campaign so that the fbi could put an end to that russian conduct and they had a confidential source talk with folks in the campaign so that they could learn what was happening, and protect the american people from interference. >> so in this intel briefing you had chief of staff john kelly and emmitt flood in attendance to "relay the president's desire for as much openness as possible under the law." the two did leave the meeting before it officially began. they did hear a little bit of what was being said at the beginning. they've gotten criticized for showing up at all. given flood's security clearance or lack thereof what do you make of their decision to make an appearance in the first place? >> i think it's disturbing that they appeared at all. flood has a great reputation and is widely believed to be someone with high ethical standards, and our understanding is that they were there for the beginning of the meeting and left. but the problem here is this perceptual issue that the president continues to act as though he's above the law, as

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