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Professionals. an act, if true, that could erode the public's trust in our intelligence institutions. >> reporter: yet instead of confirming or denying any specific conversations the director of the national security agency and the director of national intelligence would only answer broadly saying they had never felt pressured by the president. >> in the three-plus years that i have been the director of the national security agency, to the best of my recollection i have never been directed to do anything i believed to be illegal, immoral, unethical or inappropriate and to the best of my recoll...

Professionals. an act if true that could erode the public's trust in our intelligence institutions. >> reporter: the director of the national security agency only offering this broad claim. >> i have never been directed to do anything i believed to be illegal, immoral, unethical or inappropriate. and to the best of my recollection, during that same period of service, i do not recall ever feeling pressured to do so. >> reporter: but as the hearing went on, frustration from both sides of the aisle over the refusal to answer specific questions. >> has anyone ever asked you now or in the past this...

>> my questions deserve answers. >> reporter: in a contentious intelligence hearing today, senators from both sides of the aisle expressed frustration and at times anger at the president's intelligence chiefs. >> i do mean it -- >> reporter: repeatedly asking the men to confirm or shoot down news reports that the president asked them to help end the russia investigation. >> if any of this is true, it would be an appalling and improper use of our intelligence professionals. an act, if true, that could erode the public's trust in our intelligence institutions. >> reporter: yet instead of confirm...

Nobles. >> reporter: the nation's top intelligence officials today refusing to provide details of the conversations with the president. >> i do not feel it's appropriate for me to in a public session in which confidential conversations between the president and myself, i don't believe it's appropriate for me to address that in a public session. >> reporter: not answering a barrage of questions about whether president trump tried to interfere with the investigation into russian meddling. >> if any of this is true, it would be an appalling and improper use of our intelligence professionals. an a...

Democrats and republicans on the committee. >> in a contentious intelligence hearing today -- >> we've gotten no answers from any of you. >> senators on both sides frust and anger. asking to confirm or shoot down news reports that president asked them to help end the russia investigation. >> if any of this is true, it would be an appalling and improper use of our intelligence professionals. an act if true that could erode the public's trust in our intelligence institutions. >> yet instead of confirming or denying any specific conversations, director of national security agency and director of ...