pedantic when writing to the factor and remember, the spin stops right here, we're definitely looking out for you. we're definitely looking out for you. we have a big story breaking tonight as an intense fight takes an ugly new turn. with u.s. spy agencies refusing to use the intel used to attack thely j the legitimacy of the 2016 election, to some extent. good evening. i'm megyn kelly. the election took a couple of explosive turns in the last 24 hours. first, the republicans started questioning why they were seeing media stories of russian involvement that went well beyond what they had been told by these agencies. then the house intel committee demanned an emergency hearing

with the cia, fbi, national security agency to figure out what's going on here. now tonight just hours ago republicans forced to cancel that hearing when the intel agencies refused to cooperate. saying they would not be sending any briefers in. in just a moment we will have he action from congressman peter king from the homeland security committee. but we begin tonight with catherine herridge who has had a busy day in washington. catherine? >> late today the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee issuing this statement after the cia said the agency would not send a briefer to capitol hill to debrief about russia's involvement in the election. the committee is deeply concerned that intransigents can manipulate for political purposes. the committee will continue its efforts and will insist -- the

cia told the house committee it was too busy with the president's review to help. a former intelligence officers tells fox news that knowing the russian leaders intent would be challenging. >> if you're going after, you have to have someone next to that leader so the idea of finding out intent has to be clearly defined and based on having a human intelligence asset, a spy, inside of the very circle you're trying to collect on. >> whether these investigations on capitol hill and full review requested by president obama, a former senior intelligence officer said the probes are creating a paper trail that will make it harder for mr. trump and the russian president to build a close relationship after january 20th, megyn. >> catherine, thank you. joining me now with more, peter king, member of the

homeland security committee and permanent select committee on intelligence. what does it tell you that agencies refused congress demands that she show up and share intel? >> megyn, absolutely disgraceful. all we have heard from the intelligence community over the last several months is that they could not say that there was any attempt to undermine hillary clinton to help donald trump. the consensus was was that there was an attempt by russians to put the cloud over the election. to create this unity. that's what is happening right now. as the intelligence community is doing it, nothing at all ever told to us. they said, they couldn't prove it, that there was an attempt to favor one candidate over the other. director clapper, director of national intelligence said that publicly on november 17th. now we have, as far as i know, there is no decision by the cia. there is no consensus opinion. yet we find it in the "new york times," in the washington post

and yet the house committee on intelligence is told nothing about this. and yet it's our committee, nunez, who is over the agency. this violate all protocols and is almost as if people in the intelligence committee are carrying out a disinformation campaign against the president-elect of the united states. it is absolutely disgraceful. and if they're not doing it, it must be someone in the house or senate who is leaking false information. and there should be a full investigation of this. >> so you're telling me that when the washington post had this report on friday citing anonymous sources saying the cia and found out russia interfered in the campaign. that's the first you heard of it from the washington post. now this would be your next and best attempt to get the cia to come before you and have you oversight responsibility over them and they refuse? >> they absolutely refuse. they have had team to leak it to

the washington post and washington post but don't have time to come to congress and house committee on intelligence that has the absolute jurisdiction over the cia and intelligence community. >> you don't believe that wab that we're too busy to help you right now because we're busy helping president obama? you don't believe that? >> no. it's their job to come. they don't have any choice. they have to come in. especially when they have created this, the week before the electoral college is meeting -- >> what are they doing? it is tough to believe they don't have time. it is a big agency. they can't have one person to go to congress who represents us for oversight purposes? why would they play this game and refuse to appear before you? >> first of all, i don't think there is any conclusion they are attempting to favor donald trump over hillary clinton. who is the cia? when they say the cia made this conclusion, who? is that brennan? who in the cia has done this? there is no finding and no assessment that we've seen.

