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Columbian rebels and it was actually the d.e.a. and they got him on tape and it was an air tight case and extradited him to the united states and got this 25-year sentence. the judge though did say, when she sentenced him, that the only reason he was there is because he succumbed to that u.s. sting. but they badly wanted him because they thought he was a force of evil, destruction in the world, and there are some people today who are not happy that he has been released. >> so talk to me a little bit more about that. i know the official reaction from the d.o.j., or is there an official reaction...

Knowledge of that or the idea that any trump aides were involved in hiring those intelligence firms? >> i'm not aware of anything on that front. if something comes up, we'll let you know. thanks so much. we hope you'll join us here in the rose garden with the first lady and the president rolling out her initiatives. thanks, guys. well, that was a slightly abbreviated white house press briefing, they got the squeeze from a late start and also this live event that we're going to have coming up in the rose garden aselania trump unveils her plats form. but let's talk about rudy giuliani. who he ...

That. and the president will also be joining the first lady at that event so we want to make sure everyone has a chance to tune in. your question is last. >> reporter: the question was about him, not her. we will wait to hear what she says but does he accept responsibility for the climate that exists right now that there is a need to address an issue like cyber bullying? >> sarah: the idea you are trying to blame cyber bullying on the president is kind of ridiculous. when it comes to kids and something that has been problematic and something that we have seen over the last decade. the first la...

Really want to implement it, california's a good case, colorado, oregon, washington, my hunch is the implementation is going to go well. but in states where republican governors are very hostile to it, it may not go very well. and yet the president's going to be on the hook for that. so it's going to be complicated. >> it is going to be complicated. it's also going to get really complicated. stories coming out in the "new york times" that i don't really -- i'm having a hard time getting my arms around as far as intel, political intel. we're going to talk about that in one minute. >> political ...

Good ways and bad ways. what impact did the leaks have on this investigation? what are we finding out about that, peter? >> reporter: intelligence firms reportedly had to wrap this operation up a week or two before they wanted to because they were worried the leaks might have compromised all their efforts. that means this double agent spent a week or two less inside an al qaeda cell than he might have without the leaks. defense secretary panetta wants to know who is the to blame. >> when these leaks take place i can't tell you how much they damage our ability to be able to pursue our intellige...