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>> we see senior intelligence officials appointed by this president acknowledging the massive russian intervention. we've seen the social media companies that at first resisted but now acknowledge massive russian intervention. frankly, virtually every one of my republican colleagues acknowledges russian intervention. the one individual that still seems to deny that this is not a major issue is donald trump. >> well, joining me now is democratic senator dianne feinstein of california, who like senator collins also sits on the intel committee. she herself was a longtime chair and vice chair of t...

Going through the united nations regarding israel, and on the sanctions that president obama had just put in urged that they not be tampered with by the transition committee. and that he would go in on his own and attempt to tamper with them with russia. i just don't believe that. i think he had to have been directed. now whether the special counsel can find that evidence or not, whether we can, i don't know yet, but i see that that's where this is going. >> all right. we have -- k.t. mcfarland who was for a short time the deputy national security adviser. she's now i believe nominated to be t...

Can assure you will and i hope that the republican side would join in it. >> how much does this flynn cooperation deal -- senator collins noted you wanted flynn to come before the intel committee, his lawyer asserted the fifth amendment rights. now obviously you want to ask him to come back. mueller has priority over him at this point. >> absolutely. >> obviously it slows down the intel committee's investigation. how much does it? >> well, i don't really believe it does. i think the investigation that really has the clout is bob mueller's investigation. he's got all the tools he needs, investi...

End of the beginning, beginning of the end? do you guys have a sense of the length of this probe right now? >> although we're in touch or the chairman is in touch with the special counsel, it's very difficult to say, but clearly he is making progress. he's had guilty pleas from two individuals. he's had two other indictments. so he is making progress. >> the chairman of the intelligence committee, fellow republican richard burr, acknowledged in an interview to "the new york times" that the president has talked to various republican members of the intel committee, encouraging them to move the p...

>> do you think at this point -- you guys have some cooperation between the special prosecutor's office and what you guys are doing. does that include your ability to get -- read all the interview transcripts for instance of michael flynn? >> well, i've been reading the interview transcripts that our staff is doing -- >> do you get access to mueller's? >> we do not get access to mueller's. and i understand that because only he can pursue criminal wrong doing. >> right. >> ours has a different mission. but also a very important one. >> i'm curious the scope, does it include the transition? i kn...