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[guitar playing gently]
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Fuck you, James Comey
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I've got nothing else to say
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I've got a bad head cold
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That just won't go away
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So fuck you, James Comey
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Just seriously fuck you
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Fuck you and your cohorts
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I'm so tired of you dudes
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I'm so tired of your bullshit
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Your presence is a curse
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And I hope it comes back to you tenfold
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And a thousand times worse
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Fuck you, James Comey
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You vile sack of poo
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You try to act all innocent
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But it's easy
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- To see through
-He won.
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And I'm so tired of this circus...
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The guy from The Apprentice
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is now president,
so that's... cool.
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Can't believe we had to fall back...
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Maybe Ivanka will tell him
what to do.
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Everybody says she cares
about the environment.
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[panting]
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Fuck you
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He said,
"Grab 'em by the pussy."
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- Fuck you
-Didn't everyone hear him say,
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"You can grab 'em by the pussy"?
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Fuck you
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James Comey
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[John King] When you look around right now,
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the Clinton chapter of the Democratic Party is over.
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We're gonna be okay.
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America will figure this out.
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[crying] I can't go
to school today, Daddy.
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They're gonna kill me.
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[woman sniffling]
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Are you okay?
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I'm fine, sir.
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[exhales]
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These were so funny a month ago.
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We should be looking
at likely scenarios now.
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Hate crimes spiking.
White nationalism.
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[McCabe]
Maybe he surrounds himself
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with people
who keep him in check.
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I mean, they won't just
let him govern by tweeting.
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I just...
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I keep thinking that we
were causal in some of this.
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It was razor-thin
in some states.
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You know what was causal?
She ran a horrible campaign.
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[Page]
What if none of that mattered?
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What if we didn't matter?
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What if the Russians
just handpicked
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our next president,
and we just fuckin' missed it?
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Good morning.
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[others]
Morning.
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I'm the guy
who got Donald Trump elected.
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We're still responsible for
monitoring the Russian threat
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and it just got
a whole lot worse.
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We need to get
a better understanding
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of what that means today.
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Now, what's in the PDB?
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-Morning.
-Morning.
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[woman]
Yeah, I saw the fucking memo.
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The fuck are you yelling
at me for?
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I'm not Jim Comey's boss.
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That guy couldn't pick me
out of a fucking...
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[Bob]
All the formers are up my ass.
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-[Yates] Everyone inside?
-They think it's our fault.
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[Axelrod] The formers can think
whatever they want.
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-They aren't here.
-Yeah, but you were.
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And what you let that
fucking guy do is disgusting.
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Could be the end
of the goddamn republic!
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[Yates] Morning. I saw
she was leading in Florida,
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so I curled up with
a romance novel and went to bed.
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How much did she win by?
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Today is a day to remember
that this is a...
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politically agnostic
institution.
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In that spirit,
we're gonna welcome
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every lawyer sent here
by the new administration,
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and we're gonna do
everything in our power
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to ensure their success
in serving and protecting
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the American people, right?
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Meanwhile,
we have until January the 20th
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to complete the projects
that are essential to us
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before our tenures here
are finished.
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What things do we most need
to get across the finish line?
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slow, somber music
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[exhales]
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[sighs]
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[sighs]
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[Obama]
Okay.
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We've been attacked onmy watch.
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I have to get my arms
around that.
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I want
a complete I.C. assessment
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of what just happened:
sources, methods.
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I have to protect this country
for the rest of my term
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and... prepare
the incoming president
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for the threat
he's about to face.
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Mr. President, what if he is
a part of that threat?
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Then I really need to get
my arms around it.
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What are the questions
I need to be asking?
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Well... how deeply did they
penetrate our democracy?
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Who in Russia directed
the effort?
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Did any Americans conspire
to help,
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and if so, how were they coerced
or enticed into doing so?
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I want it largely unclassified.
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I want it done
before I leave office.
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John. What's your gut on this?
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Mr. President, I don't know
enough yet to be sure.
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I'm troubled
by President-elect Trump's
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consistent unwillingness
to criticize Putin,
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even in private.
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That indicates to me
some sort of relationship,
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some sort of...
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coercive pressure
being applied. I'm...
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trying to limit myself
to facts here, but...
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I think it's fair
to start asking
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why Putin would want
Donald Trump elected.
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I have to believe it's more
than just a personal animus
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towards Secretary Clinton.
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And what does Putin stand
to gain by having a friend
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-in this office instead of me?
-Oh, sir,
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at the very least,
end to the financial sanctions
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you imposed on them
for invasion of Crimea.
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A weakening of our most critical
Western alliances.
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They're probably hoping
to collapse NATO.
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An end to the Iran nuclear deal.
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[Brennan] And we'll start
to allow drilling for oil
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-in the Arctic.
-[Clapper] Pathway
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for Turkish incursion
against the Kurds.
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Trade war with China.
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And most importantly...
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discord.
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The U.S. government consumed
by hyper-partisanship--
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war with itself.
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Republicans and Democrats no
longer able to govern together.
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That was the goal all along.
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Until we know better,
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we would ask that
you give careful thought
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to what intel
you're going to share
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with the incoming
administration...
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about anything Russia-related.
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All I've told him so far
is, uh...
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"Keep your eyes
on North Korea," and...
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"Don't hire Michael Flynn."
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Obviously, uh,
I'll be imposing new sanctions
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on Putin for this.
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[Obama takes deep breath]
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Okay, fellas, thank you.
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Jim, can you stay for a minute?
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Of course, Mr. President.
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Thank you, Pete.
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How's your family?
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Fine, sir, thank you. Yours?
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Shaken.
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I have hated this whole year.
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The last thing we wanted
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was to influence the election
in any way.
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-I know that.
-I'm trying not to prejudge.
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I'm trying to be hopeful about
the next four years, but...
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That's good,
because for the next four years,
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the Bureau is
likely to matter a lot.
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Well, um,
you'll have to keep it...
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pointed in the right direction,
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and I'm confident
you can do that.
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Thank you, sir.
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[Rosenstein]
Only Jim Comey
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could violate department norms,
throw an election,
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and still get an "attaboy"
from the outgoing president.
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[phone chimes]
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quiet, ominous music
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[Kislyak]
Did you see this?
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Yes. I saw it.
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I-I'm as upset as you are.
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I doubt that.
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Sanctions strangle my country,
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-not yours.
-I understand, Mr. Ambassador.
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Expelling 35 diplomats, closing two of our properties,
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financial hardship.
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Mr. Putin, my president,
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views these as unwarranted attacks on his people,
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and a personal insult.
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I understand.
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But, please,
tell him not to react.
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All right?
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The president-elect and I
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do not support
the Obama sanctions.
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Just let us get in there.
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We'll fix this.
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CLAPPER: In tab five
you'll find our conclusion,
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which is this:
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the Russian effort succeeded.
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They achieved their aim,
the election of Donald Trump,
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at minimal cost, without damage
to their own interests.
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And at this point, they have
no real incentive to stop.
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[McDonough]
Meaning we can expect more
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-of this kind of espionage.
-This was not espionage.
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Espionage connotes,
at least to us,
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a passive collection of intel.
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This was an attack.
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[Clapper]
And it will be replicated
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unless aggressive measures
are taken by this government
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to stop it.
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Did they hack only Democrats?
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No, sir, they hacked
both parties successfully.
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But they only weaponized
the info from the DNC.
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What else?
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Uh, sir, there is more material
in that report.
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A dossier.
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The I.C. did not commission
this material,
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and it's not integrated
into our analysis.
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But it comes
from a credible source,
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and we thought
we should brief you on it.
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[Clapper] The dossier alleges
a long history of financial ties
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between Donald Trump and Russia.
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Loans from Putin-run banks
and Russian oligarchs.
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Of particular concern is
a long-proposed Trump Tower
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in Moscow.
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We know that
on October the 13th, 2015,
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Donald Trump signed
a letter of intent
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with a Russian billionaire and
close Putin ally, Andrey Rozov,
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to build the tower,
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-money guaranteed by VTB.
-[scoffs]
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He said a hundred times
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on the campaign trail
he had no deals with Russia.
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He said a lot of things.
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There are other points
of coercion as well.
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The dossier also alleges
that in 2013...
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slow, dramatic music
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-
-[dialogue inaudible]
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And your confidence
in this intel?
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Nothing in the dossier
has been disproven to date.
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Okay.
[clears throat]
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So what's the plan?
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We feel a duty to warn the
president-elect on all of this.
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Even if the allegations
are false,
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they could be used
as leverage over him
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by Putin or his cohorts.
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And, of course, any public
disclosure of them
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could be highly impactful
to his presidency.
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Briefing him tomorrow
in New York.
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[Clapper]
Jim is going to go over
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the more salacious material
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with Mr. Trump privately
to spare the president-elect
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any undue embarrassment.
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We drew straws.
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I lost.
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[Johnson]
Jim.
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Before you go...
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When you sit down
with Trump tomorrow,
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it is vital that
you be very careful
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how you present
this information to him.
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I mean very careful.
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-You ever met him?
-No.
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What's your read on him?
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Well, the thing about Trump is,
he can take a beating,
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but he can't
actually take a punch.
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Meaning if half the country
hates him, he doesn't
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really give a damn,
but if one person insults him,
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he never gets past it.
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Now, you walk in there and
tell him what's in that dossier,
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he might think you're trying
to leverage him in some way.
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He has to be briefed, Jeh.
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Just carefully, Jim.
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He has three impulses that
drive his decision-making:
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spite, spite and spite.
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You have to be encouraging.
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It's like giving a kid
a lollipop before a flu shot.
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Yeah.
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slow, suspenseful music
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-Thanks, Jeh.
-Yeah.
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[tires screeching]
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Let's remember, we're here
simply to lay out the facts.
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[door opens]
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Good morning.
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Mr. President-elect.
Jim Clapper.
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I know who you are.
Saw your testimony yesterday.
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You look good on TV.
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No, sir.
I have a face made for radio.
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Please meet Mike Rogers,
John Brennan...
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[Brennan]
Mr. President-elect.
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[Clapper]
...and James Comey.
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Mr. President-elect.
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The Russians' initial objectives
were to make Americans doubt
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the validity
of our electoral process,
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and weaken what they saw
as the likely presidency
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of Secretary Clinton.
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In July, once you'd
become the nominee,
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the Russian objective changed.
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At that point,
their focus became
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helping you become president.
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A part of the effort
was a social media campaign
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using fake Facebook accounts,
fake YouTube videos,
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false identities
on Instagram and Twitter,
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all of it tightly coordinated
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to duplicate propaganda coming
from Russia Today
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and Sputnik Radio.
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There was also an attempt
by the Russians
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to attack
the voting process itself.
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Voter rolls in 21 states
were targeted.
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Do we have any evidence
that their efforts
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met with any success?
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-No, sir, we don't.
-Oh.
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Oh, so, then,
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there's no actual impact
from the meddling.
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I think we should be
very careful with that word.
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Meddling is what
my mother-in-law did.
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We can also say
with a high degree of confidence
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that this was not
a fishing expedition
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conducted by low
or even mid-level GRU agents.
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This was
a Putin-directed effort.
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And that can be substantiated
by human intelligence,
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signal intelligence
and cyber forensics.
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How dumb were the Democrats
not to protect their cyber?
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The RNC was a lot smarter
than that, a lot tougher.
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And you said there was no impact
on the results, right?
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Sir, we are not given
the charter, the authority
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or the resources to make a call
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on how much the Russians
impacted our electoral process.
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We were simply tasked
with assessing
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their methods and objectives,
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namely, your election--
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a result that is now viewed
in Moscow as a success.
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Here, too.
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We should get ahead of this.
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There's information
in the unclassified version
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that should come from us
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as opposed
to the unfriendly news outlets.
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So, we should start drafting
a statement for the press.
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"The chiefs
of the intel community
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have found no evidence
that Russian meddling
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affected the outcome
of the election."
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[Clapper]
Mr. President-elect,
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there is additional material
in this assessment,
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sensitive material.
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We thought that Director Comey
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should review it
with you more privately.
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How private?
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Uh, I thought the two of us
would be best.
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-Can I join?
-Entirely up to you, of course.
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I just didn't think
it was fitting
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in front of a larger group.
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Just the two of us.
Thanks, everybody.
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Thank you, sir.
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slow, contemplative music
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You've had one hell of a year.
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I suppose I have, sir.
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I thought you handled
the e-mail thing honorably.
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First you saved her,
but you were tough on her
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and they hated you for that,
but what choice did you have?
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And I've asked.
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You've got a great reputation
at the Bureau.
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People there really like you.
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I hope you'll stay on.
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-I intend to, sir.
-Good.
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Did anyone happen to notice
what they didn't ask?
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"How do we keep the Russians
from doing this again?"
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Maybe they know.
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Mr. President-elect,
as Director Clapper mentioned,
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there is additional sensitive
material in the assessment.
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A few caveats.
Uh, this-- thank you--
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this material was collected
by a private intelligence firm
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on behalf of private clients.
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We have not independently
corroborated it.
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But its source is a person
known to the Bureau
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as a reliable former employee of
a friendly intelligence service
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who collects information from a
layered network of sub-sources.
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Okay.
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On behalf of his clients,
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he compiled a dossier
of 17 separate reports
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on you and your past dealings
with Russia.
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One of those reports
asserts that in 2013,
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you spent a night
with Russian prostitutes
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in a Moscow hotel room,
which was secretly videotaped--
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There were no prostitutes.
There were never prostitutes.
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[scoffs]
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You'd have to be an idiot
to believe something like that.
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I am not saying that the FBI
believes these accusations.
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We simply have a duty
to make you aware of them.
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Do I look like
I need to go there?
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Like I need to go
to prostitutes?
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Again, the Bureau
has not passed judgment
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on the truth of the allegations.
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Our endeavor is to protect you.
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The dossier is out there
and will become public.
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At least two members of Congress
have it, as does the press.
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-CNN has it.
-CNN. Of course.
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The Clinton News Network.
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The dossier further states
that you had the prostitutes
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urinate on a bed
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that had been slept in
by President Obama
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-and the first lady.
-This is what happens
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when you're rich and famous.
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It just happens more to me
because no one
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has ever succeeded like I have.
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00:19:49,396 --> 00:19:52,774
Women come forward
saying I harassed them,
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it's never true.
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Lady sues me,
says I touched her at Mar-a-Lago
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with her boyfriend in the room?
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00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:01,408
But guess what?
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The whole thing was
her boyfriend was unhappy
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with a business deal
he and I were in.
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I give him
what he wants and poof.
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She drops her suit.
