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Again to the fbi two months ago. he noted that text messages between peter strzok and lisa page indicated that the fbi may have used defensive briefings not to warn the trump campaign but to investigate it. for questions along this line. question number one, would you agree that with respect to the defensive briefings, the trauma campaign briefings, and if i could -- >> if i recall it was not an fbi briefing, they went to an office of the national it was a defensive briefing -- was not a defensive briefing it was an intelligence briefing. the agent wrote it up to the file and put the informati...

Disciplinary action or to sanctions by the court. or at least be considered by those things. and, that's a due process involved. >> we are not the adjudicators, that goes to the department and the court and any other entities. >> so we might find out more as those processes go forward in the context. >> correct. now, let's look at the intelligence briefing. at the time of the intelligence briefing, what did the fbi know about how far russian interests had penetrated into the trump campaign? >> i don't know as i sit here, the level and extent of the fbi knowledge. we were looking at the origins...

Chairman johnson and i wrote again to the fbi two months ago. we noted that text messages between strzok and page indicated that the fbi may have used defensive briefings not to warn the trump campaign but to investigate it. four questions along this line. question number one. would you agree that with respect to the defensive briefings the trump campaign's briefings were treated differently than those provided to the clinton campaign? >> if i could, they were called -- it was not an fbi briefing. if they went to an office of the national -- director of national intelligence briefing, it was a...

The briefings were identical, but the net result was one was for investigative purposes and one was purely for the intelligence briefing. >> i think what you said touches on question two, but i'm going to ask it anyway. in this case the agency at the trump campaign briefing documented statements and interactions of michael flynn and candidate trump for the fbi's investigating files. is it normal for the counterintelligence briefers to document statements and interactions of individuals that they're briefing for investigative purposes? >> it was documented in one and not documented in the other...

Disciplinary action or sanctions by the court to be considered for those things, correct? >> you have a chance to defend themselves. that goes to the department, the core or any entities that m may -- >> so we may find more if those process go forward in that content. >> now, let's look at the intelligence briefing. at the time of that intelligence briefing, what did the fbi know about how far russian interests have penetrated in to the trump campaign. i don't know as i sit here. we were looking at the origins of these four cases. >> the fbi clearly knew there was an investigation going on.