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>> i would. i would absolutely support it just so the american people -- i would go a step further. part of the problem with the process here is that conclusions and allegations have been drawn based on the fisa warrant applications. this is some of the most classified stuff the government has. i would even support if it could be redrakted in such a way as to not be damaging, i would support releasing the underlying fisa applications. what americans would see but they would see dozens and dozens of pages citing all sorts of facts -- you would see a very comprehensive project that gets put toge...

Dossier was all they needed to issue a surveillance warrant, which clearly was a big screw-up. what more did we learn? >> so we also learned that -- that is one part of it, right, the dossier is one part of it. the interesting thing about the memo is it revealed the problems of the fisa application process but some of the other questions left unanswered are what are the issues for that and are their solutions for how we fix this moving forward? if republicans or anyone is unhappy with this application process, how will we move forward with it? you mentioned christopher steele. this memo also m...

Christopher steele's antitrump dossier was all they needed to issue a surveillance warrant, which clearly was a big screw-up. what more did we learn? >> so we also learned that -- that is one part of it, right, the dossier is one part of it. the interesting thing about the memo is it revealed the problems of the fisa application process but some of the other questions left unanswered are what are the issues for that and are their solutions for how we fix this moving forward? if republicans or anyone is unhappy with this application process, how will we move forward with it? you mentioned chris...

Has. and there have been times when congress has gone after the fbi and investigated it. but this is the first time that both branches have gone at it at the same time. so what we're watching now is a real test of the strength of that fine institution. i would also -- i'd like to point out that during the watergate era, president nixon did engage in selective declassification in order to defend himself. it was wrong then, and it's equally wrong now. there's a real problem for the fbi, let alone the democrats in congress. how does the fbi defend itself? the fisa application process is highly se...

Branches of government have coordinated an attack on the independence of the fbi. in our history, we've had executive branches that have tried to undermine the fbi, generally secretly, not publicly the way that president trump has. and there have been times when congress has gone after the fbi and investigated it. but this is the first time that both branches have gone at it at the same time. so what we're watching now is a real test of the strength of that fine institution. i would also -- i'd like to point out that during the watergate era, president nixon did engage in selective declassific...