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I think a man who served as he did, who refused to leave the prison in hanoi until the other prisoners were able to leave is a man who shows real character. >> yeah. >> that's why it bothers me somewhat on the flag at the white house because john mccain had so, so much character. it shows a lack of character in not lowering the flag at the white house. >> what does it show to you that there was a draft statement that was submitted to the president praising senator mccain's -- his unique role in american history as a p.o.w., as a war hero, but the president decided for whatever reason he wasn't...

The unlikely event you die before you are 40. i can't pull away, what the f happened to our country? >> he occasionally had a clear memory especially when he was asked to read his text out loud to come but he and other times it was surprising how fuzzy his memory was, like when he was asked about softening and fbi statement to benefit hillary clinton. >> the meta data shows that you that you modified their draft statement on june 6th. is this when the phrase "grossly negligent" was changed to extremely careless? >> i don't recall it specifically when it happened? >> it wasn't your computer tha...

The meeting? >> it did at some point. i don't know if it was during that meeting or another one. >> whenever it happened who brought it up? >> my recollection someone within our office, one of the attorneys. >> up don't remember who did? >> no. it was a legal issue that one of the attorney brought up. >> okay. now immediately after that meeting, data shows you modified the draft statement on june 6th. is this when the phrase "grossly negligent" was changed to "extremely carelessness"? >> my recollection of working on the draft in my office with a grouch us and taking the inputs of five people....

Strzok, a couple of questions about that. the original may 2nd draft of the statement that director comey was characterized mrs. clinton's actions as gross lly negligent, is that correct >> yes. >> are you ware was kpaenged to extremely careless in the eventual statement? >> yes. >> do you recall the june 6, 2016, meeting attend by you and mr. ribicki and miss moyer and lisa page to discuss the language of the statute on whether to use grossly negligent or something else in the draft statement? what was discussed at that meeting? >> sir, i don't remember that specific meeting. there are a vari...

>> somebody within our office, the general counsel dead, one of the attorneys. >> you don't member who did it? >> it was a legal issue that one of the attorneys brought up. >> metadata shows that you modified the draft statement on june 6th. is this when the phrase "grossly negligent" was changed to extremely careless? >> i don't recall specifically when it happened. my recollection is working on the draft with a group of us in my office because it was the largest office, it was made there. >> was at your computer that with the change in? >> based on my subsequent review, i believe that to be ...