congressman, is ben rhodes still playing the media in washington, d.c. and new york to follow his rabbit holes down to whatever trail they wants them to go on? >> a lot of the people we talked to think that, if you look at some of the leaks that have come out, for example, when the president is having a conversation with a foreign leader, there may be a memo that's generated, distributed to the national security counsel. next thing you know, it's on the front page of the paper. we've gotten a lot of information saying, look, there's only so many places that would come from. and the obama holdover working with rhodes, that's been a place we've been encouraged to look. i want to look at that because i think it's distorted the president's ability to simply conduct foreign relations if there's going to be selected leaking of his conversations with foreign leaders in ways that are damaging to him or at least purporting to damage him. that's not the way we want our government to function. >> are you going to call ben rhodes to testify? you seemed to imply that

but we confirmed ben rhodes was on capitol hill as well yesterday.was the top adviser in the obama administration on issues of national security. i received a statement about it from his lawyer a short time ago and reads as follows. "yesterday ben rhodes met voluntarily with the intelligence committee as part of the investigation into russia's interference in the 2016 u.s. presidential election. mr. rhodes was pleased to cooperate and is supportive of efforts to investigate russia's unprecedented interference in our election." many have been calling for mr. rhodes to testify as part of the investigation into leaks. we don't know because of his closed testimony whether or not that came up yesterday. we do know he was there, rhodes, on capitol hill. we know he testified. that's one story. the other story this house i.t. staffer that worked for the democratic congress woman debbie wasserman schultz. it was in a dulles airport. the guy was said to be on his way out of the country, maybe eventually to pakistan. the first stop was in qatar. but instead of

including ben rhodes. who worked for president obama. he said this is a huge deal. obamas or bushes would never have done this. violate the the most fundamental norms separatinging military and politics. why does the president believe it was appropriate to make a political pitch like that in this forum? >> the president is committed to repealing and replacing obamacare. we have a system that's completely collapsing. it's failed at all levels. we have to make a major shift. inaction is not an option. the president was making that clear yesterday and speaking to not just the people in the room but the american people. >> what does he want the senate to do this week? it sure seems like repeal and replace has died. does he want them to repeal obamacare and replace it at the same time? or does he just want them to repeal it? >> as we have said many times, our pref presenerence is to rep replace. we have a system that is not sustainable. we have to lower premiums. we have to create better care. we have to start doing that right now. >> on that, the president spoke about h

there's another one where he on another halloween picture where ben rhodes daughter dressed up in anelephant costume, comes into the oval office and he lies down on the floor of the oval office and for up in the air. so it's those unique moments that you can't ever plan, you don't know if they're about to happen. >> and i think it tells you about his personality, what he's like as a person. >> and not just a weighty picture. of him in a situation room or him you know, agonizing over what's happening in syria, those kind of pictures are important and they tell you a lot but the presidency, but these other ones that i mentioned tell you a lot about him as a person. >> did the president ever a photo that you chose? >> it didn't really work that way. >>. >> i think the trusted me if we were going to make public a picture that i, i would put out an appropriate picture. i think if you look at some of the earlier pictures that we released, where he was dealing with the economic crisis and you could say these are not the kind of traditional pictures you see where he's got his head in his han

that were born in beltway by people who've never worn a uniform, people in the white house like ben rhodes, they helped create the fire storm that is middle east and isis today. we are open to new ideas because the last 16 years have failed national interests and the american tax payer. >> there were plenty of people who wore a uniform who advised president obama and president bush. >> not people as influential as ben rhodes who had a master's degree in fictional writing. >> retired. >> that is disastrous. >> i'm sure he'd put his graduate degree against yours any week. >> any time, glad to debate him on your show. >> top democrat on the house intelligence committee adam schiff will join us to respond. stay with us, we'll be right back. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis,... isn't it time to let the real you shine through? maybe it's time for otezla (apremilast). otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable after just 4 months,... with reduced redness,... thickness, and scaliness of p

when it was ben rhodes and the obama white house, they claimed executive privilege. i hope as the dust settles, credit goes to the trump administration. >> eric: why did you step down from the intel committee? here's a chance to push back on some of the nonsense. >> jason: i was the chair of the oversight committee paired one of my great frustrations. there are a lot of family reasons why step down. it wasn't that i was tired of winning, i can tell you that. i was frustrated particular with attorney general sessions for not turning over documents we had subpoenaed, issued documents. i think president trump is right. i think there is a lot of frustration with attorney general sessions prayed i was frustrated with him. >> eric: so was he. i literally spoke to him on friday paired he was frustrated. i will do this in a careful way. there are rumors, whispers are on the halls of congress right now that sessions may have possibly had tendered some sort of resignation or discussion surrounding resignation. >> kat: i don't think that would surprise anybody. in terms of kush

