cry from washington is that someone needs to control the information enter the house permanent select committee on intelligenceshared by burbank's own representative adam schiff who in mid october held a very special hearing titled misinformation conspiracy theories and info demick so stopping the spread on line. in bode demick really. what a word while republicans refused to attend the hearing because they were probably too busy losing their minds over twitter and facebook for refusal to promote the hunter biden laptop scandal which let's be honest is basically the republican version of the steel dossier except rather than p. tapes it's crack pipes and g.q. style bathtub shots the democrats on the committee readily feasted on the tall tales put forward on the dangers of fake news and this information by a quartet of experts quote unquote featuring former cia agent turned fake news guru cindy otis and the wilson center's this information fellow nina janko wittes. i'm sorry what in the hell is of this information fellow how do you become a distance or information fellow. these are good question.

cry from washington is that someone needs to control the information enter the house permanent select committee on intelligence shared by burbank's own representative adam schiff who in mid october held a very special hearing titled misinformation conspiracy theories and in both demick stopping the spread on line in bowed demick really. a word while republicans refused to attend the hearing because they were probably too busy losing their minds over twitter and facebook for refusal to promote the hunter biden laptop scandal which let's be honest is basically the republican version of the steel dossier except rather than p. tapes it's crack pipes and g.q. .

enter the house permanent select committee on intelligence shared by burbank's own representative adam schiff who in mid october held a very special hearing titled misinformation conspiracy theories and in both demick 6 stopping the spread. in bowed demick really what a word while republicans refused to attend the hearing because they were probably too busy losing their minds over twitter and facebook for refusal to promote the hunter biden laptop scandal which let's be honest is basically the republican version of the steel dossier except rather than p. tapes it's crack pipes and g.q. style bathtub shots the democrats on the committee readily feasted on the tall tales put forward on the dangers of fake news and this information by a quartet of experts quote unquote featuring former cia agent turned fake news guru cindy otis and the wilson center's disinform ation fellow mena jan quits. i'm sorry what in the hell is a business information fellow how do you become a distance or information fellow. these are good questions but none of those were asked anyway while the committee batted ar

enter the house permanent select committee on intelligence shared by burbank's own representative adam schiff who in mid october held a very special hearing titled misinformation conspiracy theories and in both demick 6 stopping the spread in imposed demick really what a word while republicans refused to attend the hearing because they were probably too busy losing their minds over twitter and.

notice after this news broke tonight is congressman adam schiff, chair of the house permanent select committee on intelligencewas your reaction to this announcement tonight? >> well, i think it was much the same as yours. i think we can rely on what the director of the fbi has to say. he didn't have much to say but he does have a history of speaking truth to power, unlike sole in the current administration. and i think he is absolutely right. the fbi will do everything in its power to ascertain what foreign powers are doing and to try to stop any interference in the election. as far as director ratcliffe's statement, the two example that's he gave of iranian interference, the mailing of the emails purportedly from the proud boys to democratic voters appear to be an effort to suppress the democratic vote, or an effort to inflame the democratic vote or simply to sow chaos. this video that suggests that there could be counterfeit ballots from overseas. it is hard to see how that could be hurtful to the president west don't know whether this is just ratcliffe's spin or the assessment of the analysts. tragically,

>> joining us now congressman adam schiff of california, the chairman of the house permanent select committee on intelligenceairman schiff, what was your reaction to hear a former national security adviser of this president very plainly saying that donald trump is aiding and abetting vladimir putin? >> first i was glad that he spoke out. and others need to as well. those who work with donald trump and understand what a threat he poses to the country cannot in good conscious remain silent anymore. what he had to say and bear in mind this is the second national security adviser of the president after bolton to say the president can't be trusted to defend the country. the merits of what he's saying that the president is aiding and abetting putin are sadly all too much on the mark. after all, putin and russia are intervening in our election right now, right now as people are voting the russians are interfering to try to help donald trump and sew discord. they're trying to amplify the president's false statements about whether we can trust the results of the election. what is the president doing? he's still prais