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Briefs which is the crown jewel of our $80 billion a year intelligence apparatus. >> we spend a lot of money on this. >> in the pentagon budget its a rounding error, but it is people risking their lives. the nsa eaves dropping on communications around the world. all so the president can have the best information. past presidents have not always taken an in-person briefing. nixon never did. obama didnt even do it every day, but obama had a national security meeting to discuss classified intellige...

Crown prince ordered the murder of jamal khashoggi he demands a level of proof you dont see in intelligence. >> explain it more. thats key. we saw the reporting about the jamal khashoggi killing you mentioned in the last block. the conclusion the cia had come to. it cannot be without a doubt, is that right? >> former cia director mike hayden said if it was a fact it wouldnt be intelligence. you dont see perry mason proof in intelligence. but they are scrubbing for intercepts and more is emerging...

This week. meanwhile, president trump openly questions intelligence estimates telling spy chiefs to go back to school. from the presidents leaked schedules he attended just 17 intelligence briefings in 85 days. president trump also skips the daily written briefing known as the pdv. this from a piece reported from nbc news. when trump believes something to be true, u.s. officials tell nbc news, it is difficult for them to dissuade him even if they have a mountain of evidence he is wrong. >> my in...