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>> is there any information that the doj could not give to the house intelligence committee? any information that might be above their classification level? >> no, i don't think it would be a classification issue. the only time the justice department normally doesn't give material to congress is if there is a criminal investigation. you sort of see that going on right now with the russian investigation. the justice department traditionally doesn't like to share things with congress because it could undercut a criminal investigation, but that's -- don't know that that's what's going on here. i ...

Spokesman john kirby offered this explanation. >> pat kennedy did call the fbi and tried to get a little bit better understanding about why they wanted one particular e-mail classified secret. we didn't see it that way, we didn't think it needed to be classified, but the fbi held firm to their position. there was no bargain rendered. this was simply an interagency conversation about the classification over one particular e-mail. so there was no wrongdoing here. >> so is there disagreement within government agencies and between them over classification? no question. i had a security clearance. ...

Spokesman, john kirby, offered this explanation. >> pat kennedy did call the fbi and tried to get a little bit understanding about why they wanted one particular e-mail classified secret. we didn't see it that way, we didn't think it needed to be classified, but the fbi held firm to their position. there was no bargain rendered. this was simply an interagency conversation about the classification over one particular e-mail. so there was no wrongdoing here. >> so, is there disagreement within government agencies and between them over classification? no question, i had a security clearance, i've...

Has been interfering with the investigation -- not to the white house but to the fbi, so why is anyone here at the white house agreeing to meet with him about his --? >> we'll have a read out after the meeting, he made the announcement. i don't know who else he shared them with. to your question, i don't know if he's briefed anyone else on it in terms of the intelligence community either evan rogers or comey, but i think after the meeting hopefully depending on the classification level we may be able to share more on that with you. >> is the president concerned at all there will be an appearan...