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President, you probably would talk to him about what's behind it. that aside, is it odd that the white house is going to congress to basically find evidence to back up the president's claim when he could, as our experts just told us, declassify this so-called evidence himself and put it out there for the public? >> i mean, "odd" is really understating it. maybe a little bit generous, poppy. this is the president of the united states making an explosive allegation against the former president of the united states, his predecessor, something that would have been illegal if the president had unil...

>> so it's extremely difficult for the president to order a wiretap. even the president asking for a wiretap would set off all kinds of alarm bells. there's usually a strict separation between investigatory powers within an administration and the white house. it's designed, the system is designed so that the president doesn't interfere in investigations. >> the bar is incredibly high. and there are two kinds of wiretaps, you would order it in a correct riminal investigationr foreign intelligence. because the administration is coming out this morning and saying, the president is privy to things...

Actually not be to the u.s.'s benefit to include them in a travel ban. they're also trying to be more careful about their language when it comes to legal permanent residents. this was a huge issue in the courts, the notion that somehow if you are a legal permanent resident of the united states you would still be potentially caught up, facing hassles because of the travel ban. those are the broad contours. they're hoping this is the kind of thing that can withstand the scrutiny of the courts in the way the last one did not. >> sara murray at the white house, thank you. we'll wait for the presid...

Security wiretaps, foreign intelligence wiretaps. it's important to remember both types of wiretaps are very tightly regulated. both of them require a showing that a certain standard is met. both of them require that the justice department review them and sign off on them. and both require that a judge approve them. >> to that point, there are people who say president trump just stepped in it right here. either he's lying but there being evidence, and even if there is, even if there is some merit to what he's saying, did he essentially just admit that a court found merit to tap the phones in t...