forward donald trump could save as much as $1 billion in his taxes alone. kristen welker, drew harwell and jeremy peters, guys, thank you very much. and the senate intel committee says twitter didn t bring its game during yesterday s grilling about russia s actions in 2016. we ll dig into that and what the committee could do to get answers.
independent commission made up of officials from both sides of the aisle with an independent time of staff and that bill was introduced by a california congressman who was with me last hour on the intelligence committee in the house of representatives and he said he has seen the evidence of the russian hacking. let me play you this sound bit, the clip of what he told us an hour ago. i have seen the evidence, eric, it is powerful, it is overwhelming, and president-elect donald trump has greater access thank i do, and problem said he has given president-elect donald trump access to the daily briefing but president-elect donald trump has refused to take that briefing every day so until he comes forward and said he has seen the evidence, he is quite ignorant and he is uninformed as to how we were attacked. if that is the message, it is powerful, it is true, and it potentially is overwhelming, how can the congressional leaders town it down and how could
beck and sarah palin who, you know, did half a term of governor before she quit on that job, to criticize president obama for doing the right thing, and to say things, like he should be impeached, the rule is, the law is you have to consult with congress. republican congressman mike rogers, rev, you know, he s the chair of the intelligence committee in the house of representatives, said, we were consu consulted back in 2011. it is now time to stop with politics. let me ask you this, congressman, quickly. those that served, three fellow officers that served with bergdahl that have been very critical of him, what would you say to them tonight? gentlemen, thank you for your service. if this is true, let s do an investigation. let s have you testify at his court-martial here on american soil, but let s bring him home first. let s do what is our standard,
threat? and you don t believe that the united states can be in the lead in attacking iran to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon, do you? we have a very serious problem on our hands. i sit on the intelligence committee in the house of representatives. we have a very serious problem. we have the iaea report, which i have with me, it was released in early november. and this tells the world, from the international atomic energy agency, that there is a very real threat and a likelihood that iran could very soon gain a nuclear weapon. but my question that s something that the world needs to grapple with. what would you do, what would president bachmann do to deter that threat? you don t believe the united states should lead an attack, do you? i would have every alternative, and option on the table, because iran must never have a nuclear weapon, because they have stated unequivocally, once they gain a nuclear weapon, they will use that weapon to wipe israel off of the map
way to deal with that emerging threat? and you don t believe that the united states can be in the lead in attacking iran to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon, do you? we have a very serious problem on our hands. i sit on the intelligence committee in the house of representatives. we have a very serious problem. we have the iaea report, which i have with me, it was released in early november. and this tells the world, from the international atomic energy agency, that there is a very real threat and a likelihood that iran could very soon gain a nuclear weapon. but my question that s something that the world needs to grapple with. what would you do, what would president bachmann do to deter that threat? you don t believe the united states should lead an attack, do you? i would have every alternative, and option on the table, because iran must never have a nuclear weapon, because they have stated unequivocally, once they gain a nuclear weapon, they will use that weapo