and says, oh, you know the arrests this morning in london, and this guy clapper goes, oh, you know how you do sometimes when people catch you not knowing something. you go, oh, right, but later he came out and was forced to admit he didn t know what she was talking about. now his spokesperson has come out, monica, now you want an explanation, you ve got it, it goes on and on and on and on, they say he was busy tracking the military and political developments on the korean peninsula he wasn t immediately briefed on london because it did not appear to have a homeland nexus and there was no immediate action required by them. excuse, excuse, excuse, excuse then they finish up with, but he should have been briefed and steps will be taken to insure that he will in the future. which is it, it was excusable or not excusable. reporter: let s be really clear, the federal government has a series of jobs to do but their primary job is to keep the american people safe. its not healthcare, it s no
way ahead of time. megyn: he said it didn t have a homeland nexus, but he spent the morning being briefed on the korean peninsula that is not exactly any more tied to domestic affairs than a london terror bombing would be. reporter: this is a true pr disaster for the administration. more importantly it s a national security real concern i think for the american people. megyn: they say that the steps have been taken to insure proper beef inks take place in the future. reporter: i would hope so. megyn: thank you very much. reporter: merry christmas. megyn: and to you a merry christmas. a search for a missing show girl in vegas has taken a disturbing turn. we have new information this afternoon on he her ex-boyfriend and her disappearance which we have just learned more about. hard times rutting in heartbreaking letters from children to santa this year. up next, operation santa is on the case.
clapper was busy. on monday. there s a lot going on in the world, no question, and he didn t get briefed. period. but why not? they say this. he wasn t immediately briefed on london, clapper s spokeswoman said, because it didn t appear to have a homeland nexus and there was no immediate action by the dni. homeland nexus. that sounds kind of jargony. we weren t sure what that meant. are they trying to say the suspected plot posed no risk to americans? nevertheless, he should have been briefed on the arrest and steps should have been taken to ensure that he is in the future. the intelligence community as a whole was fully aware of this development and tracking it closely. now, john brennan, the guy who bailed out clapper in the abc interview base cliff said the same thing today. the other staffers in the intelligence community below clapper s rank were following the british investigation closely. he also said this. should he have been briefed by his staff on those arrests? yes.
defense. they said this, director clapper had not yet been briefed on the arrest in the united kingdom at the time of this interview taping. his spokeswoman said the dni was working throughout the day on important intelligence matters including military and political developments on the korean peninsula. providing answers to questions concerning the ratification of the s.t.a.r.t. nuclear treaty and other classified issues. okay. clapper was busy. on monday. there s a lot going on in the world, no question, and he didn t get briefed. period. but why not? they say this. he wasn t immediately briefed on london, clapper s spokeswoman said, because it didn t appear to have a homeland nexus and there was no immediate action by the dni. homeland nexus. that sounds kind of jargony. we weren t sure what that meant. are they trying to say the suspected plot posed no risk to americans? nevertheless, he should have been briefed on the arrest and steps should have been taken to ensure that he is in