as far as the allegations f of, you know, cia hacking into, you know, senate computers, nothing could be further from the truth. we wouldn t do that. i mean, that s that s that s just beyond, you know, the scope of reason. if the cia wasn t purposefully destroying evidence, what happened to those files? the cia, when asked what was going on, first denied any interference, then blamed it on the i.t. guys. nerds! nerds! [ laughter and applause ] i knew it. it was the i.t. guys! sure, the i.t. guys stole the files off of the thing. bay of pig, yeah, a problem in h.r. [ laughter ] faulty iraq intelligence? [ bleep ] and counting. good morning. it s 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 a.m. on the west coast, as you take a live look at the white house. back with us on set, we ve got
previously scheduled appearance at the council on foreign relations. as far as the allegations of, you know, cia hacking into, you know, senate computers, nothing can be further from the truth. we wouldn t to that. i mean, that s that s just beyond the scope of reason in terms of what we would do. she says there are potentially illegal and unconstitutional breaches by the cia. well, there are appropriate authorities right now both inside of cia as well as outside of cia justice department. are looking at what cia officers as well as staff members did. when he says the justice department is also investigating what sise staff members did, he s using an acronym. in other words, what we watched play out in front of television cameras today was open war between the intelligence agency and the central committee which oversees it, with each accusing the other of improper, illegal behavior.
within two hours of senator feinstein s bombshell speech on the senate floor, the head of the cia was fielding questions about the allegations from our own andrea mitchell at a previously scheduled appearance at the council on foreign relations. as far as the allegations of, you know, cia hacking into, you know, senate computers, nothing can be further from the truth. we wouldn t to that. i mean, that s that s just beyond the scope of reason in terms of what we would do. she says there are potentially illegal and unconstitutional breaches by the cia. well, there are appropriate authorities right now both inside of cia as well as outside of cia justice department. are looking at what cia officers as well as staff members did. when he says the justice department is also investigating what sise staff members did, he s using an acronym. in other words, what we watched play out in front of television
computers. i have great concerns that the cia s search may well have violated the separation of powers principle embodied in the united states constitution. as far as the allegations of, you know, cia hacking into, you know, senate computers, nothing could be further from the truth, and we wouldn t do that. i mean, that s that s just beyond the you know, the scope of reason in terms of what we would do. senators on both sides of the aisle are rallying around senate intelligence committee dianne feinstein following her bombshell speech yesterday of accusing the cia of spying on the senate. today nbc news is reporting colorado senator mar udall has jumped into the fray and is putting a hold on the president s nomination of caroline kraft to be agency s top lawyer. last night on msnbc he had harsh words for cia director john brennan. i ve lost confidence in director brennan, particularly
principles embodied in the united states constitution. the cia search may also have violated the fourth amendment, the computer fraud and abuse act, as well as the executive order 12333 which prohibits the cia from conducting domestic searches or surveillance. within two hours of senator feinstein s bombshell speech on the senate floor, the head of the cia was fielding questions about the allegations from our own andrea mitchell at a previously scheduled appearance at the council on foreign relations. as far as the allegations of, you know, cia hacking into, you know, senate computers, nothing can be further from the truth. we wouldn t to that. i mean, that s that s just beyond the scope of reason in terms of what we would do. she says there are potentially illegal and unconstitutional breaches by the cia. well, there are appropriate authorities right now both inside of cia as well as outside