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Administration, i think it would be all over the media right now. you can correct me if i am wrong, but i think that it would be a headline. that is part of the problem, not enough people know that this is happening. barack obama went after his political enemies who leaked. leaking is dangerous to our democracy. but we know it is going to happen. in this instance, they were wanting photocopies to be made about financial statements among people supporting the president, not just supporting, but m...

Related content. >> two years after the 2016 election, the attacks have changed. nathaniel, who served on president barack obamas national security council, now leads facebooks efforts to eliminate trolls in state-run disinformation campaigns. >> one of the challenge we always face is if you have sophisticated threat actors, they keep evolving their tactics. they dont do the same thing again and again. part of what we have done is we think about the threat model. what are the new challenges comi...

Much. i certainly dont want to answer those questions in the hallway but i think if you get what simpsons wally mike lawyer has said, he is as forthcoming as he can be at this point and i would love to know why there is a discrepancy between what just or says. >> why is glenn simpson giving conflicting information to investigators? he said he lied about the timeline on working on the dossier. >> hes in conflict with bruce ohrs emails, so its more than just -- there is evidence that is untrue. we...

Confirmed. theres every possibility that that kind of playbook that really keeps things from coming to light might be exercised after the election. if bill is right and theres a couple more seats picked up, its really terrifying prospect the senate and the white house together could smother the department of justice. we would have never thought it possible. >> betsy? >> its been reported matt whitaker, sessions chief of staff is next in line to take rosensteins job , if and when e steps down. he...

Kavanaugh. ed: what about the scope of the fbi investigation. there is confusion about that. should the white house turn over to dianne feinstein and the entire senate exactly what they directed the fbi? we were told current and credible allegations. what if there is new information? should the fbi look at that? >> i can almost promise you there is new allegation. what we know is democrats made a -- democrats have recognized the #metoo movement, the me too movement is so important. weve seen bil...

Cosby. now its weaponized. one person making a claim which something happened to dr. ford, she strongly believes that. no one else corroborates. >> bill: there is a lot in here and take it in a moment. given the way the lawyers for dr. ford really negotiated with chuck grassley to get her before that committee, do we think that dr. fords attorneys will allow this f.b.i. interview to happen? or will they set conditions up for that interview? which in all likelihood if that happens this blows past...

Yeah, no kidding, your buddies in the gop wont let it happen, no other witnesses, no record made by the fbi. this was the minimum standard, this is by definition a rush to judgment. and kavanaugh for all his wordy answers never said he would be okay with any expansion of efforts. so now to professor ford, a low point for her came in full view when she was asked about how she came to retain her lawyers. take a listen. >> did anyone besides friends and family refer you to any attorneys? >> i think...

Came to retain her lawyers. take a listen. >> did anyone besides friends and family refer you to any attorneys? >> i think that the staff of dianne feinsteins office suggested the possibility of some attorneys. >> why does this matter? because the republicans are going to cast her as a political pawn. they delayed the process, they hatched it when they wanted to for maximum effect. they lawyered her up, they got her ready, they paid for her polygraph. judge kavanaugh didnt say today he would eve...

And senate that may be able to drill down on the facts, which we understand is exactly whats having to happen now with the judiciary committee attorney. >> im told that mr. avenatti is intimating on his social media that he may run for president. but this is the weaponization of the metoo movement. the metoo movement is so important that folks like harvey weinstein are called out, that bill cosby are called out. but then its weaponized, people with six different fbi background checks have shown ...

Movement is being weaponized in a way and that this is all sort of an engineered plot to try to submarine a supreme court nominee. i find that incredibly dismissive and gross and silly because not every until knnomin facing this. i will agree, you cannot 100% feel like dr. fords allegations are accurate without knowing or being there at the time. and you cant know for 100% true brett kavanaughs allegations are sincere. you have to understand the context here, the people are finally getting empow...