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00:20:10,334 --> 00:20:13,795
Summer Zervos says I harassed
her on The Apprentice,
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kissing her openmouthed
and touching her,
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and she was so upset
and hurt by it.
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So why is she inviting me
to dinner during the campaign?
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00:20:24,056 --> 00:20:25,390
Wait.
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00:20:25,432 --> 00:20:29,603
Another woman says I harassed
her on a plane from London,
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except the people on the flight
say it never happened.
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00:20:32,856 --> 00:20:36,276
It's all these lies,
it's disgraceful,
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and they never prove anything.
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My ex-wife once said I raped her
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in order to get
a better settlement out of me.
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And then she retracted it.
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Can you imagine that?
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Accusing the father
of her children like that?
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It's sad.
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00:20:55,629 --> 00:20:59,091
So now some guy steps forward,
probably paid by Hillary--
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people laughed when I first
called her Crooked Hillary,
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but it stuck 'cause everyone
knew it was true;
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a lot of people
always thought it,
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but nobody ever said it
till Trump did.
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And says the Russians--
it's always the Russians lately,
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they're the new boogeyman--
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the Russians say...
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I needed hookers?
436
00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:21,238
Now, I-I know some people
in the Bureau have it in for me.
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I could see that, the way
they gave Hillary a free pass.
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But I'm the president now.
439
00:21:27,911 --> 00:21:30,789
The FBI is not
investigating you, sir.
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00:21:30,831 --> 00:21:33,250
We're always trying to assess
what Russia is doing,
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and what they might do.
442
00:21:36,670 --> 00:21:38,422
Good.
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00:21:38,463 --> 00:21:41,258
tense, atmospheric music
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If I were Russia, I'd be worried
about what Trump might do.
445
00:21:46,346 --> 00:21:48,140
Okay?
446
00:21:48,181 --> 00:21:52,102
My behavior
has been unimpeachable.
447
00:21:59,484 --> 00:22:02,237
Do you want to cancel
your visit, boss?
448
00:22:02,279 --> 00:22:04,656
-Hmm?
-NYO.
449
00:22:04,698 --> 00:22:06,575
You want to cancel?
450
00:22:06,616 --> 00:22:09,077
Oh, no, Shaun, but thanks.
451
00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:10,996
That-That's fine.
452
00:22:11,038 --> 00:22:14,374
-How'd the recital go?
-Sir?
453
00:22:14,416 --> 00:22:18,462
Your daughter had a recital
last night, right? How'd it go?
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00:22:18,503 --> 00:22:21,173
Fine. Thank you, sir.
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[reporter] According to a statement released
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by the Trump transition team today, "The chiefs
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of the intel community confirmed this morning
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that Russian meddling had no impact whatsoever
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on the outcome of the election."
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The statement went on to say that while the servers
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at the Democratic National Committee
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had been penetrated by Russian hackers,
463
00:22:42,819 --> 00:22:45,572
the systems at the Republican National Committee
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have proven impregnable.
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slow, dramatic music
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[Althea]
Director Comey's office.
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Of course. Please hold.
468
00:22:56,083 --> 00:22:58,835
Sir, the president-elect
is on line one.
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[McCabe]
Boss, BuzzFeed just released
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the Steele dossier.
471
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Evening, sir. How are you?
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[Trump]
I'm very concerned about
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the leaking of this phony Russian dossier.
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I think it's a disgrace that it could happen,
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and I want to know how it did.
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00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:15,685
Sir, it's not entirely
accurate to call it a leak.
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00:23:15,727 --> 00:23:18,522
This wasn't a government
document, it wasn't classified.
478
00:23:18,563 --> 00:23:21,191
It was compiled by private
parties and widely distributed
479
00:23:21,233 --> 00:23:23,402
before the FBI ever learned
of its existence.
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00:23:23,443 --> 00:23:25,153
So we really can't
call it a leak.
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Whatever we call it, I think it's a disgrace.
482
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It shows a great lack of respect for the presidency,
483
00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:32,411
and I think it's a terrible thing.
484
00:23:32,452 --> 00:23:34,454
Maybe that's how Obama did things,
485
00:23:34,496 --> 00:23:38,625
but as soon as I take office, we're gonna run a tighter ship.
486
00:23:38,667 --> 00:23:41,711
-No leaks.
-That would be ideal, sir.
487
00:23:41,753 --> 00:23:45,048
I saw you on TV today, on the Hill.
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I thought your answers were very sharp.
489
00:23:47,551 --> 00:23:49,094
That's not easy, it's not easy.
490
00:23:49,136 --> 00:23:52,514
People try to trip you up. I hope you're gonna stay on.
491
00:23:52,556 --> 00:23:54,474
That is very much my intention.
492
00:23:54,516 --> 00:23:57,811
Good. Well, good night, Jim.
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[Jake Tapper]
And the facts
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that are competing here are,
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what is the truth about what
these Russians claim they have
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-on the president-elect?
-Right.
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Is there anything there?
498
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And how much communication was
there between the Trump campaign
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and Russia,
and those are still unknown.
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You.
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00:24:16,621 --> 00:24:17,956
[reporter] Uh, on that
intelligence report,
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the second part of
their conclusion was that
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Vladimir Putin ordered it
because he was--
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00:24:22,002 --> 00:24:24,880
Look, if Putin
likes Donald Trump,
505
00:24:24,921 --> 00:24:27,549
I consider that an asset,
not a liability,
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00:24:27,591 --> 00:24:30,343
because we have a horrible
relationship with Russia.
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00:24:30,385 --> 00:24:33,096
Russia can help us fight ISIS,
which, by the way,
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is, number one, tricky.
509
00:24:34,806 --> 00:24:37,601
I mean, if you look at it,
this administration created ISIS
510
00:24:37,642 --> 00:24:39,519
by leaving at the wrong time.
[inhales sharply]
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00:24:39,561 --> 00:24:41,271
The void was created,
ISIS was formed.
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So, if Putin likes Donald Trump,
guess what, folks?
513
00:24:44,399 --> 00:24:47,194
That's called an asset,
not a liability.
514
00:24:47,235 --> 00:24:50,572
Now, I don't know that I'm gonna
get along with Vladimir Putin.
515
00:24:50,614 --> 00:24:53,116
I hope I do. But there's
a good chance I won't.
516
00:24:53,158 --> 00:24:55,994
And if I don't,
do you honestly believe Hillary
517
00:24:56,036 --> 00:24:58,914
would be tougher
on Putin than me?
518
00:24:58,955 --> 00:25:00,624
Give me a break.
519
00:25:00,665 --> 00:25:03,001
Russia will have far greater
respect for our country
520
00:25:03,043 --> 00:25:06,630
when I'm leading it,
and I believe and I hope--
521
00:25:06,671 --> 00:25:09,007
maybe it won't happen,
it's possible.
522
00:25:09,049 --> 00:25:12,219
But I won't be given a little
reset button like Hillary.
523
00:25:12,260 --> 00:25:13,887
"Here, press this piece
of plastic."
524
00:25:13,929 --> 00:25:16,348
Guy looks at her, he said,
"What are you doing?"
525
00:25:16,389 --> 00:25:17,807
There's no reset button.
526
00:25:17,849 --> 00:25:20,644
We're either going to go along
or we're not.
527
00:25:20,685 --> 00:25:21,978
Yes.
528
00:25:22,020 --> 00:25:24,564
[Patrice]
We really should go to Paris.
529
00:25:24,606 --> 00:25:26,900
-Amen.
-No, I mean now.
530
00:25:26,942 --> 00:25:28,527
[laughs softly]
531
00:25:28,568 --> 00:25:31,446
Do you mind if the girls and I
go to the Women's March
532
00:25:31,488 --> 00:25:33,281
the day after the inauguration?
533
00:25:33,323 --> 00:25:35,867
Nope. Just don't get arrested.
534
00:25:35,909 --> 00:25:38,286
-Well, I'll try my best.
-[chuckles]
535
00:25:38,328 --> 00:25:40,497
[phone ringing]
536
00:25:42,749 --> 00:25:44,000
Hey, Andy.
537
00:25:44,042 --> 00:25:47,546
Boss, Michael Flynn
had five phone conversations
538
00:25:47,587 --> 00:25:50,924
with Russian Ambassador Kislyak
on December 29th.
539
00:25:53,969 --> 00:25:55,303
Say more.
540
00:25:55,345 --> 00:25:57,055
The conversations took place the day
541
00:25:57,097 --> 00:25:59,516
after POTUS announced the additional sanctions.
542
00:25:59,558 --> 00:26:02,102
We were on Kislyak for all of them.
543
00:26:02,978 --> 00:26:06,064
And, boss, they discussed
those sanctions.
544
00:26:06,106 --> 00:26:08,984
Flynn promised to remove them upon taking office.
545
00:26:09,025 --> 00:26:10,735
-Anyone else know?
-No.
546
00:26:10,777 --> 00:26:12,862
We have it in a box at the moment.
547
00:26:12,904 --> 00:26:14,698
Keep it there. Thanks, Andy.
548
00:26:14,739 --> 00:26:16,324
[Pence]
I-I talked to General Flynn
549
00:26:16,366 --> 00:26:19,494
about, uh, that-that conversation, and actually,
550
00:26:19,536 --> 00:26:22,539
it was initiated when, uh,
on-on Christmas Day.
551
00:26:22,581 --> 00:26:25,000
He had sent a text
to the Russian ambassador
552
00:26:25,041 --> 00:26:28,044
to express, uh,
not only Christmas wishes
553
00:26:28,086 --> 00:26:30,589
but, uh, sympathy
for the loss of life
554
00:26:30,630 --> 00:26:33,049
in the airplane crash
that took place.
555
00:26:33,091 --> 00:26:37,178
It was strictly coincidental
that they had a conversation.
556
00:26:37,220 --> 00:26:39,389
They did not discuss
anything having to do
557
00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:44,102
with, uh, the United States'
decision to, uh, expel diplomats
558
00:26:44,144 --> 00:26:46,479
or-or, uh, i-impose
a censure against Russia.
559
00:26:46,521 --> 00:26:48,148
[John Dickerson] So, did
they ever have a conversation
560
00:26:48,189 --> 00:26:50,734
about sanctions ever
on those days or any other day?
561
00:26:50,775 --> 00:26:53,528
Those conversations
that happened to occur
562
00:26:53,570 --> 00:26:57,240
around the time, uh,
that the United States, uh,
563
00:26:57,282 --> 00:26:59,284
took-took action
to expel diplomats,
564
00:26:59,326 --> 00:27:02,871
uh, had nothing whatsoever
to do with those sanctions.
565
00:27:02,912 --> 00:27:05,874
It's four siblings,
each living in separate homes.
566
00:27:05,915 --> 00:27:07,876
So it's weekly home visits
for each kid,
567
00:27:07,917 --> 00:27:10,170
weekly meetings
with each set of parents,
568
00:27:10,211 --> 00:27:12,422
court reports,
family partnership meetings,
569
00:27:12,464 --> 00:27:16,217
school visits and coordinating
with their social workers.
570
00:27:16,259 --> 00:27:18,720
It's all tracking, but yes,
571
00:27:18,762 --> 00:27:22,432
another set of eyes on this one
would be great.
572
00:27:24,392 --> 00:27:27,062
No, why would I watch
the inauguration?
573
00:27:27,103 --> 00:27:30,565
I didn't even know it was on.
574
00:27:30,607 --> 00:27:34,277
So, courthouse at 2?
575
00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:36,446
somber, suspenseful music
576
00:28:03,306 --> 00:28:05,475
577
00:28:17,570 --> 00:28:20,240
-Thanks, Abby.
-Thank you, ma'am.
578
00:28:21,783 --> 00:28:23,827
Morning, Sally. How are you?
579
00:28:23,868 --> 00:28:25,203
Another day.
580
00:28:25,245 --> 00:28:26,996
What's up?
581
00:28:29,499 --> 00:28:32,502
We intercepted five phone calls
on December 29th
582
00:28:32,544 --> 00:28:34,713
between Sergey Kislyak
and Michael Flynn
583
00:28:34,754 --> 00:28:36,840
in which sanction relief
was discussed.
584
00:28:36,881 --> 00:28:40,844
The VP was just on television
proclaiming that not to be true.
585
00:28:40,885 --> 00:28:42,679
It's true.
586
00:28:45,849 --> 00:28:47,350
The new administration
587
00:28:47,392 --> 00:28:49,561
needs to be alerted
about this immediately.
588
00:28:49,602 --> 00:28:51,104
I don't think we can do that
at this moment.
589
00:28:51,146 --> 00:28:52,981
-Why not?
-Flynn is the subject
590
00:28:53,022 --> 00:28:54,983
of an open investigation
by the Bureau.
591
00:28:55,024 --> 00:28:56,234
We need to interview him first.
592
00:28:56,276 --> 00:28:59,112
The Russians have kompromat
on the incoming NSA.
593
00:28:59,154 --> 00:29:00,280
That constitutes
594
00:29:00,321 --> 00:29:02,282
a real threat
to national security.
595
00:29:02,323 --> 00:29:03,992
We need to know
what he knows, Sally.
596
00:29:04,033 --> 00:29:06,035
We also need to alert the...
597
00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:12,917
[dialogue inaudible]
598
00:29:16,296 --> 00:29:19,549
He reminds me of Sammy the Bull.
599
00:29:22,010 --> 00:29:24,137
I see that.
600
00:29:26,723 --> 00:29:29,934
The boss gets absolute power,
absolute loyalty,
601
00:29:29,976 --> 00:29:33,062
and no one outside
the inner circle counts.
602
00:29:34,773 --> 00:29:38,735
"My soul should burn
if I ever betray Cosa Nostra."
603
00:29:42,113 --> 00:29:44,324
Let me think about it.
604
00:29:45,116 --> 00:29:47,327
[cheering and whooping]
605
00:29:50,955 --> 00:29:52,499
We were so close.
606
00:29:52,540 --> 00:29:55,001
A woman president got so close.
607
00:29:55,043 --> 00:29:56,252
I know, baby. I know.
608
00:29:56,294 --> 00:29:58,630
Fucking James Comey.
609
00:29:58,671 --> 00:30:00,507
Ah.
610
00:30:00,548 --> 00:30:01,966
No.
611
00:30:02,008 --> 00:30:04,844
Today is not about that.
612
00:30:04,886 --> 00:30:07,055
[chanting] The people united
will never be defeated!
613
00:30:07,096 --> 00:30:09,015
[cheering and applause]
614
00:30:09,057 --> 00:30:10,558
...will never be defeated!
615
00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:14,270
The people united
will never be defeated!
