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Committee weighed in. >> you can see the problem. they have hundreds of thousands people with security clearances that can do that. there are supposed to be safeguards in there. when we talk to the state department and the department of justice and the nsa they assure you they have the safeguards. how many times do we need to see this story happen? >> when confronted by the f.b.i. on saturday she admitted to taking the report, retaining it and mailing it to reporters not authorized to receive it. those are the elements required for a violation of 18usc79 36789 >> shannon: if it's accurate and ...

Privilege? or do you know not think it would have stuck had they tried? >> i'm not a lawyer. i can't answer that exactly. but i just don't politically. >> you are being congrate lated for that, by the way. >> i don't think politically it would have worked if he had decided to exert executive privilege. it seems like he made a good decision here. >> peter, i want to read reporting from the intercept. headline is top secret nsa report details russia hacking effort days before the election. it reads, quote, russian military intelligence executed a cyber attack on at least one u.s. voting software...

The associated press has called a key figure in the controversy, carter page. page will join us shortly. first in the news breaking late today. the intercept is reporting that the russian military intelligence group executed a cyber attack on at least one u.s. software supplier. the report indicates that russian hacking may have penetrated further into the u.s. voting systems than was previously understood. in fact, just an hour after the story was posted authorities announced the arrest of the contractor who allegedly leaked that report, according to nbc news. joining me is ken delaney, intel...

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You unilaterally as 25-year-old that it's the best interest for the united states to releases information, because you think so. >> we may contact fronted by the fbi that she had owned up to what she had done. we are waiting for a response from attorney, but in the meantime, he has told another news organization that she is a good person with no criminal history. >> harris: its interesting pair will get into it later with how the news got involved with this. and the responsibility. we move on. how important is this new russia document? >> it's important in the sense that russian military intel...