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>> i'd say immediately call the fbi. what bothers me probably most about junior's responses that there was no instinct that there was something wrong about this. you don't need to be an authority on federal election law to have an instinct that, wait, there's something wrong with my meeting are russians who may or may not be corrected to the kremlin who are talking about bringing in dirt on mrs. clinton. it's just the wrong instringt. >> robert deets, jennifer rogers. i think we're going to have to lee it there. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> up next, more on today's confirms hearing for ...

To say that what happened here is just your average collecting of oppo research. i think that when a foreign power who is our adversary comes to someone and says we want to help you in the campaign, that that is something that you immediately call the fbi about. that is not something that you say, sure, let's set it up and go from there. so that to me is a big difference here. whether it makes a legal difference, again, you know, it has to do with what still remains to come out about the meeting, the phone call in advance of the meeting and how it related, if at all, to the broader investigati...

Matter. >> were there other things that contributed to that that you can describe in an open session? >> there were other things that contributed to that. one significant item i can't. i know the committee has been briefed on. there's been some public accounts of it which are nonsense, but i understand the committee has been briefed on the classified facts. >> later today, a former official who worked for loretta lynch who wrkd at the justice department tells nbc in 2015 she suggested he refer to the clinton investigation as a matter to confirm or deny the existence of a investigation. that wa...

The president .of the united states, but i stand by the comments i just made to you, sir. >> then there was this exchange dealing with the law. >> what is the legal basis for your refusal to testify to this committee? >> i'm not sure i have a legal basis. >> robert deets is the former senior counsel with the cia and former counsel of nsa, and clint watts, former fbi special agent. okay, bob, is there any authority for those two men not to talk about what we understand to be nonclassified information? >> well, i spent the afternoon pondering that and i can't think of one. >> and you're a lawyer...

And today, we are learning about a letter from democratic senators franken and leahy asking the fbi back in march to investigate any contacts between sessions and russian officials. with me michael smith, "the new york times" reporter writing about how trump could should he choose attempt to block comey's testimony. robert deets former counselor at the cia and nsa, and ken delaney national news reporter. first ken to you. my eyes have been on for the last couple days the possibility we may see the comey memo at the hearing next week. do you have any more information? is it all likely we're goi...