616
00:30:14,312 --> 00:30:15,939
The people united
617
00:30:15,980 --> 00:30:17,607
will never be defeated!
618
00:30:17,649 --> 00:30:19,317
The people united
619
00:30:19,359 --> 00:30:20,819
will never be defeated!
620
00:30:20,860 --> 00:30:24,781
The people united
will never be defeated!
621
00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:26,115
The people united
622
00:30:26,157 --> 00:30:27,617
will never be defeated!
623
00:30:27,659 --> 00:30:29,202
I do think
this raises real questions.
624
00:30:29,244 --> 00:30:32,288
The Logan Act, Erin, has been
rarely invoked in our history.
625
00:30:32,330 --> 00:30:34,249
-[Burnett] Yeah.
-But it lays down a clear line
626
00:30:34,290 --> 00:30:36,459
that we only have one president
at a time
627
00:30:36,501 --> 00:30:38,586
and that American leaders,
American citizens,
628
00:30:38,628 --> 00:30:41,089
shouldn't be engaging
in their own foreign policy.
629
00:30:41,130 --> 00:30:43,967
Uh, after January 20th,
once Trump becomes president,
630
00:30:44,008 --> 00:30:46,427
General Flynn's free
to have any contacts he chooses
631
00:30:46,469 --> 00:30:48,263
with foreign governments
and their ambassadors.
632
00:30:48,304 --> 00:30:51,558
Uh, but it seems very suspicious
that three weeks in advance,
633
00:30:51,599 --> 00:30:54,811
uh, he needed to have a call
in order to schedule a call
634
00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:57,146
that wouldn't happen
for weeks hence.
635
00:30:57,188 --> 00:30:59,816
-[soft chatter]
-[camera shutters clicking]
636
00:31:05,446 --> 00:31:07,615
Thank you all for coming.
637
00:31:07,657 --> 00:31:11,411
We're gonna have
a great eight years together.
638
00:31:12,078 --> 00:31:14,497
This is a good room for me
because...
639
00:31:14,539 --> 00:31:16,708
law enforcement people
all love Trump.
640
00:31:16,749 --> 00:31:18,251
Military people, too.
641
00:31:18,293 --> 00:31:20,503
Probably everyone in this room
voted for me.
642
00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:23,339
I won't ask you
to raise your hands if you did,
643
00:31:23,381 --> 00:31:26,843
but I guarantee
a big portion did.
644
00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:28,219
Because guess what?
645
00:31:28,261 --> 00:31:30,471
We're all
on the same wavelength, folks.
646
00:31:30,513 --> 00:31:35,226
So, I want to thank you all for the fantastic job you did
647
00:31:35,268 --> 00:31:37,270
keeping
our inaugural events safe.
648
00:31:37,312 --> 00:31:39,355
I know it wasn't easy
with all those people.
649
00:31:39,397 --> 00:31:41,691
Biggest inaugural ever,
and you know better than anybody
650
00:31:41,733 --> 00:31:44,402
how that's been distorted
by the dishonest media.
651
00:31:44,444 --> 00:31:46,821
[inhales sharply]
Fake news.
652
00:31:46,863 --> 00:31:49,073
But you did your jobs.
653
00:31:49,115 --> 00:31:50,366
And...
654
00:31:50,408 --> 00:31:52,619
[chuckles]
James!
655
00:31:52,660 --> 00:31:54,746
Jim Comey.
656
00:31:54,787 --> 00:31:56,581
FBI director.
657
00:31:56,623 --> 00:31:58,750
tense, atmospheric music
658
00:31:58,791 --> 00:32:00,501
659
00:32:00,543 --> 00:32:02,754
Let's take some pictures,
say hello to each other.
660
00:32:02,795 --> 00:32:05,798
Okay? Where's a good spot?
Right here.
661
00:32:08,551 --> 00:32:10,678
[applause]
662
00:32:13,890 --> 00:32:15,725
He's more famous than me.
663
00:32:25,485 --> 00:32:28,363
That's your father's
"oh, shit" face.
664
00:32:28,404 --> 00:32:30,281
I know.
665
00:32:39,582 --> 00:32:41,167
Really looking forward
to working with you.
666
00:32:41,209 --> 00:32:43,461
Let's take a picture.
667
00:32:44,754 --> 00:32:46,506
Joe. Joe Clancy, Secret Service.
668
00:32:46,547 --> 00:32:49,175
Get up here. Look at...
He's the man.
669
00:32:49,217 --> 00:32:51,427
Get over here.
670
00:32:51,469 --> 00:32:52,929
There's been one call.
671
00:32:52,971 --> 00:32:56,599
I talked to, uh, General Flynn
about this again last night.
672
00:32:56,641 --> 00:32:59,394
One call.
Talked about four subjects.
673
00:32:59,435 --> 00:33:02,480
One was the, uh, loss of life
674
00:33:02,522 --> 00:33:05,108
that occurred in the plane crash
that took their military choir.
675
00:33:05,149 --> 00:33:08,194
Two was Christmas
and holiday greetings.
676
00:33:08,236 --> 00:33:10,238
Um, three was to facilit...
677
00:33:10,279 --> 00:33:13,241
or to talk about a conference
in Syria on ISIS.
678
00:33:13,282 --> 00:33:14,993
And four was to set up a...
679
00:33:15,034 --> 00:33:17,412
to talk about,
after the inauguration,
680
00:33:17,453 --> 00:33:18,621
setting up a call
681
00:33:18,663 --> 00:33:20,957
between President Putin
and President Trump.
682
00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:24,460
Um, that... I don't believe
that that has been set up yet
683
00:33:24,502 --> 00:33:26,796
because the call
was to say after...
684
00:33:26,838 --> 00:33:28,965
They did follow up--
I'm sorry-- two days ago
685
00:33:29,007 --> 00:33:31,884
about how to facilitate
that call once again.
686
00:33:31,926 --> 00:33:34,178
So, there have been a total
of two calls.
687
00:33:34,220 --> 00:33:36,931
-Morning.
-[Strzok] Morning.
688
00:33:36,973 --> 00:33:39,851
-Thanks for your time, General.
-Not at all. Not at all.
689
00:33:39,892 --> 00:33:41,602
I was just in the Oval.
690
00:33:41,644 --> 00:33:42,812
Have you seen it
since we got in?
691
00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:44,522
-I haven't, no.
-Oh, you should.
692
00:33:44,564 --> 00:33:46,065
It looks really different now.
693
00:33:46,107 --> 00:33:49,318
President has, uh, quite a knack
for interior design.
694
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,404
[Strzok chuckles]
695
00:33:54,365 --> 00:33:55,616
Hi, Jim.
696
00:33:55,658 --> 00:33:57,994
I wanted you to hear it
from me personally.
697
00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:00,163
We just sent two agents
over to the White House
698
00:34:00,204 --> 00:34:01,539
to interview Mike Flynn.
699
00:34:01,581 --> 00:34:03,791
-You what?
-They're in with him now.
700
00:34:03,833 --> 00:34:06,210
Without notifying me first?
701
00:34:08,838 --> 00:34:10,590
Sally, I don't know
where this is headed,
702
00:34:10,631 --> 00:34:12,008
but it could be a place
where Flynn
703
00:34:12,050 --> 00:34:13,342
or others in the White House are
704
00:34:13,384 --> 00:34:15,303
-in big trouble.
-Exactly why chain of command
705
00:34:15,344 --> 00:34:16,345
is so important here.
706
00:34:16,387 --> 00:34:17,805
And if you signed off
on the interview,
707
00:34:17,847 --> 00:34:19,891
it could be framed
as a final partisan attack
708
00:34:19,932 --> 00:34:21,934
by an Obama appointee
on the new president.
709
00:34:21,976 --> 00:34:24,479
-If I do it, it's not.
-I want you to stop doing this.
710
00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,440
I want you to stop deciding what
I do and don't need to know.
711
00:34:27,482 --> 00:34:29,734
You don't get to make
those calls for the rest of us.
712
00:34:29,776 --> 00:34:31,152
I'm just trying
to get to the truth
713
00:34:31,194 --> 00:34:33,362
with as little political
interference as possible.
714
00:34:33,404 --> 00:34:35,114
You worry about
the truth part, okay?
715
00:34:35,156 --> 00:34:37,408
I'll handle the rest.
716
00:34:38,409 --> 00:34:40,787
I want to be briefed
as soon as they get back.
717
00:34:40,828 --> 00:34:44,082
Of course. Thanks, Sally.
718
00:34:44,123 --> 00:34:45,833
And by the way,
719
00:34:45,875 --> 00:34:48,669
you're an Obama appointee, too.
720
00:34:49,504 --> 00:34:52,298
I'm a lot of things now.
721
00:34:53,382 --> 00:34:55,426
[Flynn]
What happened was
722
00:34:55,468 --> 00:34:57,303
it was Christmas Day.
723
00:34:57,345 --> 00:35:00,640
There was a Russian plane
went down,
724
00:35:00,681 --> 00:35:02,809
and--
725
00:35:02,850 --> 00:35:04,435
excuse me--
726
00:35:04,477 --> 00:35:05,895
it killed this choir
727
00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:09,190
that I had seen perform
when I was in Moscow.
728
00:35:09,232 --> 00:35:12,318
And I wanted to pass along
my condolences
729
00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:14,278
to Ambassador Kislyak.
730
00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:16,739
[Strzok] Did you discuss
any matters of substance
731
00:35:16,781 --> 00:35:17,865
with the ambassador?
732
00:35:17,907 --> 00:35:21,244
Uh, well, not many. Not many.
733
00:35:21,285 --> 00:35:23,955
I was in the Dominican Republic
at the time,
734
00:35:23,996 --> 00:35:28,167
and the, uh, cell reception
was not great. [chuckles]
735
00:35:28,209 --> 00:35:30,920
Did you ask him at all
about the upcoming UN vote
736
00:35:30,962 --> 00:35:32,588
on the Israeli settlements?
737
00:35:32,630 --> 00:35:34,132
Uh, listen, Sergey,
738
00:35:34,173 --> 00:35:35,883
while I've got you,
739
00:35:35,925 --> 00:35:40,763
um, the upcoming UN vote
on the Israeli settlements...
740
00:35:40,805 --> 00:35:42,014
Just in a very general way.
741
00:35:42,056 --> 00:35:45,560
You know, "What's your--
what's your position on this?"
742
00:35:45,601 --> 00:35:47,270
You know, that kind of thing.
743
00:35:47,311 --> 00:35:49,147
I'm...
[chuckles]
744
00:35:49,188 --> 00:35:50,690
I'm sure you know
all this already.
745
00:35:50,731 --> 00:35:52,942
You-you were
probably listening in, right?
746
00:35:52,984 --> 00:35:54,819
[Strzok chuckles]
747
00:35:54,861 --> 00:35:57,572
Did you ask him
to have Russia abstain
748
00:35:57,613 --> 00:35:59,657
from the UN vote?
749
00:35:59,699 --> 00:36:01,701
No. I did not.
750
00:36:01,742 --> 00:36:03,202
Any chance that I can
751
00:36:03,244 --> 00:36:05,454
talk you into abstaining or...
752
00:36:05,496 --> 00:36:07,081
Did you ask for help
in delaying the vote?
753
00:36:07,123 --> 00:36:08,958
...maybe delaying the vote
for a few days?
754
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,543
-No.
-Did you discuss with him
755
00:36:10,585 --> 00:36:13,504
any of the new sanctions
that the Obama administration
756
00:36:13,546 --> 00:36:15,464
had levied upon Russia
as punishment
757
00:36:15,506 --> 00:36:17,717
for Russia's interference
in our election?
758
00:36:17,758 --> 00:36:19,594
No. Uh...
759
00:36:19,635 --> 00:36:23,472
In fact, I didn't even know
about those at the time.
760
00:36:23,514 --> 00:36:26,267
-Mm-hmm.
-Um, I didn't have access
761
00:36:26,309 --> 00:36:28,728
to, uh, television news
in the Dominican,
762
00:36:28,769 --> 00:36:31,981
and my-my government-issued
BlackBerry wasn't working.
763
00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:34,901
Were you concerned at all
about the Russian government,
764
00:36:34,942 --> 00:36:37,528
that they might retaliate
for the sanctions,
765
00:36:37,570 --> 00:36:40,281
perhaps escalate tensions
between the two countries?
766
00:36:40,323 --> 00:36:43,576
Well, in a--
in a very general way, sure.
767
00:36:43,618 --> 00:36:45,620
-Mm-hmm.
-Sure. But, um...
768
00:36:45,661 --> 00:36:47,955
But, like I said, I--
You know, I was learning
769
00:36:47,997 --> 00:36:51,292
about all of this, uh,
in real time, so...
770
00:36:51,334 --> 00:36:53,085
Did you ask of the ambassador
771
00:36:53,127 --> 00:36:57,590
that Russia not retaliate
in any way to these measures?
772
00:36:57,632 --> 00:36:59,425
[inhales]
Uh...
773
00:36:59,467 --> 00:37:01,928
[exhales]
No.
774
00:37:01,969 --> 00:37:04,055
Did you say anything
along the lines of...
775
00:37:04,096 --> 00:37:05,806
-Just let us get in there.
-..."Let us get in there
776
00:37:05,848 --> 00:37:07,308
-and fix this"?
-We'll fix this.
777
00:37:07,350 --> 00:37:09,769
"Please don't play tit for tat"?
That sort of thing?
778
00:37:09,810 --> 00:37:12,188
So there's no need
for him to engage in any sort
779
00:37:12,230 --> 00:37:13,814
-of reciprocal...
-Um...
780
00:37:13,856 --> 00:37:14,941
...tit-for-tat response.
781
00:37:14,982 --> 00:37:17,818
Not really. You know--
you know what, I don't remember.
782
00:37:17,860 --> 00:37:21,447
Um, you know,
if the subject came up at all,
783
00:37:21,489 --> 00:37:23,282
it-it certainly wasn't,
you know,
784
00:37:23,324 --> 00:37:25,618
"Hey, don't do anything."
785
00:37:25,660 --> 00:37:27,662
[chuckles]
786
00:37:27,703 --> 00:37:28,996
I see.
787
00:37:29,038 --> 00:37:31,540
Yeah.
788
00:37:32,416 --> 00:37:34,919
Boss...
789
00:37:34,961 --> 00:37:37,755
interview team is back
from the White House.
790
00:37:37,797 --> 00:37:40,591
General Flynn denied
the whole thing.
791
00:37:40,633 --> 00:37:43,761
Althea, get me the D.A.G.,
please.
792
00:37:43,803 --> 00:37:46,931
They used whole sentences
from the conversations.
