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The president .of the united states, but i stand by the comments i just made to you, sir. >> then there was this exchange dealing with the law. >> what is the legal basis for your refusal to testify to this committee? >> i'm not sure i have a legal basis. >> robert deets is the former senior counsel with the cia and former counsel of nsa, and clint watts, former fbi special agent. okay, bob, is there any authority for those two men not to talk about what we understand to be nonclassified information? >> well, i spent the afternoon pondering that and i can't think of one. >> and you're a lawyer...