me is un...

Its impossible to defend a lawyer. im going to end where i started. human decency is the threshold standard and we violated it on all fronts with this president. >> sean spicer was away on navy reserve duty and he comes back to a lot with the briefing. thanks a lot. coming up for us, stephen colbert firing at president trump again after president trump called him a no tlentd guy, and he doesnt seem to be too upset. >> the president of the united states has personally come after me and my show,...

Thats not to say there wasnt evidence. but not that met that threshold. >> during the white house press briefing, white house says clapper is changing his story. >> it is interesting how the story changed. now suddenly saying i wasnt sure about it. the burden seems to be on him, not us. >> today director clapper also expressed doubts about mr. trumps version after dinner with fired fbi director james comey in january. >> he wanted to have dinner because he wanted to stay on. a dinner was arrange...

Middle of an interview, that ought to be observed. >> tucker: what is it e about? obviously, youre a psychiatrist, but i dont want you to invoke your medical training into this. whats the common sense answerdi to the reaction to trump? hes hardly the most conservative republican with ever elected. its not ideological. theres something else about him that seems to drive the press insane. >> if you want to give this the best gloss, theres a question of fitness. i think people have a sense, some on...

Restraints, elementary ones like dont roll your eyes in the middle of an interview, that ought to be observed. >> tucker: what is it about? obviously, your psychiatrist but i dont want you to invoke your medical training into the spirit with the common sense answer to the reaction to trump? is hardly the most conservative republican with ever elected. its not ideological. theres something else about him that seems to drive the press insane. >> if you want to give this the best loss, theres a que...

That meet the threshold for obstruction? >> i would need to know a lot more about the presidents actions and just whether there was any form of a demonstrable quid pro quo or further interference in the election. i wouldnt be prepared to form a judgment on the basis of merely that snippet of the interview that ive heard. but nonetheless, it is just appallingly unethical, if not more, and i think congress needs to know a lot more about just what was involved and what the decisions were given how ...

And when he wants to know whether hes going to stay on as fbi director, the president said, well see. in what world is that ethical? certainly not this one. and that the president thinks this is somehow to his benefit to portray this way is just as breathtaking as anything else. it is just scandalously unethical, and im amazed that they think this is a defense for his actions. >> ive seen a lot of people today make the argument its more than unethical. it violates the statute on pertaining to ob...