793
00:37:46,973 --> 00:37:48,474
Unless he's recently had
a stroke,
794
00:37:48,516 --> 00:37:50,810
he would have to know they
were working off a transcript.
795
00:37:50,851 --> 00:37:51,852
Why would he do that?
796
00:37:51,894 --> 00:37:53,813
He's got to know
he just lit himself on fire.
797
00:37:53,854 --> 00:37:54,855
Who else was in the room?
798
00:37:54,897 --> 00:37:56,232
Just our two agents and him.
799
00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:58,651
He opted against having
White House Counsel there.
800
00:37:58,693 --> 00:38:01,279
How fast can you get me
a draft 302?
801
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:02,530
Within the hour.
802
00:38:02,571 --> 00:38:05,408
I have the D.A.G. on line 1.
803
00:38:07,743 --> 00:38:09,287
Hi, Sally.
804
00:38:09,328 --> 00:38:11,914
[Yates]
Thank you for your time, Don.
805
00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:14,834
I asked Mary to join us
806
00:38:14,875 --> 00:38:16,502
because she's career DOJ,
807
00:38:16,544 --> 00:38:18,296
and I-I felt
it would be prudent
808
00:38:18,337 --> 00:38:21,048
to establish
some institutional memory here.
809
00:38:21,090 --> 00:38:22,675
How's everyone settling in?
810
00:38:22,717 --> 00:38:25,303
Oh. We're remaking the place.
811
00:38:25,344 --> 00:38:26,804
Even the Oval.
812
00:38:26,846 --> 00:38:28,973
Have... you seen it?
813
00:38:29,015 --> 00:38:31,267
Well, you should.
814
00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:33,394
The president has a real eye
815
00:38:33,436 --> 00:38:35,563
for interior design.
[chuckles softly]
816
00:38:35,604 --> 00:38:36,772
Ah.
817
00:38:36,814 --> 00:38:39,066
What can I do for you?
818
00:38:40,484 --> 00:38:42,695
In the last few days,
819
00:38:42,737 --> 00:38:45,406
several members
of this administration,
820
00:38:45,448 --> 00:38:46,907
including the vice president,
821
00:38:46,949 --> 00:38:50,202
have made public comments
concerning General Flynn
822
00:38:50,244 --> 00:38:52,538
and his calls
with the Russian ambassador
823
00:38:52,580 --> 00:38:55,416
that we now know
to be materially untrue.
824
00:38:55,458 --> 00:38:57,293
We believe this is the result
825
00:38:57,335 --> 00:39:00,129
of General Flynn
having misled the White House
826
00:39:00,171 --> 00:39:04,008
about the nature and content
of those calls.
827
00:39:04,050 --> 00:39:05,384
I see.
828
00:39:05,426 --> 00:39:08,429
Uh, are you permitted to tell me
how you know what you know?
829
00:39:08,471 --> 00:39:12,308
We electronically surveil
Ambassador Kislyak
830
00:39:12,350 --> 00:39:13,559
as a matter of routine.
831
00:39:13,601 --> 00:39:16,645
So we were on all those calls.
832
00:39:16,687 --> 00:39:18,189
They discussed sanctions,
833
00:39:18,230 --> 00:39:19,899
diplomatic expulsions,
834
00:39:19,940 --> 00:39:23,694
the UN vote
on Israeli settlements.
835
00:39:23,736 --> 00:39:26,989
If General Flynn has told
the vice president
836
00:39:27,031 --> 00:39:28,991
or anyone else
in the administration
837
00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:31,827
that those calls
did not touch upon those topics,
838
00:39:31,869 --> 00:39:33,287
then he has told an untruth.
839
00:39:33,329 --> 00:39:35,498
And the vice president
has a right to know
840
00:39:35,539 --> 00:39:37,583
that he has been propagating
that untruth
841
00:39:37,625 --> 00:39:39,001
in the public square.
842
00:39:39,710 --> 00:39:41,754
What are you planning
to do with this?
843
00:39:41,796 --> 00:39:43,923
Y-You gonna notify Congress?
844
00:39:43,964 --> 00:39:45,800
It is not our...
845
00:39:45,841 --> 00:39:48,427
intention
to embarrass the White House.
846
00:39:48,469 --> 00:39:52,056
It is our intention
to protect the American people.
847
00:39:52,098 --> 00:39:54,350
So, this is close-hold.
848
00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:57,395
But we believe
General Flynn is now compromised
849
00:39:57,436 --> 00:39:59,688
with respect to the Russians.
850
00:40:00,648 --> 00:40:03,150
You'll have
to explain that to me.
851
00:40:03,192 --> 00:40:04,360
He has lied.
852
00:40:04,402 --> 00:40:06,695
And the Russians know
that he has lied.
853
00:40:06,737 --> 00:40:09,365
They undoubtedly have
their own recordings
854
00:40:09,407 --> 00:40:10,783
of those conversations.
855
00:40:10,825 --> 00:40:13,536
That gives them leverage
over him.
856
00:40:13,577 --> 00:40:17,289
The-the term of art
is "kompromat,"
857
00:40:17,331 --> 00:40:18,791
meaning...
858
00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:20,793
they could now blackmail him.
859
00:40:21,585 --> 00:40:24,755
And every single time
860
00:40:24,797 --> 00:40:26,799
another member
of this administration
861
00:40:26,841 --> 00:40:28,634
goes on television to say
862
00:40:28,676 --> 00:40:32,138
Flynn and the ambassador
did not touch upon those topics
863
00:40:32,179 --> 00:40:34,014
or discuss the sanctions,
864
00:40:34,056 --> 00:40:36,600
the level of kompromat
increases.
865
00:40:38,102 --> 00:40:40,020
General Flynn
was interviewed this week
866
00:40:40,062 --> 00:40:43,274
by two FBI agents,
here at the White House.
867
00:40:43,315 --> 00:40:45,317
Were you aware of that?
868
00:40:45,359 --> 00:40:47,903
No.
869
00:40:47,945 --> 00:40:49,530
How'd he do?
870
00:40:49,572 --> 00:40:52,658
I'm sorry.
I'm not at liberty to tell you.
871
00:40:52,700 --> 00:40:55,744
But an investigation is ongoing.
872
00:40:56,704 --> 00:40:59,874
Think we should just fire him?
873
00:41:01,625 --> 00:41:03,878
That is not our call.
874
00:41:05,713 --> 00:41:07,882
Obviously, you don't want
875
00:41:07,923 --> 00:41:10,551
the highest-ranking
National Security officer
876
00:41:10,593 --> 00:41:13,220
in the U.S. government to be...
877
00:41:13,262 --> 00:41:16,265
blackmailable
by a foreign adversary.
878
00:41:17,766 --> 00:41:19,935
Especially Russia.
879
00:41:20,769 --> 00:41:22,938
Well...
[grunts softly]
880
00:41:22,980 --> 00:41:26,108
thanks for bringing this
to our attention.
881
00:41:26,150 --> 00:41:28,527
We appreciate it.
882
00:41:35,493 --> 00:41:37,870
Thank you for coming back
on such short notice.
883
00:41:37,912 --> 00:41:40,247
Of course.
884
00:41:40,289 --> 00:41:42,041
I reported back to the president
885
00:41:42,082 --> 00:41:43,792
after our meeting yesterday,
886
00:41:43,834 --> 00:41:47,004
and there was one thing
we were unclear on.
887
00:41:48,130 --> 00:41:49,507
Why does it matter
888
00:41:49,548 --> 00:41:51,509
if one administration official
lies
889
00:41:51,550 --> 00:41:54,637
to another
administration official?
890
00:41:56,472 --> 00:41:58,057
[inhales]
891
00:41:59,141 --> 00:42:01,060
[Comey] I want people
to sit in the courtyard.
892
00:42:01,101 --> 00:42:02,520
So, tables, umbrellas.
893
00:42:02,561 --> 00:42:05,022
We're gonna build a gym
on the mezzanine.
894
00:42:05,064 --> 00:42:06,440
And maybe a day spa?
895
00:42:06,482 --> 00:42:08,567
Done.
[chuckles]
896
00:42:08,609 --> 00:42:11,237
[phone rings]
897
00:42:14,698 --> 00:42:16,492
Director Comey's office.
898
00:42:16,534 --> 00:42:19,954
Of course.
One moment, please.
899
00:42:19,995 --> 00:42:22,122
Sir, the president is calling.
900
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:29,922
Thank you.
901
00:42:31,298 --> 00:42:32,633
This is Jim Comey.
902
00:42:32,675 --> 00:42:33,801
[Trump]
Hi, Jim.
903
00:42:33,842 --> 00:42:36,554
Would you like to come over for dinner tonight?
904
00:42:36,595 --> 00:42:38,597
Of course, sir.
905
00:42:38,639 --> 00:42:41,225
[phone ringing]
906
00:42:45,187 --> 00:42:46,647
-Hi.
-[Comey] Hi.
907
00:42:46,689 --> 00:42:48,274
I can't meet you for dinner tonight.
908
00:42:48,315 --> 00:42:50,109
-Sorry.
-Better offer?
909
00:42:50,150 --> 00:42:52,278
No. But definitely
a bigger name.
910
00:42:52,319 --> 00:42:53,946
The president.
911
00:42:54,905 --> 00:42:56,323
Oh.
912
00:42:56,365 --> 00:42:58,867
Just the two of you?
913
00:42:58,909 --> 00:43:00,869
I hope not.
914
00:43:01,829 --> 00:43:03,080
Me, too.
915
00:43:03,122 --> 00:43:05,207
slow, suspenseful music
916
00:43:05,249 --> 00:43:07,668
917
00:43:09,628 --> 00:43:12,548
[dialogue inaudible]
918
00:43:39,408 --> 00:43:41,994
919
00:43:54,632 --> 00:43:56,508
Just the two of us?
920
00:43:56,550 --> 00:43:58,010
Yes, sir.
921
00:43:58,052 --> 00:44:00,638
922
00:44:21,909 --> 00:44:24,036
I like that.
923
00:44:24,828 --> 00:44:26,830
People who are on time.
924
00:44:26,872 --> 00:44:29,416
[footsteps approaching]
925
00:44:29,458 --> 00:44:31,585
I think a leader
should always be on time.
926
00:44:31,627 --> 00:44:33,504
Good to see you,
Mr. President.
927
00:44:33,545 --> 00:44:36,256
I hear things are going
very well at the Bureau.
928
00:44:36,298 --> 00:44:38,300
You're gonna love Jeff Sessions.
929
00:44:38,342 --> 00:44:39,259
Very smart.
930
00:44:39,301 --> 00:44:41,595
First senator to endorse me.
931
00:44:41,637 --> 00:44:42,763
Sit.
932
00:44:42,805 --> 00:44:45,683
I look forward
to working with him.
933
00:44:47,226 --> 00:44:49,687
He doesn't know I called.
934
00:44:49,728 --> 00:44:53,107
I wanted this to be private,
just between us.
935
00:44:53,148 --> 00:44:55,818
Reince Priebus
doesn't even know you're here.
936
00:45:03,117 --> 00:45:06,328
They write these things
one at a time,
937
00:45:06,370 --> 00:45:08,497
by hand.
938
00:45:09,331 --> 00:45:11,417
Calligraphy.
939
00:45:12,251 --> 00:45:15,045
They write them by hand.
940
00:45:21,510 --> 00:45:23,470
So, what do you want to do?
941
00:45:24,680 --> 00:45:25,806
Sir?
942
00:45:25,848 --> 00:45:29,852
Lots of people want
to be director of the FBI.
943
00:45:30,686 --> 00:45:33,564
But I tell everybody
how highly I think of you.
944
00:45:33,605 --> 00:45:36,024
I have lots of friends there.
[inhales]
945
00:45:36,066 --> 00:45:39,737
Nobody has better relationships
with the FBI than I do.
946
00:45:39,778 --> 00:45:41,864
So people would tell me
if there was a problem.
947
00:45:41,905 --> 00:45:43,115
But I know you're respected,
948
00:45:43,157 --> 00:45:46,493
which is what I tell people
that say I could make a change
949
00:45:46,535 --> 00:45:48,537
if I wanted to.
950
00:45:48,579 --> 00:45:51,874
Press has been very unfair
to you.
951
00:45:51,915 --> 00:45:54,334
I know about that.
952
00:45:54,376 --> 00:45:59,339
Nobody gets treated
as unfairly as I do.
953
00:45:59,381 --> 00:46:01,049
It's disgraceful.
954
00:46:01,091 --> 00:46:04,636
So I'd understand
if you wanted to... walk away,
955
00:46:04,678 --> 00:46:07,848
go back to the private sector.
956
00:46:07,890 --> 00:46:09,558
I know that's attractive.
957
00:46:09,600 --> 00:46:13,270
But, um, I don't think it'd
be good for you, personally.
958
00:46:13,312 --> 00:46:15,939
It'd make you look
like you'd done something wrong.
959
00:46:15,981 --> 00:46:17,733
Who needs that?
[inhales sharply]
960
00:46:17,775 --> 00:46:20,360
I mean, doesn't matter to me
that I could make a change.
961
00:46:20,402 --> 00:46:21,361
I, mm...
962
00:46:21,403 --> 00:46:24,031
I get along with everybody.
963
00:46:24,072 --> 00:46:27,701
But I wanted to know
what you were thinking about it.
964
00:46:27,743 --> 00:46:29,161
It's true, Mr. President.
965
00:46:29,203 --> 00:46:31,622
You can fire the FBI director
at any time,
966
00:46:31,663 --> 00:46:34,333
for any reason
or for no reason at all.
967
00:46:34,374 --> 00:46:36,376
But... I want to stay
968
00:46:36,418 --> 00:46:38,462
because I love the Bureau
and I love my job
969
00:46:38,504 --> 00:46:41,590
and I believe
I'm doing it well.
970
00:46:41,632 --> 00:46:44,384
One thing I never had to think
about in the Trump Organization,
971
00:46:44,426 --> 00:46:45,928
because I did so much myself--
972
00:46:45,969 --> 00:46:48,222
You know, people think
we were so big, but...
973
00:46:48,263 --> 00:46:51,225
[inhales]
truth is, I did everything.
974
00:46:52,184 --> 00:46:53,811
But now I have
to rely on people.
975
00:46:53,852 --> 00:46:55,062
I have all these...
976
00:46:55,103 --> 00:46:58,357
idiot advisors around
who think they got me elected.
977
00:46:58,398 --> 00:47:01,318
You know
who I actually listen to?
978
00:47:01,360 --> 00:47:02,569
TV people.
