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The transcript of the president's call was placed into a computer system managed directly by the national security council's director for programs. this was reserved for code word level intelligence information such as covert action. according to information i received from white house officials, some officials voiced concerns internally that this would be an abuse of the system and was not consistent with the responsibilities of director for intelligence programs. this was not the first time under this administration that a presidential transcript was placed into this code word level system s...

Voiced concerns internally that this would be an abuse of the system and was not consistent with the responsibilities of the directorate for intelligence programs. the complaint goes on to say this was not the first time under this administration that a presidential transcript was placed into this code word-level system solely for the purpose of protecting politically sensitive rather than national security sensitive information. this is a lot to discuss and a really important point. still with us jeremy bash, susan page, matt zapotosky and peter baker. so jeremy, in the mid-'70s, it was all a...

Such as covert action. and that, quote, some officials voiced concerns internally that this would be an abuse of the system and was not consistent with the responsibilities of the directorate for intelligence programs. the complaint goes on to say this was not the first time under this administration that a presidential transcript was placed into this code word-level system solely for the purpose of protecting politically sensitive rather than national security sensitive information. this is a lot to discuss and a really important point. still with us jeremy bash, susan page, matt zapotosky an...

Somebody. here's what they were engaged in. according to the whistle-blower complaint, according to multiple white house officials i spoke with, the transcript of the president's call with president zelensky was placed into a computer system managed directly by national security council for intelligence programs. i'm sure you're familiar. this is a stand-alone computer system reserved for code word level intelligence information such as covert action. tell everybody what code word level intelligence information is. >> so everybody who works at the nsc has top-secret clearance. but then there a...

A lockdown server. >> at the director of intelligence programs, they have an enclave able to protect the most sensitive secret city intelligence community. this includes covert action programs. detailed information about things like the bin laden raid. some of the spooky satellites we have or collection platforms. it is not a good place to put telephone calls unless they involved one of those calls. >> that's about the only time you can envision a phone call between two leaders showing up in that database? >> with one exception. the very, very secret initiative in the obama administration wher...