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Intelligence community. as for the memo specifically, i can't speak to its contents but i believe it will provoke an important debate about our surveillance policies and how we need to keep politics separate from investigations into the important work we really need the fbi and department of justice to undertake. >> harris: i have to ask, republicans just had an interesting conversation already about surveillance by renewing 702, the section in fisa. why didn't this come out before that particular discussion that was so important about surveillance, americans getting scooped up potentially as ...

Camera of any kind tonight. officials here will not be as well. we do expect a written statement of some sort. when that happens, we will of course bring it to you. but beyond that, the white house is essentially out of this game for the moment. this is something that is unfolding. as phil was just saying there, this is one of the most fascinating times in washington, really one of the few times when members of the senate are on the floor in a moment like this. and it's fascinating to watch as you've been talking about, don, the republicans and democrats coming together and talking, having con...

Shall i play it again. >> but the republicans voted to fund the children's health insurance program for the n-- fr the next six years. >> [ multiple speakers ] >> but your party is use those kids as a bargain chip. because republicans couldn't be bothered to renew it 120 days ago. why didn't this expire. >> they voted over the last couple of days. >> why didn't it expire. >> they voted to extend it for six more years. that is not a valid point. >> it is a valid point. why let it expire. you are going to tell me chuck schumer -- i get it that chuck schumer is the most powerful man in american. ...

Because this is very complicated, and the politics of this region bring in a lot of complicated things when it comes to iran. russia is involved. so it's a little not quite so simple as the u.s. just crushing isis in this area. but also, you would think that there is a good positive story for this administration to tell. and once again, we just see a president sort of consumed with talking about his own supremacy as it relates to his predecessor, barack obama, talking about the controversy with the nfl players kneeling, which he brought up again, and really went hard at in his cress conference...

Community real good. why didn't this come up 7 or 8 months ago when he was running. all of a sudden two weeks from now this stuff comes up, you know. i think he's a nice guy. >> reporter: a lot of people are saying why is it not. lee cordman had come forward saying she was abused at 14. she had considered coming forward several times in the past but she also feared the backlash and anger. and she came forward and it appears it's coming true. the alleges have not been proven by they're having an impact. >> martin savage appreciate that. we eluded earlier to using scrip