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Story for the president's tweet storm two saturdays ago and potentially reveals to the president things about the committee's existing investigation. this is a true breakdown, brian, in the entire oversight process. >> kasie hunt on capitol hill, i'm invoking the shiny object rule because this -- where is schiff? where is comey? where is admiral rogers? i imagine people are going to react across the spectrum, to jeremy's pot, starting with fellow committee members, starting with the ranking member from california. >> reporter: i think, brian, it's very clear that the ranking member, and i have...

This has to go through a court system just like any other warrant. if there's a criminal investigation a police department can't just put a wiretap on a phone. they have to go to court and show probable cause and prove their case and the court allows them to do that. the fisa court is not like that. these are judges from around the country that volunteer that season of time to serve on the fisa court and then step back into normal responsibilities, this is a very strong with oversight process. it's important to know that the america people know what happens in a fisa court because it's a secre...

Will the fair housing act suffer with ben carson in charge? >> oh, i don't think so. the fair housing act is still obviously very important to our country, and he's going to be the one who is charged with ensuring that it operates effectively. but i think it's important to separate the importance of the regulation and the outcome we're trying to achieve with how that regulation is being implemented. so most of the critics from my understanding have said that the way it's been implemented, the way that oversight is being managed is putting undue pressure on a lot of local authorities to provide...

Passed on the indictment. what do we know about where the department of justice investigation or where that inquiry stands right now? >> with regard to cleveland? >> yes, with regard to cleveland. >> they've had an oversight process, where they've been trying to initiate reforms. they say that a portion of them, i believe somewhere in the neighborhood of 20%, has been achieved and they're going through that. this is through consent decree, where basically you deal at the level of the department, not certain officers. we've seen cities with these problems, but again, the big headline here for f...

I of your colleagues say that to you on the republican side. >> we're part of an oversight process. we questioned the cia. we have dealt with that issue and will continue to deal with that issue. i believe that issue has now been resolved but the larger issue is the release of that report and consequences that may come to harm americans. >> with all due respect you are kind of dodging it. >> one last time, any of your republican colleagues on the intel committee tell you they thought the cia mislead them about coerced interrogation? yes or no? >> look, bill, i'm sorry, but we're part of a clas...