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In these covert activities usually outside of the united states, waterboarding, sleep deprivation, what people described as torture, enhanced interrogation? how early did you as the ranking member of the house intelligence committee learn about that? >> i learned about it in february 2003. the practice started about a year early and the prior ranking member i assume was briefed in 2002 when a leadership of the intelligence committee was briefed. the leadership changed in 2003. that's when i was told about it. i was told by scott mueller and that's who i wrote the letter raising these profound ...

Those comments saying all of this was authorized by the executive branch and the justice department, the cia knew exactly what they were doing, informed the ranking members, vice chairman of the house and intelligence committees, knew what was going on, your reaction? >> i remember, wolf, i was there, how afraid we all were, including the vice president of our country being attacked again and all of us tried in good faith to set up the best programs to protect our country but i think mistakes were made and the way it was viewed. i learned of it in february 2003 and wrote a personalized memo sa...

That was driven by some construction workers who were parked next to his home. there, according to the police report, he talked about being traumatized by 9/11. then there was another incident in 2010, in fort worth, texas, where he apparently fired a gun through this ceiling, into the apartment of a neighbor. he said he slipped. it was an accident. again, his father told cops that he was traumatized by being, quote, present during the events of 9/11, and interestingly, trace, i just got off the fine with the executive director of public relations at the man hat to an community college, few bl...

Saying to him. but he did tell them he was working as a contractor at the naval air station in newport. so cops sent their report across to officials at that naval air station. but it appears, bill, that no further action was taken. bill? >> his family says he was traumatized after being involved in rescue efforts on 9/11. what about that? >> yeah, his father told cops that he had been on the scene as a first responder on 9/11. now we have checked into whether this was true or not. and all we have been able to find out is that during that time -- in fact, from february 2001 to february 2003, h...

Conversations. this week from the white house and beyond. and it just may even drive some conversations on cross fire which, as you know, will be making a reappearance on cnn next month. do you recall that day right there, february 2003 when you were on "crossfire"? what are your memories of it? >> well, i used to enjoy that show. i was asked to be part of it quite a bit. i enjoyed it. in fact, newt gingrich, who was the republican on the show, kind of said he wants me to come on so i look forward to it. i think it's a great show. >> isn't it funny? >> i was sorry you guys canceled it but i th...