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>> during your june 2016 -- excuse me. june 2018 interview, i noticed some concern in your voice when recalling the 2016 campaign seens. specifically october 2016, and specifically as it relates to the state of the trump-russia investigation. why were you so concerned that what was happening at that time? >> well, trying to keep this at a level, not talking about open investigations -- >> only your -- >> yes, ma'am. the predicating information, the information we had which was alleging a russian offer of assistance, a member of trump campaign, it was of extraordinary significance. it was credi...

Okay. we heard peter strzok explain in his own words today for the first time what information he was working with in those frantic last few days of the campaign, the start of the investigation, the nature of the information that had come into the fbi about russia's actions. and where that information had come from. >> and during your june 2016 excuse me, june, 2018 interview i noticed some concern in your voice when recalling that 2016 campaign season, specifically october 2016 and specifically as it relates to the state of the trump russia investigation. why were you so concerned about what ...

Interference in the election. >> i think the fact that we are having this conversation shows the attacks on the bureau are working. this created the doubt about whether or not federal law enforcement are executing the law or whether they are settling political grudges. that is such an incredibly corrosive thing. i really think this hearing was evidence of how successful this campaign has been. >> there was some news. congress woman sheila jackson lee had this exchange with peter strozk about his concerns early on in the russia investigation. >> i think trying to keep this at a level not talkin...

Relates to the state of the trump/russia investigation. why were you so concerned about what was happening at that time? >> i think trying to keep this at a level not talking about open investigations, the predicating information, the information we had which was alleging a russian offer of assistance to a member of the trump campaign was an extraordinary significance. it was credible. it was from an extraordinarily credible source. as we looked at what that represented, the key time was obviously coming into the election. so for us, there was absolutely a need to, one, this was a serious alle...

>> well, i think trying to keep this at a level not talking about open -- or open investigations -- only your -- >> yes,. and so the predicating information, the information we had, which was aling a russia offer of assistance to a member of the trump campaign was of extraordinary significance, it was incredible from a sensitive and credible source and as we looked at what that represented, the key time was obviously coming into the election. and so for us, there was absolutely a need to, one, this was a serious allegation. two, of extraordinary gravity. and, three, given the fact that the ele...