new opportunities to have his people playing crucial roles in america s intelligence services. the first you probably heard about. that s texas congress began john ratcliffe who trump announced for his pick for national intelligence. it hasn t gone great since as the new york times reports aides of the congressman were forced to clarify his claims that he had won terrorism convictions as his background came under scrutiny. ratcliff never prosecuted a terrorism case. and then there is the other trump loyalist who was promoted this week. the daily beast reports former congressional staffer cash patel who helped write the nunes memo has now been promoted to the role of senior director of counterterrorism directorate of the national security council. that is right. the guy who tried to end the russia investigation is now in charge of counterterrorism at the nsc. joining me now for more on trump s war on the intelligence committee, ben rhodes served as
abbottabad raid? no, i did not, senator. i d like to follow up a little bit more on the leaks question because i have a few more questions. i have in front of me the reuters article that s dated may 18th, 2012, describing your engagement with the media regarding mr. asiri and the plot. and the are you familiar with that article, i would assume? i ve read many articles. so i presume i read that one. who are the people who were involved in that conversation? aside from the reporters? there was somebody from the white house press office and someone from the counterterrorism directorate. it seems to me that the leak that the justice department is looking for is right here in front of us. and you disagree with that? i disagree with you vehemently, senator. round and round and round it went. nearly half of the republicans on the senate intelligence committee decided that really the only point they wanted to make today, the only thing they
about the details of the abbottabad raid? no, i did not, senator. i d like to follow up a little bit more on the leaks question because i have a few more questions. i have in front of me the reuters article that s dated may 18th, 2012, describing your engagement with the media regarding mr. asiri and the plot. and the are you familiar with that article, i would assume? i ve read many articles. so i presume i read that one. who are the people who were involved in that conversation? aside from the reporters? there was somebody from the white house press office and someone from the counterterrorism directorate. it seems to me that the leak that the justice department is looking for is right here in front of us. and you disagree with that? i disagree with you vehemently, senator. round and round and round it went. nearly half of the republicans on the senate intelligence committee decided that really the only point they wanted to
i d like to follow up a little bit more on the leaks question because i have a few more questions. i have in front of me the reuters article that s dated may 18th, 2012, describing your engagement with the media regarding mr. asiri and the plot. and the are you familiar with that article, i would assume? i ve read many articles. so i presume i read that one. who are the people who were involved in that conversation? aside from the reporters? there was somebody from the white house press office and someone from the counterterrorism directorate. it seems to me that the leak that the justice department is looking for is right here in front of us. and you disagree with that? i disagree with you vehemently, senator. round and round and round it went. nearly half of the republicans on the senate intelligence committee decided that really the only point they wanted to make today, the only thing they