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>> someone sharing unauthorized information with unverified members of the media. >> well, my friend i was impressed not only with this eloquence, but the conviction with with he just spoke. but i have other colleagues, not from washington, that tend to minimize the nature of leaks and the weighing and balance that needs to take place. how interesting we may find the under lying names. unfortunately by members of this body to mitigate, explain away, and minimize what is does to the surveillance programs to have leaks of classified information.

I don't know what the purpose of all of these statements and members of the committee are on both sides. i'm paying close attention. i'm totally confused. would you give us a quick summation of what we know for certain about spying on american citizens including the trump campaign? >> what we know is if there's an evidentiary basis for the president's tweet, it's not been shared with the public. we'll get that out of the way. the allegations are very specific. president obama wiretapped trump tower. there's not an evidentiary basis for that where it gets more complicated is there are surveilla...

Officials for political reasons. congressman, thank you for coming on. i do not know the purpose of these statements. i am paying close attention -- i am totally confused. can you give us a quick summation of what we knew for certain about spying on american citizens? >> what we know is if there is an evidentiary basis for the president's tweets, it has not been tiered to the public. the allegations are very specific, obama wiretapped trump tower. there is not an entry basis for that. where gets a little more complicated is there are surveillance methodologies that allow the collection of hypo...

Had wanted to disseminate unmasked u.s. person's information related to either the presidential campaign, who in the nsa would have approved such disseminations? >> again, it would have been one of the 20. i've outlined the procedures and the specific 20 individuals. >> thank you, admiral. i appreciate your answers. i look forward to working with you on the subcommittee moving forward. mr. chairman, i yield back. >> mr. gowdy is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. director comey, we will begin this line of questioning and finish it the next round. fisa and other similar related counterterr...

Collusion. is there a basis for what the president tweeted and fourthly and very importantly is the unmasking of a u.s. citizen which will jeopardize our surveillance programs. >> bret: knowing what you know how can you get the answer to the first part if there's an investigation happening? >> this public hearing will be dicey for lots of reasons, bret. director comey cannot discuss an ongoing investigation but that assumes the investigation is ongoing and it may not be. they may have concluded there was a russian effort to interfere with our election but there was no coordination or conspirac...