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Would you do this if you were briefing president trump based on everything you have just learned from that "the washington post" article? >> well, there was an interesting detail in that article, lawrence. when they have pieces of information, primarily about russia that they think may trigger this president, they include that in the written material. they dont include it in the oral briefing and what that says to me is that they dont think this president is actually reading those written pdbs, ...

The impact of the information? isnt the point of it for all of the information in it to have the correct impact that it should have on a president? >> well, thats right, lawrence. look. i wrote pdbs for president george w. bush and president obama. i briefed pdbs in the obama administration and i was briefed on pdbs in the latter half of the obama administration and what i can tell you is that chicken soup for the soul, the pdb is not. it is not an uplifting read. it is very rarely has good news...

Presidents daily briefs, how would you do this if you were briefing president trump based on everything you have just learned from that "the washington post" article? >> well, there was an interesting detail in that article, lawrence. when they have pieces of information, primarily about russia that they think may trigger this president, they include that in the written material. they dont include it in the oral briefing and what that says to me is that they dont think this president is actually...

Situation with the president, can you imagine having to soften the impact of the information? isnt the point of it for all of the information in it to have the correct impact that it should have on a president? >> well, thats right, lawrence. look. i wrote pdbs for president george w. bush and president obama. i briefed pdbs in the obama administration and i was briefed on pdbs in the latter half of the obama administration and what i can tell you is that chicken soup for the soul, the pdb is no...