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Said this is ush against, it can't wait. which is a profound concern that we have over what we have seen over the last year, which is a concerted strategy to run out the clock on any information getting to congress. here where it is urgent, that is simply not an option. >> why were you not able to get an answer today on whether or not the white house intervened, why are you not able to get the answer about the substance of the complaint? >> well, there is no privilege that covers whether the white house is involved in trying to stifle a whistle blower complaint. and i should say that even if y...

But the one fascinating about the president's defense of this, he is saying do you think i'm really dumb enough to say something inappropriate while all these other people are listening in. the counter to that, if it is so innocent, why is the executive branch trying on obstruct it from getting to congress. so release the information and help protect the whistle blower process. >> adam schiff said that they don't specifically know if the white house was directly involved, but the white house is making a claim that privilege may apply. so what does that tell us? or what does it tell you? >> the...

Intelligence not to hand this information over to you? >> all i do know is this. i don't know whether the white house is directly involved because we can't get an answer to that question, but we do know that they are making some claim that privilege may apply. well, that narrows the category who may be intervening here. we also know that there are other institutions involved that are preventing us from getting the complaint. and whether this is pressure brought by the white house, whether this is the director of national intelligence feeling that he is straight jacketed by this opinion of the ...