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Remember used by about 19% of americans. but they were russian bots and others were launching tweets this weekend about this nfl mess. >> yeah, it's amazing. quickly on clapper he said on friday night that the findings on the u.s. intelligence committee about russian interference in the election casts doubt on the legitimacy of the outcome of election. now, clapper wasn't saying that the russians had successfully altered the outcome, but he was saying it did cast a shadow. and brian, before we get to twitter, i'll just say that the big point of all this that i think is interesting and importan...

Times" report out tonight that russian interests are still in the game on twitter. remember used by about 19% of americans. buts they were russian bauts and others were launching tweets this weekend about this nfl mess. >> yeah, it's amazing. quickly on clapper he said on friday night that the findings on the u.s. intelligence committee about russian interference in the election casts doubt on the legitimacy of the outcome of election. now, clapper wasn't saying that the russians had successfully altered the outcome, but he was saying it did cast a shadow. and brian, before we get to twitter, ...

Counterintelligence investigation on a presidential campaign lightly or on hunch? >> no. >> he would need some evidentiary information basis to do so? >> based on everything i know about jim comey and the fbi, yes. >> i yield back. >> thank you. good morning, mr. johnson. i want to start by asking you, mr. gowdy questions and your responses established this is not a new thing, this meddling in our election. we have seen it before. wasn't to come back to that. you also stated and we heard from others that the meddling in the 2016 election was unprecedented in its scope and reach. i wonder if yo...

The presidential election. >> correct. >> do you stand by that? >> yes. thank you for that cl clarification. >> it's not the job of the intelligence agency to determine whether the information dumped had an affect on the outcome, only whether machines were impacted, not people? >> correct. you would need a social scientist to do that. >> i wanted to ask you about the information concerning potential coordination with the russians. are you aware of the basis -- we heard testimony that the fbi investigation was somewhat compartmentalized and director clapper wasn't fully aware of what went into ...

I think lindsey graham asked that question because he wants to know more about trump's dealings. and he asked that question to clapper and he knew that clapper wasn't going to answer him and it gave him a reason to start talking about it. i think it was classic lindsey graham very smartly stirring the pot because he does believe that you cannot do a russia investigation without looking at donald trump. >> including his tax returns. >> donald trump will never be fully exonerated in this, which he claims this is fake news and no really story, unless the tax returns are part of it. you can say hi...