-- and this is in the white house records, i'm quoting verbatim -- when asked why we abstained ben rhodes thetaxpayer funded white house fiction writer says, quote, we abstained as samantha explained for a number of reasons. first,the united nations we continue to believe is a flawed venue for this issue in that it has frequently been used to single outisrael. not only was that effort u.s. led and u.s. pushed, but thenpublicly we were abstaining and we were abstaining for the reason that i just quoted from ben rhodes. and i really appreciate your testimony to help clear the record and the history on that. >> well, and if i could just add, i respect samantha power and have -- and appreciate her service very much but that was one of our lowest points in our country with what happened because the international community when they saw that we went against an ally, it set off a terrible tone in terms of where we're going to go and just to let you know how bad it was, when sheabstained the entire security council and the audience got upand applauded and israel was sitting there with their wife

. >> would former white house adviser ben rhodes have access to an unmasked citizen's name?i don't know the answer to that. >> would former attorney general loretta lynch have access to an unmasked citizen's name? >> in general, yes. as would any attorney general. mike: bradley, what does the fact that susan rice met with senate intelligence yesterday tell you about where the probe is at this stage? >> well, there's always been a dual track, looking into any potential meddling and interference by the russian government in the election, but there was also this separate issue in terms there was anything improper or unethical about how the obama administration had collected and reviewed various intelligence that possibly implicated president trump or any of his associates during the course of the campaign or the transition. i think it's a very appropriate inquiry to make, it certainly should be accountability and make sure nothing was done improperly. but without more, all we know is it appears ambassador rice had made requests, that they were apparently approved. there's no ev

including ben rhodes. obamas or bushes would never have done this. vie rate ises the norms separating military and -- why does the president believe it was appropriate to make a political pitch like that in this forum? >> the president is committed to repealing and replacing obamacare. we have a system that's completely collapsing. we have to make a major shift. insax not an option. the president was making that clear yesterday and speaking to not just the people in the room but the american people. >> what does he want the senate to do this week? it sure seems like repeal and replace has died? does he want them to repeal owe ma kair and replace it at the same time? >> we have said many times our preference is repeal and replace. we have a system that is not sustainable. we have to lower premiums. we have to create better care. we have to start doing that right now. >> on about health care in a "new york times" interview. a 21-year-old could get insurance for $12 a year. let's listen. you're 21 years old. you start working. and you're paying $12 a ye

and people want to know if ben rhodes is one of those people who has been questioned former national security advisor to president obama, is he calling his former colleagues who are currently working at the white house, obama holdouts and leaking information? is he helping to leak things? what do you think about the leaks coming out of the white house in the intelligence community? how do you stop it? >> well, you know, i think you do investigate that. i would like to see a firmer hand at the white house. i think you need to do whatever you need to do to stop that. national security is at play and our credibility around the world. the president's made some wonderful successful trips to foreign nations lately, most recently france. we're doing good things in the middle east. we're having successes there, but we can't succeed if people are playing politics in every aspect of this. that's serious business, national security. >> yeah, but the point is is i mean, it's not stopping. and it feels like there's a real undermining going on from the intelligence community to this president. >>

i would argue they should start with their investigations and center on ben rhodes, former dep see of nsa with his echo chamber. it comes to a dumb dozen people doing most of the leaking and using three to five outlets with media enableers. you get one or two in handcuffs you'll silence a lot of leaks. the second thing -- the second thing that i really think president trump needs to do is emphasize the president's intelligence advisory board. something eisenhower started because he was having trouble with his intelligence community. board needs to stack it with trump loyalists and use them to bring reform to the intelligence community. >> bill: good context. it appears to me, doug, that the rest of the administration is getting the message. department of justice said this. we agree the staggering number of leaks is undermining our government to protect the country. whenever a case can be made we'll seek to put people in jail and aggressively pursue leak cases wherever they may lead. maybe that leads to handcuffs. the vice president told this to tucker just last night also, watch. >> t