979
00:47:02,611 --> 00:47:06,532
Because they got to get ratings
every day.
980
00:47:06,573 --> 00:47:09,493
White House advisor
can guess wrong,
981
00:47:09,535 --> 00:47:10,828
still keep his job.
982
00:47:10,869 --> 00:47:12,120
Not the TV guys.
983
00:47:12,162 --> 00:47:14,915
A lot of smart people
in that business.
984
00:47:14,957 --> 00:47:17,334
Well, you can rely on me, sir.
985
00:47:17,376 --> 00:47:18,794
To tell you the--
986
00:47:18,836 --> 00:47:20,254
I need loyalty.
987
00:47:20,295 --> 00:47:22,923
haunting music
988
00:47:22,965 --> 00:47:24,800
I expect...
989
00:47:24,842 --> 00:47:27,469
loyalty.
990
00:47:27,511 --> 00:47:30,514
991
00:47:36,436 --> 00:47:37,855
You would think,
992
00:47:37,896 --> 00:47:41,358
being a New Yorker...
993
00:47:41,400 --> 00:47:44,570
I'd be prepared
for how nasty this town is.
994
00:47:44,611 --> 00:47:45,904
[inhales]
995
00:47:45,946 --> 00:47:46,822
I mean,
996
00:47:46,864 --> 00:47:48,574
I'm a tough guy, right?
997
00:47:48,615 --> 00:47:50,117
But this town--
998
00:47:50,158 --> 00:47:52,411
they lie about the size
of my inauguration--
999
00:47:52,452 --> 00:47:54,788
biggest crowd ever--
and they can't give it to me.
1000
00:47:54,830 --> 00:47:57,624
They lie about me mocking
some disabled reporter...
1001
00:47:57,666 --> 00:48:00,168
[inhales]
which I never did.
1002
00:48:00,210 --> 00:48:01,587
Like I'm gonna grope
1003
00:48:01,628 --> 00:48:04,298
some unattractive woman
on an airplane
1004
00:48:04,339 --> 00:48:07,009
or pay some porn star
to come to my room.
1005
00:48:07,050 --> 00:48:08,385
It's all fake news.
1006
00:48:08,427 --> 00:48:10,888
And people--
a lot of people--
1007
00:48:10,929 --> 00:48:13,181
are saying that.
1008
00:48:13,223 --> 00:48:14,474
You know,
Hillary never understood
1009
00:48:14,516 --> 00:48:16,351
how good I was
at getting free media,
1010
00:48:16,393 --> 00:48:17,728
which I call "earned media"
1011
00:48:17,769 --> 00:48:19,187
because you got
to work to get it.
1012
00:48:19,229 --> 00:48:21,607
But it was just such
a nasty campaign.
1013
00:48:21,648 --> 00:48:24,234
There's a very fine book
about the political battles
1014
00:48:24,276 --> 00:48:26,737
between John Adams
and Thomas Jefferson--
1015
00:48:26,778 --> 00:48:28,030
Yeah, somebody
gave me that book.
1016
00:48:28,071 --> 00:48:29,197
It's upstairs.
1017
00:48:29,239 --> 00:48:31,158
I'm gonna read it.
1018
00:48:31,199 --> 00:48:33,410
They make these jokes about me--
1019
00:48:33,452 --> 00:48:35,579
Alec Baldwin--
it's so terrible.
1020
00:48:35,621 --> 00:48:37,247
Like I can't read.
1021
00:48:37,289 --> 00:48:42,377
Who do they think writes
all my best-selling books?
1022
00:48:42,419 --> 00:48:44,338
As I see it,
1023
00:48:44,379 --> 00:48:48,133
you had three phases
with the Hillary e-mail thing.
1024
00:48:48,175 --> 00:48:50,302
Phase one, where you saved her
1025
00:48:50,344 --> 00:48:52,054
by announcing
you weren't gonna prosecute,
1026
00:48:52,095 --> 00:48:54,640
which a lot of lawyers have told
me was not the right conclusion.
1027
00:48:54,681 --> 00:48:57,517
Our investigators spent
a year on it before deciding
1028
00:48:57,559 --> 00:48:59,519
there was
no prosecutable case there.
1029
00:48:59,561 --> 00:49:02,898
Well, a lot of smart people,
very educated people, disagree.
1030
00:49:02,940 --> 00:49:05,609
Alan Dershowitz.
1031
00:49:05,651 --> 00:49:09,029
Anyways, then comes Comey Two,
1032
00:49:09,071 --> 00:49:11,740
where you did what you had
to do by telling Congress
1033
00:49:11,782 --> 00:49:13,659
you were reopening
the investigation.
1034
00:49:13,700 --> 00:49:15,911
Absolutely the right move.
1035
00:49:15,953 --> 00:49:18,330
Then comes Comey Three,
1036
00:49:18,372 --> 00:49:20,582
where you saved her again,
1037
00:49:20,624 --> 00:49:23,168
which she totally misplayed.
1038
00:49:23,210 --> 00:49:25,170
And then you get attacked,
I think very unfairly,
1039
00:49:25,212 --> 00:49:27,589
by the liberal mainstream media.
1040
00:49:27,631 --> 00:49:29,216
Partisan CNN.
1041
00:49:29,257 --> 00:49:32,427
How do you hold up
under the strain?
1042
00:49:33,720 --> 00:49:36,473
Same way you do, I imagine.
1043
00:49:36,515 --> 00:49:38,934
Family.
1044
00:49:50,404 --> 00:49:52,406
Oh, this is luxury.
1045
00:49:52,447 --> 00:49:55,367
And I know luxury.
1046
00:49:55,409 --> 00:49:58,245
I'm pretty great
at interior design.
1047
00:49:58,286 --> 00:50:02,165
This is nicer than Mar-a-Lago.
1048
00:50:15,971 --> 00:50:18,849
Does your guy McCabe have
a problem with me?
1049
00:50:18,890 --> 00:50:20,559
No, sir, of course not.
1050
00:50:20,600 --> 00:50:23,103
I was pretty rough on him
during the campaign.
1051
00:50:23,145 --> 00:50:25,272
Andy, like everyone else
at the Bureau,
1052
00:50:25,313 --> 00:50:27,441
is a professional
who puts country first.
1053
00:50:27,482 --> 00:50:30,610
Ours is an apolitical culture.
1054
00:50:30,652 --> 00:50:32,779
'Cause I'm still
very upset about
1055
00:50:32,821 --> 00:50:35,073
this golden showers business.
1056
00:50:35,115 --> 00:50:37,284
It would bother me if there
was even one percent chance
1057
00:50:37,325 --> 00:50:39,619
Melania would think it was true.
1058
00:50:39,661 --> 00:50:40,704
I'm a germophobe.
1059
00:50:40,746 --> 00:50:42,998
I didn't even stay over
that night.
1060
00:50:43,040 --> 00:50:44,291
People saw that.
1061
00:50:44,332 --> 00:50:45,792
You should investigate
the allegation
1062
00:50:45,834 --> 00:50:47,419
to prove what a lie it is.
1063
00:50:47,461 --> 00:50:49,671
Mr. President, we can do that,
but you should know
1064
00:50:49,713 --> 00:50:51,673
that if we did,
it would create a narrative
1065
00:50:51,715 --> 00:50:54,342
that we were
investigating you personally.
1066
00:50:54,384 --> 00:50:57,304
And it's very difficult
to prove that something
1067
00:50:57,345 --> 00:50:59,181
-didn't happen.
-Well, think about it.
1068
00:50:59,222 --> 00:51:02,017
Because it would be very
hurtful to me and my family.
1069
00:51:02,059 --> 00:51:03,435
Of course.
1070
00:51:03,477 --> 00:51:06,646
Would you ever like to have
your family here for dinner?
1071
00:51:06,688 --> 00:51:08,565
-You can.
-Mr. President,
1072
00:51:08,607 --> 00:51:10,650
I-I think it's
in your best interest
1073
00:51:10,692 --> 00:51:12,194
that we not socialize too much.
1074
00:51:12,235 --> 00:51:13,945
The country needs
to know that the FBI
1075
00:51:13,987 --> 00:51:16,531
is completely
divorced from politics.
1076
00:51:16,573 --> 00:51:18,283
Obama was very close with Holder
1077
00:51:18,325 --> 00:51:19,659
when Holder was
attorney general.
1078
00:51:19,701 --> 00:51:21,453
I thought that was a mistake.
1079
00:51:22,913 --> 00:51:25,123
He made a lot of them.
1080
00:51:26,833 --> 00:51:30,545
We're just starting to dig out
from some of his mistakes.
1081
00:51:30,587 --> 00:51:34,966
It's unbelievable how much
we're accomplishing.
1082
00:51:35,008 --> 00:51:36,802
You can make Reince Priebus
your contact.
1083
00:51:36,843 --> 00:51:38,553
He knows we're meeting here
tonight.
1084
00:51:38,595 --> 00:51:40,388
The point is...
1085
00:51:40,430 --> 00:51:43,517
I need loyalty.
1086
00:51:48,230 --> 00:51:51,483
You will always get
honesty from me.
1087
00:51:53,652 --> 00:51:55,570
That's what I want--
1088
00:51:55,612 --> 00:51:57,781
honest loyalty.
1089
00:52:01,201 --> 00:52:04,579
You will get that from me.
1090
00:52:12,587 --> 00:52:15,006
slow, dramatic music
1091
00:52:15,048 --> 00:52:17,259
1092
00:52:40,031 --> 00:52:42,242
[engine starts]
1093
00:52:52,294 --> 00:52:55,005
1094
00:52:56,965 --> 00:52:58,175
[Comey]
Damn it.
1095
00:53:23,074 --> 00:53:25,243
1096
00:53:33,585 --> 00:53:35,837
[beeping]
1097
00:53:49,851 --> 00:53:51,978
Am I overreacting?
1098
00:53:52,020 --> 00:53:53,021
No.
1099
00:53:53,063 --> 00:53:55,982
No, this is
how a mob boss talks.
1100
00:53:56,024 --> 00:53:57,192
[Comey chuckles]
1101
00:53:57,234 --> 00:53:58,860
A few takeaways--
1102
00:53:58,902 --> 00:54:02,197
the independence of the FBI
doesn't mean anything to him.
1103
00:54:02,239 --> 00:54:05,617
He sees everything in terms
of personal loyalty.
1104
00:54:05,659 --> 00:54:09,329
He's fixated
on the hookers thing.
1105
00:54:09,371 --> 00:54:11,706
And he thinks you have
a problem with him.
1106
00:54:11,748 --> 00:54:13,041
I told him you don't.
1107
00:54:13,083 --> 00:54:15,877
Boss, you have to be
very careful here.
1108
00:54:15,919 --> 00:54:19,464
Memorialize any more
conversations you have with him.
1109
00:54:19,506 --> 00:54:21,883
There aren't supposed to be
any conversations with him.
1110
00:54:21,925 --> 00:54:23,551
[McCabe] Did he bring up
Michael Flynn at all?
1111
00:54:23,593 --> 00:54:25,470
Or acknowledge that we had
been to the White House
1112
00:54:25,512 --> 00:54:27,847
-to interview Flynn?
-[Comey] No.
1113
00:54:29,140 --> 00:54:31,643
Possible he was respecting
a boundary there?
1114
00:54:31,685 --> 00:54:33,561
Hard to say.
1115
00:54:33,603 --> 00:54:35,563
He moves so fast
from one subject to another,
1116
00:54:35,605 --> 00:54:39,526
and so much of what he says is
factually and legally incorrect.
1117
00:54:39,567 --> 00:54:42,445
It's possible that he thinks
the conversation went well
1118
00:54:42,487 --> 00:54:44,572
and that I'm solidly on board.
1119
00:54:44,614 --> 00:54:46,992
This cannot happen again.
It is completely
1120
00:54:47,033 --> 00:54:48,868
inappropriate for the two
of you to engage like this.
1121
00:54:48,910 --> 00:54:51,204
He's the president-- am I
supposed to refuse his call?
1122
00:54:51,246 --> 00:54:55,792
He just asked you to put
loyalty to him above your duty
1123
00:54:55,834 --> 00:54:57,919
to investigate the threat
posed by Russia.
1124
00:54:57,961 --> 00:54:59,170
I'm aware.
1125
00:55:00,672 --> 00:55:01,923
Uh, boss?
1126
00:55:02,924 --> 00:55:04,843
He just fired Sally Yates.
1127
00:55:11,266 --> 00:55:13,685
slow, somber music
1128
00:55:13,727 --> 00:55:15,937
1129
00:55:21,067 --> 00:55:22,777
Ma'am?
1130
00:55:26,489 --> 00:55:28,742
Can I get you anything?
1131
00:55:28,783 --> 00:55:32,662
Are you asking me if this is
a two-Diet-Coke day, Justin?
1132
00:55:32,704 --> 00:55:34,539
I guess I am.
1133
00:55:34,581 --> 00:55:36,499
I'll be fine.
1134
00:55:36,541 --> 00:55:38,877
But you could hand me
those couple of books
1135
00:55:38,918 --> 00:55:41,087
over there.
1136
00:55:53,641 --> 00:55:56,978
Justin...
1137
00:55:57,020 --> 00:55:59,856
you ever start to feel shaky...
1138
00:56:02,067 --> 00:56:04,736
...go outside...
1139
00:56:04,778 --> 00:56:09,366
and look at the buildings
up and down Pennsylvania Avenue.
1140
00:56:10,450 --> 00:56:12,160
They've been here a long time.
1141
00:56:12,202 --> 00:56:15,121
And they're gonna be here
a long time.
1142
00:56:16,748 --> 00:56:20,293
Because what they represent
is eternal--
1143
00:56:20,335 --> 00:56:22,962
institutions,
1144
00:56:23,004 --> 00:56:25,131
the rule of law,
1145
00:56:25,173 --> 00:56:28,676
no matter who is in power.
1146
00:56:33,807 --> 00:56:36,059
Understand?
1147
00:56:36,101 --> 00:56:38,019
I do.
1148
00:56:38,061 --> 00:56:40,230
Yes, ma'am.
1149
00:56:42,816 --> 00:56:44,317
Go.
1150
00:56:52,409 --> 00:56:55,161
[reporter] Sources report that the president
1151
00:56:55,203 --> 00:56:57,455
will soon name Rod Rosenstein, U.S. attorney for Baltimore,
1152
00:56:57,497 --> 00:57:00,291
to replace Yates as deputy attorney general.
1153
00:57:00,333 --> 00:57:02,794
[Poppy Harlow] President Trump telling Fox News in a brand-new
1154
00:57:02,836 --> 00:57:05,672
interview he respects Russian
President Vladimir Putin.
