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Interview most likely will look like? >> sure. well, i'm glad to be with you both. thanks for having me. he's a lawyer. and lawyers are not used to having to go and give testimony in court against their client or against the organization maybe they represent. think about a corporate lawyer as opposed to just an individual lawyer. so this is an uncomfortable position for him to be in. i understand that. i understand that he is considered a fine lawyer, and i'm sure he's having some angst about that as a principle and for the precedent that it would set as you go forward. you know, his testimony...

>> this was i heard your admonitions earlier and this is our personal way of saying thank you and all you've done for not only your country and your profession, but your people. given folks not only like myself, but so many others who would not have had access to this platform and voice to speak truth to power. that is truth is only the something that can be seen at cornell west reminds us. i personally thank you for bringing me along earful smith venerable right to allow me to represent my community. thank you sir, job all, done and godspeed my brother. >> thank you, bless you, the cost of 77...

As careful as we possibly can. and nothing is ever perfect. i know i have been on the other end of this in terms of having launched strikes based on bad intelligence. it happens. but i think we need to pause here long enough to talk about the strategy this family is going through. now to see their entire family wiped out over a mistake that we made. so i think it causes some question about going forward, using our over-the-horizon capability, making sure that as best we can whatever admonitions we use -- i remember a vietnam vet once said to me, remember this, at the end of every bullet, someo...

And if he does wouldn't he then just fire anyone who refused? >> he has the power to order things declassified, yes. he has the power to ignore the admonitions of his own intelligence agency. he has the power to declassify information which would jeopardizes u.s. interests. and the response to that would be i'm not going to carry out this order, i will resign if you force me to do this. now, i would imagine the department of justice and the fbi will try to find some compromise where they propose redactions, which of course will just lead to another round of complaining by the president and his...

President because otherwise he will continue to ask for more and more and more. and the precedent and the danger it will set will be enormously destructive. >> but congressman, does the president have the legal authority to order this release? and if he does wouldn't he then just fire anyone who refused? >> he has the power to order things declassified, yes. he has the power to ignore the admonitions of his own intelligence agency. he has the power to declassify information which would jeopardizes u.s. interests. and the response to that would be i'm not going to carry out this order, i will r...