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Investigation a matter, which instead of an investigation. there was the meeting she had with former president clinton on an airport tarmac, which you note didn't see that consequential to you but it did get a tide of critical media attention, which was important. and then there's something that you very carefully describe as an unverified intelligence report suggesting that she had offered assurances to the clinton campaign about the investigation, improper assurances or that she was somehow controlling you with regard to the investigation. because of those worries, you basically, the way you...

You said a prosecutor would need to review all the evidence of the president's intent behind those actions in order to do that. do you think these memos are part of the evidence that a prosecutor, robert mueller or somebody else, should be considering when determining the president's intent? >> yes. in this way -- i'm sure the special counsel's considering my recollection of those events, which are reflected in these memos, but it's my recollection that is the evidence that would be used if there was ever a proceeding. these would be to show that i wrote it down at the time, sort of the bolste...

Doesn't agree with him on that. while you were director of the fbi and he was your deputy, was there clarity under your leadership about talking to the press, about the issue of leaks, about who could authorize people to discuss things with reporters? >> i think so. there were two people who could authorize disclosures, the director and deputy director. andy had the authority to speak to the media and authorize communications with the media. >> do you think he improperly spoke to the media in that capacity then? >> i don't know for sure. i know he didn't tell me about it, didn't ask me about i...

Matter, as sparking an investigation or did he seem more concerned in terms of embarrassment or the wave he might have to personally answer to it for his wife or to his family? >> i don't know. it may have been both. but my sense is he was focused most on the personal piece because he was he would bring it up with me repeatedly and at least twice he mentioned his wife if there was even a 1% chance it was true. it could be both. i remember most vividly the focus on the personal.

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