if they had, they had an obligation to show it to us. maybe there is none. this could be a whole house of cards. i find this disinformation to discredit the incoming president-elect. >> that's quite an accusation. these are spies who risk their lives to protect us, i mean, that that's -- general hayden was out yesterday saying this kind of thing, these guys put their lives on the line. wlae sa what he said, cia director said they are are in harm's way to find out things that would otherwise be unavailable. by what moral authority does a director put his people at risk. that's former head of cia. do you go too far of intentionally -- in a campaign. >> that's their obligation. why tell the house intelligence committee, if something so dramatic happened between november 17th and this week to change their assessment, didn't they have the obligation to come

before the congress and tell us that? we're the ones with jurisdiction. nunez is the one they should have gone too. someone. or again, speaker of the house. they have an obligation do that. and to come out with this and say the cia has this and no one in the cia is speaking, no one on the record, so if it is true, they are laeblging it. thaents a crime. if somebody is making it up that's also -- this stinks. it is wrong and listen, this could well be the conclusion sometimes. if it is, they have to do it in a proper way. they have not done it. so far i think this is disgraceful what's happened. >> wow. extraordinary. congressman king, thank you, sir. >> let me say, 99% in the cia are great. but someone here is behind this and is irresponsible. >> in just five day webs s, the --

an unprecedented development, there is a possibility that they may seek to overturn the election over these allegations that mr. trump got a helping hand from the russians. again, allegations. trace gallagher picks up the story from there. trace? >> megyn, because donald trump won 306 electoral votes, anti-trump activists would need to convince 37 republican electors to voes against him. harvard professor of law says he knows of 20 gop electors who are considering ditching trump. he is even offering them free legal council which could come in handy considering 29 states,

including 14 that voted for trump, have laws that bind electors to the candidate who won. professor lessic offered no evidence to back up his claim which is being directly contradicted by the state gop committees who say that only one gop elector, from texas, revealed his intention to vote against trump. state and national gop leaders have been in constant contact with republican electors to make sure they lock down their votes. although, democratic operatives are still actively trying to sway those people. but even gop electors who have criticized donald trump say they will still vote for him. because they would never dream of disenfranchising their state's vot now there are 50 of so-called hamilton electors. there were 10. hamilton, by the way, is a reference to alexander hamilton who said in the federal pap

thaer ers /* ipers must be elected without undue influence. james clapper is asked for a briefing on russian interference in the election. outgoing senator harry reid says they deserve that briefing. there is no indication they will get it. most electors to ever reject a president-elect was in 1808 when six turned against james madison. >> six, all rightright, trace, thank you. fox news digital politics editor chris stirewalt. i'm getting over this hideous sickness. >> you mean the election. >> they spent money on my chair but it failed already. good to see you. >> and you. >> six electoral votes a hundred plus years ago. now they say they may, maybe best case scenario have 20. which leads their effort exactly where? >> well, not to disagree with professor gallagher, but in

1876, they actually overturned the electoral college. electoral college went cablooey because of totals. this is important. because the reason that the electoral college went cablooey between tillman and hayes was that there was a massive fight over whether the votes were legitimate. that's why they blew up the electoral college. that's why they needed a special commission. it's because there was something wrong with the votes. in this case, there is a complaint that russians were involved in the campaign but there is no allegation anywhere. no person, not the frothiest clintonista of all of the frothiest clintonistas that russians did anything to the vote with be to the machines, to the totals. where this is coming from -- >> they say a mind meld, getting in people's heads about hillary being bad because of the wikileaks and so fso forth beforehand. i don't know what the democrats

theory is on it either, chris. i mean, you tell me. tell the viewers what would happen if they had, you know, these unfaithful electors who went in there and tried to hand the election to hillary clinton. then what happens? >> well, if these folks had their way, and there were 37 people who voted not for donald trump, they would all have to vote for hillary clinton. if they didn't all vote for hillary clinton, donald trump would be just under 270. they would send it to the house of representatives and he would be president anyway. they are selling snake oil. oh, one more time. one more time to try to stop trump. and delegitmize him as he goes into his presidency. when donald trump says the election was rigged and votes would be stolen from him if he lost, it would be because the votes were stolen, that was playing recklessly with our system of elections. and hillary clinton called him on it. and hillary clinton said that was a bad idea.

