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Protect and safeguard each other's information. now that this story is out there and if president trump did what he is alleged to have done, our partners, our allies and adversaries will look at us and question if we're able to protect their information. they could make the calculation that it's not worth taking the risk to share information with us. >> let me ask you this, ned. the president does have broad authority when it comes to handling classify information. why is that not a credible defense here? >> well, look, it is a credible criminal defense, but i don't think we're talking about t...

Other topic, if i saw an intelligence report that looked significant and if it's being provided to me, it is significant. i don't solicit reports, i receive what the intelligence committee thinks we need to see. they are giving it to me. if i read it and i think in order for me to understand is this significant or not, i need to understand who the u.s. person is. i can make that request. the intelligence community processes that through the normal procedures and if they feel they can give the answer, they will give the answer. that's not to anyone broadly in the security world and necessary fo...

And then we got the all clear that you had mentioned. >> i've got to tell you, that wall street english is a little too close for comfort that space in terms of where your vantage point is. i'm glad you are safe, despite having everybody come your way pretty quickly and you weren't able to get out of the way in time. thanks for that. we'll come back with you. i want to bring in michael balboni, the former director for new york. people on edge. is this a worst case scenario it will be one thing after the next and then at some point people develop a sense of complacency? >> director joyce had it...

>> i don't want to talk about anything that's inappropriate so you use your judgment. but the pope mobile, obviously it's open on the sides. >> yes. >> in the real security world, he would be completely encased. >> well, think about it, anderson. in the real security world, he wouldn't be doing this, right? so there is again the o optimumization, you cover the front and you leave open the side and put people on the side. most of what we did and what we do is to protect him with our bodies. that's the close protection. a lot of the protection around, like in st. peters square, there are metal d...

>> and andres, the tobviously, don't want to talk about anything inappropriate so use your judgment. the pope mobile is open on the sides. in the ideal security world, he would be completely encased. >> think about it, anderson. in the security world he wouldn't be doing this. there is again the optimization. you cover the front which is the strongest danger and leave open the side and put people on the side. most of what we did and do is to protect him with our bodies and i think that's the close, you know, the close protection. a lot of the protection around, like in st. peters square, there...