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Turns out his organization seems to be a lot of organizing a lot of protests these republicans are seeing around the country and against you do you believe president obama is behind it? if he is, is that a violation of the so-called president's code. >> i think he's behind it. i also think that's politics. that's the way it is. >> bush wasn't going after clinton, clinton wasn't going after bush. >> you never know what's going on behind the scenes. you're probably right or possibly right. i think president obama is behind it because his people are certainly behind it. some of the leaks possibly...

Period put forward. that was in violation. so hold on. let me answer the question. there's also a strong reading when you read 1182, u.s. code, that it is very clear that the president does have the authority. so they are very much apples and oranges issues. one it's very clear that the president is told by congress in u.s. code that he has the authority to do what is necessary to protect the american people. that is -- there's no way that anybody above a fifth grade reading level could interpret that different. there's a difference between looking at a statute in 1972 and saying something was...

The president was using that as an adjective. it's happening with precision and in a manner it's being done very, very clearly. i think we made it clear in the past and secretary kelly reiterated it, what kind of operation this was. the president was clearly describing the manner in which this was being done. and so just to be clear on his use of that phrase, and i think the way it's being done, by all accounts, is being done with very much -- a high degree of precision and a flawless manner in terms of making sure the orders are kraerd out and it's dominated -- stream lined and efficient mann...

The intelligence leaks that are going on here. how it would violate the espionage act, 18 u.s. code 798 which we will get into in more detail. tell me what is going on with these intelligence leaks which we know are illegal and is at the bigger story? >> it is now clear from published information that people who had authorized access to signaled intelligence under the espionage act, cryptographic intelligence, telephone intercepts, wiretaps, have given that information in violation of the law to news organizations and other parties who are not authorized to receive them. those disclosures by p...

Go through from a legal aspect of the intelligence leaks that are going on here. how it would violate the espionage act, 18 u.s. code 798 which we will get into in more detail. tell me what is going on with these intelligence leaks which we know are illegal and is at the bigger story? >> it is now clear from published information that people who had authorized access to signaled intelligence under the espionage act, cryptographic intelligence, telephone intercepts, wiretaps, have given that information in violation of the law to news organizations and other parties who are not authorizedo rece...