now we get to the point that democrats are doing the same thing and they aught to be ashamed of themselves. we need these institutions to work to have this function. >> the republicans were disappointed when barack obama won twice but this stuff didn't take place. you know, there are grapes and they may be very sour, but they're going to have to eat them. >> right. you have to still tip the glass. chris, great to see you. up next we will take up the breaking news we just got to with the cia and other agencyes. kellyanne conway is here . we will ask her are some of the community playing politics here? plus, incoming white house chief of staff suggesting the new administration will be shaking up the traditional relationship with the media. former white house press secretary dana perino is here along with katrina pearson who is rumored to be on the very short list as trump's potential press secrcrcrcrcr

with the president-elect moving closer and closer to the white house, meetings at trump tower are ramping up. president-elect trump sat down with the heads of amazon, apple, facebook and a number of other tech giants with the notable and

perhaps ironic exception of twitter. can you believe? we have kellyanne conway here tonight on the very latest. first our chief white house correspondent john roberts gets us up to speed. john? >> megyn, good evening to you. why twitter was not invited to this tech summit today, quote, they are not big enough. this was the highest profile summit to take place so far since the election at trump tower. donald trump getting together with a room full of high-tech billionaires. most of whom in the room actively campaigned against him. raising a lot of money for hillary clinton during the election campaign. we don't know how they felt about the meeting because none of them would stop and talk to the press pool on their way out but here's the basic case that donald trump made. he want to be all about jobs and growing the economy. and feels if everyone is pulling in the same direction there's a much better chance that economy will grow and more jobs created. and these high-tech billions have a lot of stake in the trump

also because they have billions stashed overseas. he doesn't want it pay high taxes on them. he will allow them to repatriate the money without high taxes and if you look at the high-tech stocks they've been doing well since he was elected back on the 8th. listen to trump. >> you're doing well right now. and i'm very honored by the bounce. they are all talking about the bounce. right now everyone has to like me at least a little bit. but we're going to try and have that bounce continue. and perhaps even more, keeping going with the incredible innovation. so now the latest on where trump is with his campaign picks, he's got ryan zinke he will announce for interior. that leaves agriculture and veterans affairs. top pick for agriculture right now is democratic senator from north dakota, but she is getting her arms twisted and perhaps being threatened with

kneecapping by a lot of democrats who say if you take this job it's likely that they are going to put a republican in your place. so she might not take it. second pick is the congresswoman from south dakota, but she said she doesn't want the job. veterans affairs is proving to be particularly thorny. they don't yet have a really strong candidate. we might not hear about these megyn for the next couple of days or even couple of weeks. >> thank you. we haven't heard anything so far from team trump about the fight from leaders and intel agencies suggesting there is russian interference in the election to benefit donald trump. but fortunately we have kellyanne conway with us tonight so we can ask her live. great to see you. >> thank you, megyn. >> what do you make of the fact cia and other spy agencies thumbed their nose at congressional oversight leaders who are supposed to be there for us to keep an eye on them when it come to the leak from the washington post on friday. >> we should be very concerned about that. you add closed door house intelligence briefing and no

sooner did people walk out than apparently some folks were talk to the media. maybe not in this instance but at some point it could put all of us at risk. for what purpose? to politicize or carry favor with the mainstream media? none of that is worth leaking secrets. >> this is what i was trying to do with congressman -- >> yes. >> the mowing that cia is doing anything other than working to protect us would sound very foreign note of people. >> i'm not suggesting that. >> you do you think they are politicizing this? >> no. i think people that want this to be the permanent campaign, the election deniers, and a whole group of them. not just team hillary, but a group that never conceived the possible that donald trump would be their president and he has been for 35 days now, they are politicizing it. i believe as president-elect said which is more important than my opinion, he has great faith in the intelligence committee. in this particular instance, if you read some of these news accounts in mainstream papers where people are reading something saying it must be

true, i just read five paragraphs strong where it is an outright assertion that russia changes the election result, that is just not proven, not false and dangerous to our democracy. i went back and looked at what hillary clinton said on live television at the last debate in las vegas on november 19 and when donald trump said i will keep you in suspense whether i will accept election result, she shot back saying this is scary. >> horrifying. >> yes. she said it was horrifying. now that she hasn't won, she would be the strongest voice, maybe she will come here and talk to you tomorrow. >> not likely. >> she needs to call off the dogs and say there is no proof. >> also not likely. by the way, is it true he didn't have twitter there because i know they say they weren't big enough. but the rumor is the report is that there was just dispute about whether there could be an emoji, you know the characters, showing crooked hillary during

