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Comments, remember, the fbi is doing a counterintelligence operation against the two russians who were in the room, the russian ambassador and the foreign minister. to tell them that, in essence, the investigation has been terminated, and because he's nuts and he's craze glee, words to that effect, just seems incredible and to tell them that the pressure is off. >> air force one just took off and let's go to nic robertson who is near where the president will be staying there injury ya riyadh. there's this opportunity to maybe go overseas and it could

Syria. today, national security adviser susan rice denied that she unmasked the names of americans intercepted in intelligence intercepts and nd ree ya mitchell sat down with ambassador rice. andrea, from your interview, what struck out for you? >> first of all, the process. as she describes it, she as national security adviser would be derelict in her duty, she says, if she were not asking on specific occasions if she sees raw intelligence that raises these questions to get permission from the intelligence agencies and only a small number of people could do this. they plus the fbi director ...

>> tucker: thanks for clarifying. i want to make it totally clear i know what you are saying. you are saying it's okay for an intelligence agency to listen to an american citizen, transcribed the conversation which is classified and then link it to the press. >> no, i did not say that. >> tucker: are you going to take a breath to that's a crime and wrong? >> you don't know that a crime has been committed. let me finish. the fact is that there are legal ways for the fbi in a counterintelligence operation to lawfully examine the communications of americans with foreign nationals like the ambassa...

>> tucker:r: and thanks for clarifying, i want to make w totally clear what you're saying, you're saying it's okay for an intelligence agency to listen to an american citizen, transcribed the conversation which isis classified and then link it to the press. that's a, are you going to take a breath to at least acknowledge is a crime it wrong? >> you don't know that a crime has been committed. the fact is there are legal ways for the fbi and the course of a counterintelligence operation and investigation to lawfully examine the communication of americans with foreign nationals like ambassador ki...

Someone else. he's doing a disservice not allowing it to take place. >> i was surprised he called another press conference after he apologized. >> schiff is slamming nunes, saying it's more proof he's bias. >> one of the profound take-aways of the last couple of days is we really do need an independent commission here. the public at end of the day needs to have confidence that someone has done a thorough investigation, untainted by political considerations. >> steve, i know you agree with this. we've spoken. what do you think? >> don, there's no way at this point that this particular committee...