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Eyes. >> so the fact that this would raise an alarm with people, why is that phone call going on there? >> the phone call was barely classified. if you read it, there is no sensitive information. they margd it secret which is a low level classification so it wouldnt be published. however, it would allow it to be distributed broadly. what putting on it this sensitive enclave achieved was it limited the distribution. it said the state department officials, even other intelligence community profess...

Because outside parties are not allowed to scrutinize your work and to guide us. if that system is allowed to break down as it did here, if whistle-blowers come to understand they will not be protected, two things happen. serious wrong doing happens or they take matter into their own hands. and placing our national security at risk. this is why the whistle-blower system is so vital to us. and why your handling of this urgent complaint is so troubling. today we can say for the first time since we...

Appropriate to make referral to the department of justice to try to determine that? >> i believe anybody who witnesses or sees any wrongdoing should refer any wrongdoing or complaint to the department of justice for investigation. >> including investigation about leaks of classified information? >> yes, congressman. any wrongdoing. >> i dont know what time it is because our clock isnt working. i suppose my time is up, but i would conclude by emphasizing once again good luck convincing the americ...

Spectacle. i yield back. >> i they the gentleman, inspector, will you rise for the oath? >> do you swear or affirm that the testimony today willed be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? thank you, you may be seated. the record will reflect that the witnesses that been dually sworn. >> do you allege that the complaint alleges serious wrongdoing by the president of the united states? >> mr. chairman, the whistle-blower -- >> i apologize, director, let me

A political stooge or dishonorable. no one has said so. no one has suggested that. >> u y eve accused him of breaking the law, mr. chairman. >> but it is certainly our strong view and we would hope it would be shared by the minority, that when the congress says something shall be done, it shall be done. when that involves the wrongdoing of the president, it is not an exception to the requirement of the statute. the fact this whistle-blower has been left twisting in the wind now for weeks, has be...

Determination of urgent concern. my question was not -- i did not question his judgment there. the question i had was, does, in fact, this allegation of wrongdoing meet the criteria, the statutory criteria, of urgent concern and the other issue as i said complicated things. did it, in fact, the allegations within this whistleblower complaint involve executive privilege. >> thank you for clarifying that. have you ever -- you mentioned it a little bit in your testimony. have you ever or are you aw...

The -- under the oversight and responsibility of the director of national intelligence. it does not allow a member of the intelligence community to report any wrongdoing that comes from anywhere in the federal government. the -- and so with that, i do believe that that is about the intelligence whistleblower protection act was the best vehicle that the whistleblower had to use. they came to me and discussion with our icig, who is a colleague, and the determination was made, you know, by the -- w...

Intelligence. >> in this case the white house, the president is the subject of the complaint. he is the subject of the wrong doing. were you aware when you went to the white house for advice about whether evidence of wrongdoing by the white house should be provided to the congress were you aware the white house counsel has taken the unprecedented position that privilege applies to communications involving the president when he was president involving the president when he wasnt president, involv...

He said, quote, why would you give money to a continue that you think is corrupt? he also said that very same day, i didnt pressure him, but i could have. he doesnt think theres anything wrong with what he did. we know that because he released the transcript. i think hes going to defend it. but lets not pretend that the republicans and those who are defending trump have any leg to stand on parsing this transcript out. it is there in black and white. >> i wonder how voters are going to see this. ...

More than ten to it because a lot of people just dont want to talk about it, but they want to vote for trump. so i just say this. we have the strongest country we have ever had. we have the best economy we have ever had. we have the best unemployment numbers we have ever had. we have the best employment numbers we have ever had. we have now almost 160 million people working. thats far more than we have ever had working in our country before. thank you very much, everybody. thank you. >>okay. the...