the campaign and twitter refused and that trump was ticked off. >> i never heard discussion of that at all. that would be too unserious given what the stakes are here and how these forums are put together. >> he is not always serious. >> he is very focused. >> sometimes light hearted. >> he is very light hearted. humorous but very serious. he has the gravity and responsibility and i think frankly the humility with what comes with being the president-elect. i thought today's meeting was fantastic. not just because they were quote political opponent. that doesn't matter in this regard. it matters that you are talking to people along with the president and vice president of the out, megyn, who actually can make a difference and increase vocational educational opportunities. really get serious about cybersecurity. >> at least he is hearing them. there could be no criticism of him -- >> his final comment is he would like to do that more often, perhaps a quarterly tech meeting. >> the question is, if they don't do any likes what does that do to him and does the

relationship continue? he is taking heat and soar trump sons for attending that meeting, donald trump jr and eric trump because they are supposed to take over trump organization. and he says the boys will run it but if they are going to run it what were they doing that meeting and shouldn't he more clearly draw the lines between the political side of the trump organization and the business side? >> i think that's an unfair accusation toward the trump adult kids. they can sit in a meet wrg their father is convening with the nag's largest tech titans who also have a responsibility i think to the public good to make sure that we have educational vocation opportunities and -- >> but the next time facebook or google deals with eric or donald trump jr on a matter relating to the trump organization if they ever do, then they understand these are both businessmen and

connected and spokes people to the president of the united states. >> i think that's really unfair to them. they are not spokes people, they are sons. >> this is going to come out-ash lot of people -- >> i know. i read the same the reports and same twitter feed. i think it is incredibly irresponsible to say that don jr and eric and ivanka and jared can't be at a meeting -- >> well be ivanka and jared are different because they won't be running -- >> these are his sons. >> yeah, so they should choose. will we see them in government-run meetings while running the business- >> there is a lot going on with the 25th and 26 ofth story of the trump towers at great expense to the trump family frankly trying to figure out how best to structure and how best to comply with protocols so that this very unusual situation where you don't have a typical politician who just moves his or her government pension to the next government job but someone who is incredibly brilliant and

successful businessman with assets on multiple continent -- >> understood. but the country has a right to believe in its lead earns under there are lines drawn -- >> yes, of course. aren't you happy to have the transparency and hopeness to see them in the meeting? >> if it is inappropriate, great we would have found out, there are a lot of people there. >> it is not inappropriate. >> it is clear this line has been drawn between the two sides. >> it is an incredibly capable executives in the trump corporation. >> no question. >> who will continue to -- >> no question. but they have to choose which horse they're on. major players, raising new questions over how a trump white house will deal with the media. press. former trump campaign spokesperson katrina pearson is here along with dina parrino. they are both toing to tell us what this means and we will ask katrina whether or not she is getting the job of white house press secretary. credit karma?

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for the last month i decided not to do interviews because they give interviews and chop up your sentences and cut them short. you will have this beautiful flowing sentence where the back of the sentence reverts to the front and they cut the back off, and i say i i never said that. so i said, i'm not going to deal -- they are very dishonest people. i said i'm not going to deal with them. [ crowd booing ] >> his beautiful flowing sentence. the beautiful flowing sentences that got cut off and that's why he doesn't talk to the media. that's president-elect donald trump last night taking news shots at the media during his

thank you speech in wisconsin. then reasons priebus making it clear they will shake things up when it come to the situation with the press. >> i think that many things have to change. and even looking at things like the daily, you know, the daily white house briefings from the press secretary. i mean, there's a lot of dirent ways that things can be done. the point of all of this conversation is that the traditions while some of them are great, i think it's time to revisit a lot of these things that have been done in the white house and i can assure you that change is going to happen. >> katrina pearson is former national spokesperson for the trump campaign. dana perino up in a minute. so i love that, the beautiful flowing sentences. like trump's -- his words are the bre /* brek shampoo commercl of 2016. if only they wouldn't cut it off

