Pelley in his first Public Comments since firing his National Security adviser, President Trump lashed out today at perceived enemies the f. B. I. , the National Security agency, and the media. He suggested that the f. B. I. And the n. S. A. Are behind what he called illegal leaks of classified information that led to the downfall of Michael Flynn. The president wrote that the Fake News Media is going crazy with their conspiracy theories and blind hatred. Mr. Trump blamed the flynn controversy on the Hillary Clinton campaign, and for the second time in three days, he reminded a News Conference at the white house of his margin of victory in the electoral college. Major garrett on a busy day of deflection. General flynn is a wonderful man. I think hes been treated very, very unfairly by the media. Reporter President Trump praised ousted National Security adviser Michael Flynn just one day after the white house said mr. Trump asked for flynns resignation because he could not be trusted. F
Investigation is to keep it a secret. Reporter but democrats, including congressman adam schiff, say the focus on leaks is just a distraction. There are far bigger fish to fry. I would hate to see us go off on a tangent. Reporter those who want to see a more thorough investigation of the russian connections are heartened by the leaks. A column in the columbia journalism review is titled flynn resignation shows leaks under trump are working. Keep em coming. Author trevor timm of the leftleaning freedom of the press foundation argues that leaks to the press are vital for democracy. Former republican congressman Joe Scarborough on his msnbc program morning joe commended whoever leaked the information about flynn. The only reason were finding out about it now is because a patriot did leak this to the washington post, did get this information out there, or else we wouldnt even have known about it. Reporter the republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says he will ask the fbi
Pelley in his first Public Comments since firing his National Security adviser, President Trump lashed out today at perceived enemies the f. B. I. , the National Security agency, and the media. He suggested that the f. B. I. And the n. S. A. Are behind what he called illegal leaks of classified information that led to the downfall of Michael Flynn. The president wrote that the Fake News Media is going crazy with their conspiracy theories and blind hatred. Mr. Trump blamed the flynn controversy on the Hillary Clinton campaign, and for the second time in three days, he reminded a News Conference at the white house of his margin of victory in the electoral college. Major garrett on a busy day of deflection. General flynn is a wonderful man. I think hes been treated very, very unfairly by the media. Reporter President Trump praised ousted National Security adviser Michael Flynn just one day after the white house said mr. Trump asked for flynns resignation because he could not be trusted. F
When the president spoke today of illegal leaks of classified information, he was right, of course. Chip reid has been looking into that. These people have committed a potential federal felony in talking to the reporters. And that ought to disturb us. Reporter cbs News Senior National security analyst Fran Townsend was Homeland Security adviser to president george w. Bush. Theres sort of a base level of this weve come to expect out of washington. Reporter but what does she think about the amount of classified information thats being leaked right now . Frankly, i find it stunning. Reporter she says the investigation into russian influence in the Trump Administration will now be more difficult, in part because people will worry that what they tell investigators will become public. The only way to effectively run a National Security secret. Reporter but democrats, including congressman adam schiff, say the focus on leaks is just a distraction. There are far bigger fish to fry. I would hat
Since National Security Agency Whistleblower Edward Snowden released classified nsa files to media oututlets that exexposed global mass surveillance operations by the u. S. And british governments. If snowden returned to the United States from russia where he now lives in exile, he would face charges of theft of state secrets and violating the espionage act and face at least 30 years in prison. This week his supporters launched a new call for president obama to offer snowden clemency, a plea agreement, or a pardrdon before the d d of his termrm. I am cfortable with the decisions i made. Bubut i dont think it i is up e toto decide thehe direction of e future of ouour society. I believeve p participatory muilateralal we should inintentionally trtry to removee outside influence of paparticulr individuals, and that includes myself. And that is why i mymyself do nt ask for a pardon. Amy today we will host a debate about whether snowden should be pardoned with h trevor timm, executive direct