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Could not answer yesterday, he wants to know more about the president's business dealings, is that right? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. i mean, it was a question of late in the hearing yesterday of which lindsey graham had asked mr. clapper about any connection, or if he had any concerns about president trump's business interests with russia. at first, clapper said, no, no, he did not. then graham followed up, because clapper said, no, not at the time of them putting together the intelligence committee assessme assessment. then graham said what about just more broadly, no time frame at all,...

Are false, calling it inaccurate and misleading information. clapper said, quote, while we're not going to discuss the details of our activities, we've repeatedly made it clear the united states gathers intelligence of the type gathered by all nations. the u.s. collects intelligence to protect the nation, its interests and allies from, among other things, threats such as terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. so there's a lot here, chris, and i imagine we'll be working on this for a few days. >> all right, joe, this is intriguing to say the least, when that which is alway...