you could hear how beautiful it was. what do they mean when they say changes are coming. >> looking with megyn, donald trump was not your traditional candidate. he has made several promises throughout this entire cycle of making changes. the president-elect is a very efficient man. he wants things done very effectively. that means they will likely be changes in all aspects of government. >> like what? one of the things that left people shocked today that perhaps the white house press corps would not be seated according to rank or news organization and they might mix things up. are they considering that at trump level? >> i will echo the incoming chief of staff, and just say, everything is being looked at. there are things that they feel that could be done differently to be more effective. if that is one of the things they will decide you will hear about it. nothing has been decided yet. this is something under discussion because there are things that need to be changed throughout the entire government

not just at -- with the press sector in the white house. >> what about you? you are rumored to be on the short list, the reports are that sean spicer, who is reince priebus's deputy is the favorite, if you will. but you're on the list. and then today there is a report that our own kimberly gill foil might be on the list as well. you will have some stiff competition, but is it a position you would like? >> there are a lot of rumors. i can't discuss who is being discussed for what position. you know, but i will tell you, megyn, is i have been coming to trump tower for over year and a half now. and all of a sudden this week it became headline. so there is really nothing there. i work there. i'm a senior adviser to the trump transition team. that's really all this is. >> tell us this, on january 21st after he's been sworn in and there's no more transition team, do you foresee a career in government service? >> none of those decisiones have been made yet. but i will happily make myself

available in the president-elect wants my help, 100%. i fully support donald trump. i've told him that from the beginning. i've been on this show a number of times to help him be successful and i will continue to do so. >> you've always been a lovely guest and treated everyone here beautifully and been a loyal defender of his as well. thank you. >> thanks, megyn. >> author of the new book "let me tell you about jasper", b -- >> boy have i come a long way. >> and congrats on the success of the book. >> thanks. and to you. good to see you again. >> yes we've both been on these book tours. beautiful flowing sentences were being chopped up. you tell me whether it would be a big deal for trump to, a, mess up the seating chart at the white house press corps, or b, go beyond that when it comes to access they have to him. >> it is a big deal for the press corps. you've heard the saying nobody likes change except for a baby. the press really doesn't like

change. and if you look at the business models over the past 15 years that's been very clear. but they are playing catch up and people adjust. when it comes to seating chart i know that ari fleischer did it differently. i'm not sure that how when i inherited the press secretary job we turned that back over to the white house press corps to decide who sat where. because what did i care? once the briefing started i could call on who i wanted to. >> reince priebus said look this arranged seating thing was a br barack obama deal -- >> it wasn't, it was reagan deal. >> president obama said check your history, because it wasn't us. >> yes. >> there is peaking order. and if you don't get bended knee and kiss the ring and that would be the head of the press corps, not the president, you won't get in the front row. there is definite lay change in the way that trump deals with the media. >> always has. >> that thing about not giving interview webs that's potentially problematic.

though since he was elected, he has given interviews. >> yes. for example, when he sat down for 60 minutes, chris wallace interview, it is only 35 dayes. when they get started and they get into the grind of governing, i think they will find actually a daily press briefing is very useful both to the white house and to the press that is charged with covering them. >> but donald trump loves to be on camera and he is electric in front of it. he does have this, they say, they call -- it is true, he is. and he seems to get a jones off of that. the idea of him not dealing with the press seems hard to imagine. >> think about it. barack obama does the same thing. one of the things he did when he first came in is he stopped having the photo -- they call them photo dogs, come in for general pictures. i thought, why would you do that because he never takes a bad picture. it is easy to do and for a press secretary, is t is like, can the press come in and take a picture. yes, fine, cross that off your

list. but when president obama started talking directly to the people then the press corps was like oh, my gosh, how does that work? they adjust and it works itself out. i have no doubt donald trump's team will do things differently but they will also find there are some basic rules of the road that are beneficial to them. and they can't expect that white house press corps will come in and write glowing reviews about their boss. >> remember trump told the "new york times" they will be very happy. and i've been say, they aren't going to be very happy. >> but are they tired of winning? i don't know. >> dana perino, tell me more about jasper. one final thing. give me a thought to think about. >> he is in south carolina this week, for the holidays. >> nice. enjoying fresh air? >> i miss him. >> which we don't have in new york city. >> can wear a sock monkey coat for christmas. someone gave it to me during the book tour. >> great to see you. >> thanks. a new cease-fire is supposed