1155
00:57:05,713 --> 00:57:06,923
That's not new.
1156
00:57:06,965 --> 00:57:09,092
Here's what is new,
the president acknowledges
1157
00:57:09,134 --> 00:57:11,928
that Putin may be a killer,
but adds,
1158
00:57:11,970 --> 00:57:15,056
"We've got a lot of killers."
1159
00:57:15,098 --> 00:57:17,267
Even Republicans are perplexed
and some of them
1160
00:57:17,308 --> 00:57:18,518
have condemned those comments.
1161
00:57:18,560 --> 00:57:21,729
Why do you think the president
continues to praise Putin?
1162
00:57:21,771 --> 00:57:23,773
[Priebus]
So...
1163
00:57:23,815 --> 00:57:27,527
I understand your dinner with
the president went very well.
1164
00:57:27,569 --> 00:57:29,821
And that you're
interested in staying on.
1165
00:57:29,863 --> 00:57:32,407
Yes.
1166
00:57:32,449 --> 00:57:34,909
So how does that work, do we
make an announcement or...?
1167
00:57:34,951 --> 00:57:37,370
That's not really necessary.
1168
00:57:37,412 --> 00:57:40,206
As I explained to the president,
I already have a ten-year term.
1169
00:57:40,248 --> 00:57:41,583
So there's nothing to announce.
1170
00:57:41,624 --> 00:57:44,502
Oh, well, I think he wanted to.
1171
00:57:44,544 --> 00:57:47,839
But let's talk about how you and
I are gonna be working together,
1172
00:57:47,881 --> 00:57:51,968
the rules for the FBI director,
White House chief of staff.
1173
00:57:52,010 --> 00:57:54,929
Did you talk
to Denis McDonough often or...?
1174
00:57:54,971 --> 00:57:57,974
We talked about policy
and operational issues,
1175
00:57:58,016 --> 00:57:59,559
specific terror threats.
1176
00:57:59,601 --> 00:58:01,728
As I explained to the president,
there's a bright line
1177
00:58:01,769 --> 00:58:03,313
between DOJ and the White House.
1178
00:58:03,354 --> 00:58:04,397
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
1179
00:58:04,439 --> 00:58:06,566
Did you talk to him about
the Hillary e-mail thing?
1180
00:58:06,608 --> 00:58:09,319
Never, and he wouldn't ask.
1181
00:58:09,360 --> 00:58:12,739
We all thought that
that was so unfair
1182
00:58:12,780 --> 00:58:14,949
how that landed on you,
like it was your fault
1183
00:58:14,991 --> 00:58:18,453
that she set up
her e-mail system illegally.
1184
00:58:18,495 --> 00:58:20,872
Or that she decided
not to campaign in Michigan.
1185
00:58:20,914 --> 00:58:23,458
[laughing]
1186
00:58:25,752 --> 00:58:28,713
Listen, uh,
are we confidential here?
1187
00:58:28,755 --> 00:58:30,048
If you like.
1188
00:58:30,089 --> 00:58:31,257
Thank you.
1189
00:58:31,299 --> 00:58:33,593
Do you have a FISA order
on Mike Flynn?
1190
00:58:33,635 --> 00:58:36,679
Reince, that's the bright line
1191
00:58:36,721 --> 00:58:39,849
I'm talking about.
1192
00:58:39,891 --> 00:58:42,268
Question like that should go
to the White House Counsel,
1193
00:58:42,310 --> 00:58:45,688
then DOJ leadership, then to me.
1194
00:58:45,730 --> 00:58:47,857
Sorry, it's a rookie mistake.
1195
00:58:47,899 --> 00:58:49,359
[chuckles]
1196
00:58:49,400 --> 00:58:51,486
Do you have a FISA order
on Mike Flynn?
1197
00:58:51,528 --> 00:58:53,905
No.
1198
00:58:53,947 --> 00:58:56,115
Thank you.
1199
00:58:57,408 --> 00:58:58,993
Do you want to see
the president?
1200
00:58:59,035 --> 00:59:00,995
I'm sure he's very busy.
1201
00:59:01,037 --> 00:59:03,248
Actually, he likes
impromptu meetings.
1202
00:59:03,289 --> 00:59:05,625
Uh, DOJ has a no-contact policy
with the White House.
1203
00:59:05,667 --> 00:59:08,086
-It's really in his best inter--
-I'm sure he'd love to see you.
1204
00:59:08,127 --> 00:59:10,296
I'm gonna go see
if he's in the Oval.
1205
00:59:27,063 --> 00:59:29,649
Can I ask you a question, sir?
1206
00:59:30,567 --> 00:59:32,026
Mm-hmm.
1207
00:59:33,111 --> 00:59:37,407
What did you guys
actually have on Hillary?
1208
00:59:41,369 --> 00:59:43,246
Can you keep a secret?
1209
00:59:43,288 --> 00:59:44,622
Yeah.
1210
00:59:45,498 --> 00:59:47,125
So can I.
1211
00:59:50,003 --> 00:59:52,589
[chuckles]
Hello, Director.
1212
00:59:52,630 --> 00:59:54,674
General.
1213
00:59:54,716 --> 00:59:56,092
How are you settling in?
1214
00:59:56,134 --> 00:59:58,928
All fine, except for my,
uh, my workout routine.
1215
00:59:58,970 --> 01:00:02,056
I haven't found time
for that lately.
1216
01:00:02,098 --> 01:00:03,766
This place has plenty of stairs.
1217
01:00:03,808 --> 01:00:06,227
Might just come to that.
1218
01:00:06,269 --> 01:00:08,354
He'd love to see you!
1219
01:00:08,396 --> 01:00:09,897
Great.
1220
01:00:10,690 --> 01:00:12,525
I see you changed the curtains.
1221
01:00:12,567 --> 01:00:14,777
Obama's were horrible.
1222
01:00:15,778 --> 01:00:18,072
These are the same ones
Bill Clinton used.
1223
01:00:24,787 --> 01:00:27,165
I wonder how
I would've done against Bernie
1224
01:00:27,206 --> 01:00:29,584
if you'd charged Hillary
like you should have.
1225
01:00:29,626 --> 01:00:31,502
How do you think
I'd have done against Bernie?
1226
01:00:31,544 --> 01:00:34,088
We try to stay out of the
political realm, Mr. President.
1227
01:00:34,130 --> 01:00:38,551
So how come Andy McCabe's wife
ran for office?
1228
01:00:40,094 --> 01:00:41,554
Number two guy in the FBI,
1229
01:00:41,596 --> 01:00:44,724
taking a million dollars
from the Clintons.
1230
01:00:46,017 --> 01:00:47,769
A lot of people,
very educated people,
1231
01:00:47,810 --> 01:00:49,520
said I wasn't rough enough
on him.
1232
01:00:49,562 --> 01:00:51,439
Does he have a problem with me?
1233
01:00:51,481 --> 01:00:54,859
Mr. President, as I told you,
Andy is a pro.
1234
01:00:54,901 --> 01:00:58,446
I know you'll come to value him,
as I do.
1235
01:00:59,739 --> 01:01:03,201
Have you done any more thinking
about the golden showers thing?
1236
01:01:03,242 --> 01:01:05,119
'Cause it would really bother me
1237
01:01:05,161 --> 01:01:07,747
if Melania gave that
any credibility.
1238
01:01:08,956 --> 01:01:11,751
The hookers thing is nonsense,
1239
01:01:11,793 --> 01:01:14,128
although Putin once told me
1240
01:01:14,170 --> 01:01:16,839
they got the most beautiful
hookers in the world there.
1241
01:01:16,881 --> 01:01:19,425
But I didn't even stay overnight
in Moscow.
1242
01:01:19,467 --> 01:01:21,761
I stayed long enough to be nice.
1243
01:01:21,803 --> 01:01:23,262
I'm nice to everyone
when it's business.
1244
01:01:23,304 --> 01:01:26,099
No one here gets that
because no one here ever had
1245
01:01:26,140 --> 01:01:27,725
to make a business deal.
1246
01:01:27,767 --> 01:01:30,311
I sat down for an interview
with Bill O'Reilly.
1247
01:01:30,353 --> 01:01:31,729
Did you see it?
1248
01:01:31,771 --> 01:01:33,064
Yes, sir.
1249
01:01:33,106 --> 01:01:35,817
He insults the Russians,
and now he owes them an apology
1250
01:01:35,858 --> 01:01:37,485
because why is he
calling them killers?
1251
01:01:37,527 --> 01:01:39,904
And why is he trying
to get me to say it
1252
01:01:39,946 --> 01:01:42,573
when I'm trying to repair
all the damage Obama did
1253
01:01:42,615 --> 01:01:43,866
and get along with people again?
1254
01:01:43,908 --> 01:01:46,077
So I should say
I don't respect the leader
1255
01:01:46,119 --> 01:01:48,579
of a major country
I'm trying to get along with?
1256
01:01:48,621 --> 01:01:50,123
Putin is a strong thinker.
1257
01:01:50,164 --> 01:01:52,333
He speaks very powerfully.
1258
01:01:52,375 --> 01:01:55,336
And he never sent anyone
with a briefcase
1259
01:01:55,378 --> 01:01:59,382
and a billion dollars for Iran
like Obama did.
1260
01:01:59,424 --> 01:02:03,261
That nuclear deal is a disgrace,
another thing we have to fix.
1261
01:02:03,302 --> 01:02:05,513
If Russia can help us
in the region--
1262
01:02:05,555 --> 01:02:07,390
and a lot
of my military people say
1263
01:02:07,432 --> 01:02:09,642
Russia's going
to be very key for us there--
1264
01:02:09,684 --> 01:02:11,811
why would I want to insult them?
1265
01:02:11,853 --> 01:02:14,272
You know,
everybody's crying for Ukraine.
1266
01:02:14,313 --> 01:02:16,482
The Ukrainians
aren't so terrific.
1267
01:02:16,524 --> 01:02:19,068
They've tried
to invalidate my election.
1268
01:02:19,110 --> 01:02:20,695
They're not nice people.
1269
01:02:20,737 --> 01:02:22,488
So I gave a good answer.
1270
01:02:22,530 --> 01:02:24,657
Really, it was a great answer.
1271
01:02:24,699 --> 01:02:26,367
I gave a really great answer.
1272
01:02:26,409 --> 01:02:28,619
You think
it was a great answer, right?
1273
01:02:28,661 --> 01:02:31,664
The first part of your answer
was fine, Mr. President,
1274
01:02:31,706 --> 01:02:33,708
but not the second part.
1275
01:02:34,876 --> 01:02:37,336
We aren't the kind of killers
that Putin is.
1276
01:02:42,925 --> 01:02:45,970
These aren't the curtains
Bill Clinton used.
1277
01:02:47,054 --> 01:02:48,639
[Baker]
Boss, you cannot keep
1278
01:02:48,681 --> 01:02:50,516
having conversations
with this man.
1279
01:02:50,558 --> 01:02:53,186
[Comey] I'll say it again.
He's the president, our boss.
1280
01:02:53,227 --> 01:02:55,021
He won't invite me over again.
1281
01:02:55,062 --> 01:02:57,064
I really offended him this time.
1282
01:02:57,106 --> 01:02:58,858
[McCabe]
Did he bring up Michael Flynn?
1283
01:02:58,900 --> 01:03:00,610
No, but he brought up you again,
1284
01:03:00,651 --> 01:03:02,779
and the Russian hookers
and Hillary.
1285
01:03:02,820 --> 01:03:04,655
[Baker]
This is not tenable, any of it.
1286
01:03:04,697 --> 01:03:06,491
[Comey] Let's assume good faith
for a second,
1287
01:03:06,532 --> 01:03:08,659
that he just doesn't know
how a president is supposed
1288
01:03:08,701 --> 01:03:11,204
to act with DOJ, and no one
around him does, either.
1289
01:03:11,245 --> 01:03:12,455
It's our job to help him.
1290
01:03:12,497 --> 01:03:13,998
-How do we do that?
-You've explained it
1291
01:03:14,040 --> 01:03:15,500
-to him clearly?
-Yes.
1292
01:03:15,541 --> 01:03:18,294
Can we set up a briefing for
him? Someone else to explain it?
1293
01:03:18,336 --> 01:03:19,796
I'm not sure he's interested.
1294
01:03:19,837 --> 01:03:22,465
Have you seen any evidence
that he values the rule of law?
1295
01:03:22,507 --> 01:03:23,674
None.
1296
01:03:23,716 --> 01:03:25,134
Then why are we assuming
good faith?
1297
01:03:25,176 --> 01:03:27,720
What should I do?
Arrest him?
1298
01:03:28,971 --> 01:03:32,058
You've had worse ideas.
1299
01:03:32,099 --> 01:03:34,685
[announcer]
This is CNN breaking news.
1300
01:03:34,727 --> 01:03:36,521
[theme music plays]
1301
01:03:36,562 --> 01:03:38,022
Our breaking news on CNN,
1302
01:03:38,064 --> 01:03:40,650
the national security advisor,
Michael Flynn, has resigned.
1303
01:03:40,691 --> 01:03:43,236
Flynn's resignation coming in the wake of news
1304
01:03:43,277 --> 01:03:45,363
that the Justice Department warned the Trump administration
1305
01:03:45,404 --> 01:03:48,449
last month that Flynn misled the administration
1306
01:03:48,491 --> 01:03:50,117
about his communications
1307
01:03:50,159 --> 01:03:52,370
with the Russian ambassador to the United States,
1308
01:03:52,411 --> 01:03:56,624
and was potentially vulnerable to blackmail by the Russians.
1309
01:03:56,666 --> 01:03:58,376
Again, that's our breaking news here on CNN.
1310
01:03:58,417 --> 01:04:00,670
I want to get right to all of our correspondents...
1311
01:04:00,711 --> 01:04:02,463
[Comey] Mr. President, as you know, tracking
1312
01:04:02,505 --> 01:04:04,006
ISIS and its penetration levels
1313
01:04:04,048 --> 01:04:06,884
on American soil is a big part
of the FBI's mission.
1314
01:04:06,926 --> 01:04:10,388
But there are other threats
that we don't talk about as much
1315
01:04:10,429 --> 01:04:12,515
that are equally dangerous
long-term,
1316
01:04:12,557 --> 01:04:14,767
requiring
an entirely different level
1317
01:04:14,809 --> 01:04:17,395
of vigilance and attention.
1318
01:04:17,436 --> 01:04:21,107
There is a sophisticated
Eastern European terror group--
1319
01:04:21,148 --> 01:04:24,610
they call themselves the
"Chechen Islamic Brotherhood"--
1320
01:04:24,652 --> 01:04:26,696
that has embedded
sleeper operatives
1321
01:04:26,737 --> 01:04:28,197
in the United States.