ben rhodes allegedly grilled by the same house intelligence panel about leaks.e leaks to damage the trump administration. and sick and police gravity. one message calling for the murders of police officers. another reading kill a cop, save a life. so far no arrests have been made. ed? ed: thanks, ainsley. a teacher's union leader under fire this morning for comparing school choice, yes, to segregation. randy winegarr ten saying make no mistake this use of privatization coupled with disinvestment are slightly only polite cousins of segregation. here to discuss is blaze host lawrence jones. what's your response? >> well, it's false, first of all, we know the only mission of this teacher's union and this president is to serve teachers. it's to serve students. when you hear these talking heads or these union reps talking about an issue from a race standpoint, it's only to insight people and to get them worked out. her real interest is the teacher, not the students. ed: in fact, there are a lot of african-american students, young students who benefit from school choi

i mean, when i tried as chairman of the oversight committee to bring in ben rhodes to talk about theprivilege. i think the trumps need to get a lot of credit for openness and transparency. they didn't delete their emails they provided their emails. when they said we need to talk to you they talked to them. rather than a stiff arm. steve: congressman, you know there is a double standard in washington, d.c. and mainstream media. >> double standard with the united states senate republicans because they are holding them to a much higher standard with very little evidence than they ever did the clintons. that investigation, why did it end? just because there was a political election. i think that's why. ainsley: people all up in arms about that meeting with donald trump jordan russian lawyer. jared happened to be in on that meeting and so did paul manafort. jared is going to go in front of the committee today. 1 pages. we have it here we have been reading it one point he shook hands and made pleasantries with the russian ambassador. the kiss lee ache guy. he said it lasted less than a min

because when i was covering president obama ben rhodes and other aides used to tell us covering g-20d that relationship. what did president obama do with the chinese in terms of getting them toe crack down on north korea? i started by sayings a reporter i want to make clear that president trump has to back this up with action with the chinese. what did president obama do for 8 years with the chinese? now all of a sudden the left is going to say. pete: they built islands. >> the obama administration. meanwhile, exactly, abby. look where we are with north korea. what did president obama do in 8 years? todd: hopefully 22 minutes we will have guidance what president trump is going to be doing on the table with china. abby: great to see you. loretta lynch is now denying allegations that she told hillary clinton's campaign that the fbi's email probe would not go too far. her lawyer claiming, quote, those communications did not take place. well, former fbi director james comey testified last month that lynch instructed him to refer to the fbi's email investigation as a, quote, matter. flinc

those people and i believe it was either john brennan, ben rhodes, someone at that level, jim clap histely correct. purposefully spinning it this as part of the mainstream media narrative against the president. again, the american people have an intelligence community that's supposed to be protecting them. you have political appointees like these guys doing the wrong thing, manipulating and weaponizing information. clayton: people wonder why people don't trust the media. fake news media. colonel, great to see you this morning. >> thanks for having me. good to be on. clayton: coming up on the show while you were sleeping, defense secretary james mattis making a big decision about transgendered troops searching in the military. abby: media's latest attack on president trump claiming is he mentally unfit to hold that office. corey lewandowski is mad about this and he is live in the next hour ♪ hold on tight to your dreams ♪ well, hold on tight to your dreemsz dreams. boats, homes, motorcycles... even umbrella coverage. this guy's gonna wish he brought his umbrella. fire at will! how'd you

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my colleague ben brown spoke to anne 0wens, whose grandfatherjack mudd fought at passchendaele and officer bill rhodes view it is very important to be here. we had plans to be sure before we knew of the service, we have been planning it for about nine years. we had a lwa ys it for about nine years. we had always planned and then luckily we both got the ballot and i was asked to be part of calling names. tell us about the virtual grandfather, the letter she wrote to his wife exhume any of the soldiers who either died or were injured or went missing, they wrote to the long ones before going into battle. what's itjack writes to his wife? he told all about life as it was at the time. he apparently got into some offensive with nine people and only three came out. something like that. and he was going into battle and something big was happening and she didn't hear any more until december. she knew he was missing and put out adverts in the paper, allsorts of things to try and find out where he was. he was officially told that he was missing presumed dead until december 19 18. a whole year later was when he w