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Direction they're going. >> that's in a draft memo. but also, on television last night, donald trump was asked about waterboarding. he was asked about his position on torture. when you hear donald trump say that he's going to listen to his cabinet but he absolutely thinks that waterboarding and torture works, what's your reaction to that? you sit on the intel committee. >> it's another fantasy. this won't be true six months from now, but i've spent a lot more time with our intelligence community chiefs than donald trump has, and not one of them has said nor will say that torture works. a lot o...

The opposition, i am not afraid to speak frankly to a president of the united states. i am able to do that because we have that special relationship. a special relationship that he would never have with the united states. >> there's word today about a draft memo saying you could recreate the black sites around the world where you hold people who are detained, and you are not subject to u.s. law. she wants a trade deal from the president. >> without question she said i'm not afraid to speak frankly to him. there's a lot of frank discussion to be had here.

Can you shed any light on his draft memo that's going around about interrogation practices? >> yes, i can lend a lot. >> which agency did it originate in -- >> it is not a white house document. those who have reported on it, this is now i think the second day that we've had a document that was not a white house document get reported on as a factual document. it is not a white house document. i have no idea where it came from. but it is not a white house document. >> has the president directed it be drafted in the first place? >> no. i mean, as i said, it is not a white house document so i'm no...

Significant threat to the united states because of their nuclear arsenal. as our relationship has effectively cratered over the last couple of years that level of threat rises higher. you know this. at the end of the day i was surprised not to see that. also, no mention of north korea which i would argue is actually the most dangerous country in the world. we have to wait and see what the priorities are. but that draft memo, i don't think, is a good place to start. >> thank you very much. thank you very much for coming to us from tufts. appreciate it. coming up, no escape. as thousands flee ...

Something called an open consult report. that is going to include instances where care has already been delivered, but there may be some administrative issue that hasn't been corrected yet that allow the consult be removed. >> does it necessarily mean that 8,000 patients are not waiting 90 days? >> i would say patently there are 8,000 patients not waiting longer than 90 days. are there patients waiting longer? yes. >> reporter: how could you make a statement so strongly they are not? >> i'm saying some of them are not. >> reporter: some of them are not? do you know how many are not? >> no, i d...