1322
01:04:28,239 --> 01:04:30,783
These people have been here
legally for years.
1323
01:04:30,825 --> 01:04:34,120
They speak fluent English
and look Caucasian.
1324
01:04:34,161 --> 01:04:35,705
They have families and jobs.
1325
01:04:35,746 --> 01:04:38,082
And they are time bombs.
1326
01:04:38,124 --> 01:04:40,126
We are devoting
enormous resources
1327
01:04:40,167 --> 01:04:41,627
to monitoring these people.
1328
01:04:41,669 --> 01:04:44,547
We try to jam them up
where we can on local charges,
1329
01:04:44,589 --> 01:04:46,215
in ways
that don't show our hand.
1330
01:04:46,257 --> 01:04:48,009
We've even tried to flip some,
1331
01:04:48,050 --> 01:04:52,054
but they are hard guys,
and they are, right now,
1332
01:04:52,096 --> 01:04:55,057
quietly preparing
with extraordinary patience
1333
01:04:55,099 --> 01:04:57,727
and disciplined tradecraft,
for something big.
1334
01:04:59,061 --> 01:05:01,689
Sir, our partners overseas
have picked up chatter
1335
01:05:01,731 --> 01:05:05,943
about an attack on an East Coast
American city this summer.
1336
01:05:10,072 --> 01:05:13,159
The Tsarnaev brothers--
they were Chechen, right?
1337
01:05:13,200 --> 01:05:16,537
The, um... They were
the Boston Marathon guys.
1338
01:05:16,579 --> 01:05:17,538
Yes, but we don't know that
1339
01:05:17,580 --> 01:05:19,081
they were connected
to The Brotherhood.
1340
01:05:19,123 --> 01:05:21,083
The Tsarnaevs
lacked the discipline
1341
01:05:21,125 --> 01:05:22,668
that this group
typically demands.
1342
01:05:22,710 --> 01:05:24,712
And we don't yet know the city?
1343
01:05:24,754 --> 01:05:26,005
No. We are watching now
1344
01:05:26,047 --> 01:05:27,924
to see where
they're allocating resources.
1345
01:05:30,009 --> 01:05:31,218
Okay.
1346
01:05:31,260 --> 01:05:33,512
Thanks, everybody.
I want to talk to Jim.
1347
01:05:33,554 --> 01:05:35,806
Thanks, everybody.
1348
01:05:36,599 --> 01:05:38,351
You know, I wrote a book,
1349
01:05:38,392 --> 01:05:40,227
a very, really successful book,
1350
01:05:40,269 --> 01:05:42,063
a year before
the World Trade Center,
1351
01:05:42,104 --> 01:05:44,732
said there's someone
named Osama bin Laden,
1352
01:05:44,774 --> 01:05:47,818
you ought to take him out,
he's big trouble.
1353
01:05:47,860 --> 01:05:49,737
I think I wrote 12 books.
1354
01:05:49,779 --> 01:05:51,572
Nobody listened to me.
Thanks, Jeff.
1355
01:05:51,614 --> 01:05:53,240
I want to talk to Jim.
1356
01:05:58,829 --> 01:06:00,122
Yes, sir.
1357
01:06:02,875 --> 01:06:06,087
That e-mail investigation
looked pretty tricky.
1358
01:06:06,128 --> 01:06:07,546
Okay, Jared. Thank you.
1359
01:06:07,588 --> 01:06:10,174
-It was.
-Thank you, Jared.
1360
01:06:18,307 --> 01:06:19,684
[door closes]
1361
01:06:19,725 --> 01:06:22,103
Did you see my tweet
this morning?
1362
01:06:22,144 --> 01:06:24,355
I didn't, sir.
1363
01:06:25,272 --> 01:06:28,275
I make calls
on this beautiful phone
1364
01:06:28,317 --> 01:06:31,946
to leaders in Australia
or Mexico or wherever,
1365
01:06:31,988 --> 01:06:35,574
and I expect those calls
to be confidential.
1366
01:06:36,784 --> 01:06:38,953
And then, I see leaks
in the fake news,
1367
01:06:38,995 --> 01:06:41,288
quoting me, saying things
I don't even remember saying,
1368
01:06:41,330 --> 01:06:42,999
I don't think
I even actually said.
1369
01:06:43,040 --> 01:06:46,794
And people say I've got one of
the world's greatest memories.
1370
01:06:48,295 --> 01:06:51,298
The leaks cost Mike Flynn
his job,
1371
01:06:51,340 --> 01:06:53,718
which I think is very sad.
1372
01:06:53,759 --> 01:06:56,387
Making calls was his job.
1373
01:06:56,429 --> 01:06:58,681
I want that,
1374
01:06:58,723 --> 01:07:00,850
especially with Russia.
1375
01:07:00,891 --> 01:07:03,644
But he lied to the
vice president so I let him go.
1376
01:07:03,686 --> 01:07:06,188
But he really is a good guy.
1377
01:07:06,230 --> 01:07:08,482
I have a good guy coming in
to replace him.
1378
01:07:08,524 --> 01:07:12,445
He enjoys a lot of respect
from very smart people, but...
1379
01:07:12,486 --> 01:07:14,572
but you know better than anybody
1380
01:07:14,613 --> 01:07:18,159
how unfair the fake news can be.
1381
01:07:18,951 --> 01:07:20,077
Sir, leaks are terrible.
1382
01:07:20,119 --> 01:07:21,328
On our side of the street,
1383
01:07:21,370 --> 01:07:23,456
leaks can jeopardize
FBI operations,
1384
01:07:23,497 --> 01:07:24,790
put lives at risk.
1385
01:07:24,832 --> 01:07:27,043
Well, we can start
by going after the reporters
1386
01:07:27,084 --> 01:07:28,461
that get people to leak.
1387
01:07:28,502 --> 01:07:31,088
You know, ten or 15 years ago,
1388
01:07:31,130 --> 01:07:34,675
put reporters in jail
to find out what they knew.
1389
01:07:34,717 --> 01:07:36,969
It worked.
It worked on Judy Miller.
1390
01:07:37,011 --> 01:07:40,014
I am a fan of pursuing leakers
aggressively,
1391
01:07:40,056 --> 01:07:41,974
but going after reporters
is tricky
1392
01:07:42,016 --> 01:07:44,435
for legal reasons,
constitutional reasons.
1393
01:07:44,477 --> 01:07:46,687
Well, talk to Sessions about it,
1394
01:07:46,729 --> 01:07:48,689
see if we can be
more aggressive.
1395
01:07:48,731 --> 01:07:50,816
You know, they spend
a couple of days in jail,
1396
01:07:50,858 --> 01:07:52,568
suddenly they're ready to talk.
1397
01:07:52,610 --> 01:07:54,361
[door opens]
1398
01:07:54,403 --> 01:07:56,489
-Mr. President.
-Ah, we'll see ya, Reince.
1399
01:07:56,530 --> 01:07:59,909
Just-just a minute or two more.
1400
01:08:06,207 --> 01:08:08,459
Mike Flynn.
1401
01:08:08,501 --> 01:08:11,545
He's a good guy,
been through a lot.
1402
01:08:11,587 --> 01:08:14,924
He lied to Pence, but he didn't
do anything wrong on the calls.
1403
01:08:14,965 --> 01:08:18,552
I hope you can see your way
clear to letting this go.
1404
01:08:18,594 --> 01:08:20,638
He's a good guy.
1405
01:08:20,679 --> 01:08:23,432
Maybe he has some
judgment issues. I don't know.
1406
01:08:23,474 --> 01:08:25,392
[inhales sharply]
1407
01:08:25,434 --> 01:08:27,311
But I hope you can let this go.
1408
01:08:27,353 --> 01:08:29,480
slow, suspenseful music
1409
01:08:29,522 --> 01:08:31,190
1410
01:08:31,232 --> 01:08:33,651
I agree he's been through a lot.
1411
01:08:33,692 --> 01:08:35,486
It's just these leaks.
1412
01:08:35,528 --> 01:08:38,239
They're really disgraceful.
1413
01:08:38,280 --> 01:08:40,866
He's a Republican.
He's always been a Republican.
1414
01:08:40,908 --> 01:08:42,535
But he is a D.C. guy.
1415
01:08:42,576 --> 01:08:44,662
And the president
does not like D.C. guys.
1416
01:08:44,703 --> 01:08:47,665
And he doesn't like
long briefings. I told you.
1417
01:08:47,706 --> 01:08:50,709
General Sessions,
can I have a word with you?
1418
01:08:50,751 --> 01:08:52,962
Course, Jim.
1419
01:08:58,759 --> 01:09:01,178
That can't happen.
You're my boss.
1420
01:09:01,220 --> 01:09:04,974
You can't get kicked out of the
room so he can talk to me alone.
1421
01:09:05,015 --> 01:09:07,893
You have to be between me
and the president
1422
01:09:07,935 --> 01:09:10,437
for the sake of the Bureau.
1423
01:09:10,479 --> 01:09:12,565
-[sighs]
-General?
1424
01:09:12,606 --> 01:09:14,942
That was a fine briefing
you gave, Jim.
1425
01:09:14,984 --> 01:09:18,362
You know,
you really are a good guy.
1426
01:09:23,826 --> 01:09:25,494
That's fucking
obstruction of justice.
1427
01:09:25,536 --> 01:09:27,788
The president just committed
a crime in your presence,
1428
01:09:27,830 --> 01:09:29,707
and he asked you
to break the law.
1429
01:09:29,748 --> 01:09:31,458
-I know.
-Did you tell the A.G.?
1430
01:09:31,500 --> 01:09:34,503
No. Pretty sure he's about
to recuse himself on all this.
1431
01:09:34,545 --> 01:09:36,630
-That'll go over well.
-Yeah.
1432
01:09:36,672 --> 01:09:39,008
Boss, uh,
I'm uncomfortable with this.
1433
01:09:39,049 --> 01:09:41,468
It looks too much like you're
being pulled into a conspiracy
1434
01:09:41,510 --> 01:09:42,970
by the president
of the United States.
1435
01:09:43,012 --> 01:09:46,015
Yes, that is his intention.
Now what?
1436
01:09:47,266 --> 01:09:49,643
Things will settle down
once Rod's in place as D.A.G.
1437
01:09:49,685 --> 01:09:51,353
He'll normalize our relations
across the street
1438
01:09:51,395 --> 01:09:53,022
and restrict our contact
to the White House.
1439
01:09:53,063 --> 01:09:55,399
You sound like a PowerPoint.
Rod's not gonna save you.
1440
01:09:55,441 --> 01:09:57,735
He's gonna cover his own ass,
as he always has.
1441
01:09:57,776 --> 01:10:00,154
Do you really not know
how screwed you are?
1442
01:10:00,196 --> 01:10:01,363
Of course I do.
1443
01:10:01,405 --> 01:10:03,782
Well, then stop
walking into the Oval
1444
01:10:03,824 --> 01:10:05,492
thinking
you can outwit this guy.
1445
01:10:05,534 --> 01:10:07,119
He's just gonna fire you.
1446
01:10:07,161 --> 01:10:09,330
He can't fire me. I'm running
the Russia investigation.
1447
01:10:09,371 --> 01:10:11,582
-It'd look horrible.
-That's ego.
1448
01:10:11,624 --> 01:10:12,750
That's fact.
1449
01:10:12,791 --> 01:10:15,127
Jim, Jesus.
Fact is dead now.
1450
01:10:15,169 --> 01:10:16,378
[Sessions]
I,
1451
01:10:16,420 --> 01:10:19,340
-Rod Rosenstein...
-I, Rod Rosenstein...
1452
01:10:19,381 --> 01:10:22,259
-...do solemnly swear...
-...do solemnly swear...
1453
01:10:22,301 --> 01:10:24,178
...that I will support
and defend...
1454
01:10:24,220 --> 01:10:25,804
...that I will
support and defend...
1455
01:10:25,846 --> 01:10:27,598
...the Constitution
of the United States...
1456
01:10:27,640 --> 01:10:29,808
...the Constitution of
the United States...
1457
01:10:29,850 --> 01:10:32,686
-...against all enemies...
-...against all enemies...
1458
01:10:32,728 --> 01:10:35,731
-...foreign and domestic. -...foreign and domestic.
1459
01:10:35,773 --> 01:10:37,775
Looking forward
to diving in, Rod.
1460
01:10:37,816 --> 01:10:39,693
Discussing
department priorities.
1461
01:10:39,735 --> 01:10:41,779
Oh, I have prepared a list.
1462
01:10:41,820 --> 01:10:44,114
Good. Good.
1463
01:10:44,156 --> 01:10:45,282
Tell me, where on that list
1464
01:10:45,324 --> 01:10:47,368
would you put
firing James Comey?
1465
01:10:48,994 --> 01:10:51,413
I certainly
1466
01:10:51,455 --> 01:10:53,499
think it's something
we should discuss.
1467
01:10:53,540 --> 01:10:54,792
Okay.
1468
01:10:54,833 --> 01:10:56,710
[Sessions] ...that I will bear true faith...
1469
01:10:56,752 --> 01:10:58,170
...that I will bear
true faith...
1470
01:10:58,212 --> 01:10:59,588
...and allegiance to the same.
1471
01:10:59,630 --> 01:11:01,048
...and allegiance
to the same.
1472
01:11:01,090 --> 01:11:03,175
That I take this obligation
freely...
1473
01:11:03,217 --> 01:11:05,427
That I take
this obligation freely...
1474
01:11:05,469 --> 01:11:07,221
...without any
mental reservation...
1475
01:11:07,263 --> 01:11:08,639
...without any mental
reservation...
1476
01:11:08,681 --> 01:11:09,848
...or purpose of evasion.
1477
01:11:09,890 --> 01:11:11,350
...or purpose
of evasion.
1478
01:11:11,392 --> 01:11:12,810
And that I will well
1479
01:11:12,851 --> 01:11:14,937
-and faithfully discharge... -And that I will well
1480
01:11:14,979 --> 01:11:17,690
-and faithfully discharge... -...the duties of the office...
1481
01:11:17,731 --> 01:11:19,191
[Rosenstein]
...the duties of the office...
1482
01:11:19,233 --> 01:11:20,693
[Sessions]
...which I am about to enter.
1483
01:11:20,734 --> 01:11:22,152
[Rosenstein]
...which I am about to enter.
1484
01:11:22,194 --> 01:11:23,654
[Sessions]
So help me God.