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executed in the street just the latest atrocity out of there. connor powell is covering the breaking news from the middle east tonight. conor? >> reporter: for the last years aleppo has been controlled by syria's opposition. there was a brutal campaign to retake aleppo. now really only about a square mile or so is under control by the opposition forces that has been a brutal bloody campaign to retake that, the u.n. describing the situation there as dire. there are reports that the assad regime is keeks utiexecuting th in the streets. many activist are taking to social media to post their farewells. have a listen. >> we want to defeat them. we didn't want anything else but freedom. you know, this world doesn't like freedom, it seems.

>> reporter: now the cease-fire is in place to allow bothcy rilians ri civilians to leave the main areas where there are pockets of resistance and to allow fighters to surrender without being killed. cease-fire is supposed to go into effect last night, megyn. that cease-fire however never took hold. it appears right few there is a brief moment of calm. evacuations are meant to begin in the next hour as the sun is due to rise in aleppo and we will see if that happens. the history of cease-fires in syria, as you well know, has been very, very difficult to get them to take hold to allow this fighting to stop. >> absolutely. conor powell, thank you. joining us now, mark teason, a fox news contributor and founding director of georgetown politics and public service. it's dark. and you know, the question mark is somebody who worked in the bush administration, you were chief speechwriter for george w.

bush, you know, obviously he made decisions when it came to iraq that country lives with to this day. iraqis do as well. the question is whetherck obama. >> it certainly is his responsibility. set one who did nothing to stop the situation. josh earnest was at the podium today and he said, this is a quote be even our harshest critics can't articulate some and if he had the commander this chief would have. the alternative was very clear. step one. don't withdraw all u.s. troops out of iraq and lift your boot off of the terrorist necks. his advisors, secretary of defense, told him don't do that. we need troops in the country. step two, do something to support the pro western secular moderate in syria. petraeus, secretary of defense

panetta, all came into obama's office and said if you do not support the opposition it'll create a vacuum that isis will come in to fill. general flynn warned him. this is a quote from 2012, the detier yas from the situation in syria has dire consequences and create the ideal for ice toys return toity old pockets and declare an islamic state and renew terrorist elements from all over the arab world. that happened. he was warned in 2012. >> mo, why isn't this on barack obama? it is not like iraq and we didn't go over there and start a war with syria. but they crossed a red line barack obama said they could not cross and we did nothing. >> i think it is important to look back at that moment in time. i think, you know, to the greatest question as to what this is going to mean for his legacy, i think this is going to be one of those areas that history is going to forever

debate as maybe with the darkest moment in his foreign policy. >> it's a genocide. we are allowing it to happen. >> and you know, the question then is could it happen prevented without putting significant military presence on the ground. and if you think back to what this president ran on, in 2008 and what the mood of the country was during period in time -- >> no one made him set that red line. no one made him do that with chemical weep yo chemical weapons. saying if do you that you cross a line. >> and his advisors again told him, when he sat his -- they leaked it all to the wall street journal. when he said we won't enforce the red line they all went to the wall street journal and told them we said you have to enforce the red line. they are using chemical weapons. cle chlori chlorine gas in aleppo today. >> nothing changes. notwithstanding the videos of the children begging for help,

mo. i'll give you the last word. >> we had susan rice over at georgetown a couple of months ago to talk about the obama legacy and she laid out syria as the biggest frustration, biggest challenge that this administration wishes it could have figured out a different way to do. i don't know that there is an easy answer to this. especially with russia's involvement in recent months. this is now a global conflict and the next president who has said he wants to work with assad, you know, i worry that it's about to get worse before it gets better. >> it was never easy and it is getting harder by the moment. good to see you both, guys. >> half a million dead. >> half a million dead. >> just ahead, the

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