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Believe to be illegal, immoral, unethical or inappropriate. and to the best of my recollection, during that same period of service, i do not ever recall feeling pressured to do so. >> have i never been pressured. have i never felt pressure to intervene or interfere in any way with shaping intelligence in a political way or in relationship to an ongoing investigation. >> after that, senator angus king of maine challenged their refusal to answer questions about conversations with the president. >> so then i'll ask both of you the same question. why are you not answering these questions? is there...

The most part -- >> you seem to apply that standard selectively. >> no, i'm not applying it selectivity. i'm just saying i don't think it's appropriate -- >> you could clear an awful lot up by saying it never happened. >> i do not share with the general public conversations that i have with the president or many of my colleagues within the administration that i believe are -- should not be shared. >> well, i think your unwillingness to answer a very basic question speaks volumes. >> reporter: an increasingly exasperated senator angus king pressed to get answers about the lack of answers. >> wh...

Is different from yesterday in terms hof how it went. i felt that the way you examined the intel chiefs and the way they responded was so indicative of the dynamic. we want to review a little bit of what happened yesterday. here it is. >> i think you testified that you did discuss today's testimony with someone in the white house. >> i said i asked, did the white house intend to invoke executive privileges. >> and what was the answer to that question? >> to be honest, i didn't get a definitive answer and both myself and the dni are talking. >> so why are you not answering these questions? is t...

>> i'll ask both of you the same question. why are you not answering these questions? is there an invocation by the president of the united states of executive privilege? is there or not? >> not that i am aware of >> then why are you not answering -- >> because i feel it is inappropriate, senator. >> what you feel isn't relevant, admiral. what you feel isn't the answer. you swore that oath to tell us the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and today you are refusing to do so. what is the legal basis for your refusal to testify to this committee zm >> i'm not sure i have a legal b...

>> not directed, asked. >> that i felt to be inappropriate or pressure to do so. >> have you ever been asked to say something that isn't true? >> i stand by my previous statement. >> reporter: coates and rodgers told the senators they discussed their testimony with white house counsel, but they also said they had not been given direction from the white house to refuse to answer or invoke the president's executive privilege telling the committee only it would be inappropriate to discuss their conversations with the president publicly infuriating independent senator angus king. >> i'll ask both ...