1485
01:11:23,696 --> 01:11:26,115
-So help me God.
-Well done, Rod.
1486
01:11:26,156 --> 01:11:27,783
Okay.
1487
01:11:27,825 --> 01:11:30,160
slow, suspenseful music
1488
01:11:30,202 --> 01:11:33,122
1489
01:11:33,163 --> 01:11:35,791
He's gonna get
his head chopped off.
1490
01:11:36,667 --> 01:11:38,252
Isn't he?
1491
01:11:38,294 --> 01:11:39,753
We all are.
1492
01:11:39,795 --> 01:11:41,880
I'll see you at the ranch.
1493
01:11:43,632 --> 01:11:45,759
[alarm clock beeping]
1494
01:11:45,801 --> 01:11:48,012
[turns off alarm]
1495
01:12:00,024 --> 01:12:02,401
[Comey sighs heavily]
1496
01:12:04,278 --> 01:12:06,989
-[pills rattling]
-[exhales]
1497
01:12:15,706 --> 01:12:17,624
[Comey]
I'm not sure I can do this.
1498
01:12:17,666 --> 01:12:20,252
[Patrice]
Yes, you can.
1499
01:12:20,294 --> 01:12:22,629
That one, honey.
1500
01:12:22,671 --> 01:12:23,756
[Trump]
Listen.
1501
01:12:23,797 --> 01:12:25,299
I'm here to tell you,
1502
01:12:25,341 --> 01:12:27,176
this Russia thing is a ruse.
1503
01:12:27,217 --> 01:12:28,510
It's a ruse.
1504
01:12:28,552 --> 01:12:30,429
I don't have
any deals in Russia.
1505
01:12:30,471 --> 01:12:33,057
I don't have any dealings
with Russia.
1506
01:12:33,098 --> 01:12:34,892
I could have, very easily,
1507
01:12:34,933 --> 01:12:36,560
but I didn't want
to carry any debt.
1508
01:12:36,602 --> 01:12:39,438
As a businessman,
I always had very little debt.
1509
01:12:39,480 --> 01:12:40,564
No debt.
1510
01:12:40,606 --> 01:12:44,443
Because I believe that's the best way to do business.
1511
01:12:44,485 --> 01:12:46,737
Now, tomorrow you'll say,
1512
01:12:46,779 --> 01:12:48,781
"Donald Trump wants to get along with Russia.
1513
01:12:48,822 --> 01:12:49,907
This is terrible."
1514
01:12:49,948 --> 01:12:51,492
It's not terrible-- it's good.
1515
01:12:51,533 --> 01:12:55,037
We had Hillary Clintongive Russia 20%...
1516
01:12:55,079 --> 01:12:56,330
[Van Jones]
...don't be a bully.
1517
01:12:56,372 --> 01:12:57,664
[Trump]
...of uranium in our country.
1518
01:12:57,706 --> 01:12:59,041
[Jones] You tell your kids, don't be a bigot.
1519
01:12:59,083 --> 01:13:00,959
[Trump] We have a very valuable man, Rex Tillerson,
1520
01:13:01,001 --> 01:13:02,836
who's gonna be meeting with them shortly.
1521
01:13:02,878 --> 01:13:04,546
And I told him, I said, "I know..."
1522
01:13:04,588 --> 01:13:06,882
Greatest thing I could do is shoot that ship
1523
01:13:06,924 --> 01:13:08,842
-that's 30 miles offshore... -But he's just a traitor.
1524
01:13:08,884 --> 01:13:10,427
-But either way... -If we could get along with Russia...
1525
01:13:10,469 --> 01:13:12,721
-...he betrayed me. -...it's a positive thing.
1526
01:13:15,307 --> 01:13:17,726
slow, somber music
1527
01:13:41,500 --> 01:13:44,670
1528
01:14:00,769 --> 01:14:01,979
Boss?
1529
01:14:03,147 --> 01:14:04,898
The president's calling for you.
1530
01:14:04,940 --> 01:14:07,609
[Trump] Listen, I'm trying to run the country,
1531
01:14:07,651 --> 01:14:09,236
and the cloud
of this Russia business
1532
01:14:09,278 --> 01:14:12,072
is making that very difficult,
very tough.
1533
01:14:12,114 --> 01:14:14,450
If I didn't have the cloud,
we would've won
1534
01:14:14,491 --> 01:14:17,077
the health care vote and a lot
of people are very upset
1535
01:14:17,119 --> 01:14:19,371
about that because that
should've gone through.
1536
01:14:19,413 --> 01:14:21,290
You know I have nothing
1537
01:14:21,331 --> 01:14:23,125
to do with Russia.
1538
01:14:23,167 --> 01:14:26,962
I have a letter here from the biggest law firm in D.C.
1539
01:14:27,004 --> 01:14:29,256
saying I have no income from Russia.
1540
01:14:29,298 --> 01:14:31,216
And I'm going to be
filing a personal lawsuit
1541
01:14:31,258 --> 01:14:33,218
against the author
of this horrible dossier.
1542
01:14:33,260 --> 01:14:35,345
And I'm not even sure
Steele is his real name.
1543
01:14:35,387 --> 01:14:37,890
It sounds like
a made-up name to me.
1544
01:14:37,931 --> 01:14:41,059
But it's gonna be a huge suit,
because the things he said
1545
01:14:41,101 --> 01:14:44,354
were very unfair and very painful.
1546
01:14:44,396 --> 01:14:46,607
So I want to know
what you can do
1547
01:14:46,648 --> 01:14:48,609
to lift this Russia cloud.
1548
01:14:48,650 --> 01:14:50,944
Mr. President, we are running
it down as quickly as we can.
1549
01:14:50,986 --> 01:14:53,655
For now it's in your best
interest to let us do that work.
1550
01:14:53,697 --> 01:14:56,200
You know, nobody knows how many
problems I create for Russia.
1551
01:14:56,241 --> 01:14:57,868
I'm actually
very bad for Russia.
1552
01:14:57,910 --> 01:15:00,954
Much tougher on them than Obama.
1553
01:15:00,996 --> 01:15:04,041
I'm gonna be commissioning
more nukes, newer nukes.
1554
01:15:04,082 --> 01:15:06,960
Ours are 40 years old,
some of them.
1555
01:15:07,002 --> 01:15:09,213
I'm also making sure we're doing
more oil drilling,
1556
01:15:09,254 --> 01:15:11,048
which Russia hates, but all I get is
1557
01:15:11,089 --> 01:15:13,342
Trump, Russia, Trump, Russia-- the same cloud.
1558
01:15:13,383 --> 01:15:16,178
And it's very unfair, and very bad for the country.
1559
01:15:16,220 --> 01:15:17,971
So I think
1560
01:15:18,013 --> 01:15:20,057
there should be a way
for you to get out there
1561
01:15:20,098 --> 01:15:24,061
that you're not
investigating me.
1562
01:15:24,102 --> 01:15:26,146
Sir, I was just up on the Hill,
1563
01:15:26,188 --> 01:15:28,023
and I told congressional leadership
1564
01:15:28,065 --> 01:15:30,067
that we are not
investigating you.
1565
01:15:30,108 --> 01:15:33,654
I'm trying to make smart deals, tough deals.
1566
01:15:33,695 --> 01:15:36,615
And it's incredible
how well we're doing.
1567
01:15:36,657 --> 01:15:37,991
No one can believe it.
1568
01:15:38,033 --> 01:15:40,953
It's probably
the best first month
1569
01:15:40,994 --> 01:15:43,163
any president ever had.
1570
01:15:43,205 --> 01:15:46,124
And it's because I hire
all the best people,
1571
01:15:46,166 --> 01:15:47,626
only the best.
1572
01:15:47,668 --> 01:15:50,546
But I have this cloud hanging over everything.
1573
01:15:50,587 --> 01:15:53,131
And now I'm supposed to go to the G7,
1574
01:15:53,173 --> 01:15:55,467
so I only hope
that you can get out the fact
1575
01:15:55,509 --> 01:15:57,469
that I'm not being investigated.
1576
01:15:57,511 --> 01:16:00,472
I haven't brought up
the McCabe thing,
1577
01:16:00,514 --> 01:16:02,099
because you say
he's an honorable guy,
1578
01:16:02,140 --> 01:16:04,268
but he's very close with Terry McAuliffe
1579
01:16:04,309 --> 01:16:05,852
and the Clintons.
1580
01:16:05,894 --> 01:16:07,729
And they gave him money.
1581
01:16:07,771 --> 01:16:10,190
But you say he's
an honorable guy, so...
1582
01:16:10,232 --> 01:16:11,692
so I'm trusting you.
1583
01:16:11,733 --> 01:16:14,945
Yes, Andy is
an honorable person.
1584
01:16:16,363 --> 01:16:17,698
Okay.
1585
01:16:17,739 --> 01:16:20,117
Thank you, Jim.
1586
01:16:20,158 --> 01:16:21,827
-[rapid scribbling]
-Boss?
1587
01:16:21,868 --> 01:16:23,787
Do you want to go
to a diversity recruiting event
1588
01:16:23,829 --> 01:16:25,872
at the L.A. field office May 9?
1589
01:16:25,914 --> 01:16:28,292
-[rapid scribbling]
-[phone thuds]
1590
01:16:29,126 --> 01:16:30,544
You're really
trying to recreate--
1591
01:16:30,586 --> 01:16:31,628
Okay, that's easy.
1592
01:16:31,670 --> 01:16:33,880
Your... your grandmother
taught me.
1593
01:16:33,922 --> 01:16:35,924
-Okay, here we go with that one.
-Oh, good.
1594
01:16:35,966 --> 01:16:37,634
-And then there's that one.
-Ah.
1595
01:16:37,676 --> 01:16:40,304
-Thank-thank you.
-What's that?
1596
01:16:40,345 --> 01:16:42,472
The drama department
randomly decided
1597
01:16:42,514 --> 01:16:43,974
to do Guys and Dolls.
1598
01:16:44,016 --> 01:16:45,559
I'm trying out for Adelaide.
1599
01:16:45,601 --> 01:16:48,687
-Oh.
-[Patrice speaking quietly]
1600
01:16:50,814 --> 01:16:51,982
-Come here.
-Ah.
1601
01:16:52,024 --> 01:16:53,984
Like that.
1602
01:16:59,948 --> 01:17:02,326
Tonight, the Attorney General
Jeff Sessions explained
1603
01:17:02,367 --> 01:17:03,910
his decision to recuse himself,
1604
01:17:03,952 --> 01:17:06,663
and it came from his involvement
with the Trump campaign.
1605
01:17:06,705 --> 01:17:08,832
He said he felt it was
the appropriate thing to do
1606
01:17:08,874 --> 01:17:11,126
because of his ties
to the campaign.
1607
01:17:11,168 --> 01:17:12,669
He made no mention
of his meetings
1608
01:17:12,711 --> 01:17:15,172
with the Russian ambassador
as a factor in this decision.
1609
01:17:15,213 --> 01:17:17,799
And he said he did
nothing wrong.
1610
01:17:17,841 --> 01:17:21,136
[Trump]
Jim... just checking
1611
01:17:21,178 --> 01:17:23,430
that you did what I asked you to do before?
1612
01:17:23,472 --> 01:17:25,932
Get out the fact that I'm not being investigated?
1613
01:17:25,974 --> 01:17:28,268
Sir, I passed that request along
to Dana Boente,
1614
01:17:28,310 --> 01:17:30,646
but I haven't yet
heard back from him.
1615
01:17:30,687 --> 01:17:31,480
Who's that?
1616
01:17:31,521 --> 01:17:33,023
Sir, with General Sessions
recused,
1617
01:17:33,065 --> 01:17:35,692
Dana Boente is now acting A.G.
with respect to this issue.
1618
01:17:35,734 --> 01:17:37,736
Well, Jeff shouldn't have recused himself.
1619
01:17:37,778 --> 01:17:39,321
It was a dumb thing to do.
1620
01:17:39,363 --> 01:17:41,198
Because now every time
I sit down
1621
01:17:41,239 --> 01:17:43,200
with a foreign leader,
it's this cloud.
1622
01:17:43,241 --> 01:17:44,993
The Democrats keep
bringing it up,
1623
01:17:45,035 --> 01:17:47,579
and it's just an excuse
for losing the election,
1624
01:17:47,621 --> 01:17:50,374
when maybe I just ran
a great campaign.
1625
01:17:50,415 --> 01:17:52,292
The most effective way
for you to handle this is
1626
01:17:52,334 --> 01:17:54,211
to have your White House
Counsel, Don McGahn,
1627
01:17:54,252 --> 01:17:57,422
call the acting A.G.
to make all requests.
1628
01:17:59,966 --> 01:18:04,304
I have been very loyal to you,
very loyal.
1629
01:18:04,346 --> 01:18:07,891
We had that... thing, you know?
1630
01:18:13,522 --> 01:18:16,692
McGahn should talk to Dana.
1631
01:18:23,490 --> 01:18:25,283
Anyway, the reason I called,
1632
01:18:25,325 --> 01:18:27,953
they just had the bombings,
the Coptic Church.
1633
01:18:27,994 --> 01:18:30,288
Three Americans killed by an Egyptian soldier.
1634
01:18:30,330 --> 01:18:31,832
A lot of people are very upset.
1635
01:18:31,873 --> 01:18:34,459
So I spoke to
the Egyptian president.
1636
01:18:34,501 --> 01:18:36,628
-I know Obama never--
-Sir, I think
1637
01:18:36,670 --> 01:18:37,879
you mean the Jordanian king.
1638
01:18:37,921 --> 01:18:41,258
The bombing incident occurred
in Jordan.
1639
01:18:44,136 --> 01:18:46,596
Just bring the killer
to justice.
1640
01:18:46,638 --> 01:18:49,391
You're doing a great job, Jim.
1641
01:18:50,684 --> 01:18:52,686
slow, somber music
1642
01:18:52,728 --> 01:18:54,938
1643
01:19:10,704 --> 01:19:13,081
Smart birds.
1644
01:19:14,624 --> 01:19:16,877
You write it all down, boss?
1645
01:19:23,467 --> 01:19:25,761
I just noticed...
1646
01:19:25,802 --> 01:19:28,805
you can't see the White House
from here.
1647
01:19:28,847 --> 01:19:31,141
That never bothered me before.
1648
01:19:32,768 --> 01:19:36,605
No. I guess you can't.
1649
01:19:59,544 --> 01:20:03,131
1650
01:20:03,173 --> 01:20:05,300
You okay?
1651
01:20:17,813 --> 01:20:18,897
[Rosenstein]
Jim.
1652
01:20:18,939 --> 01:20:20,190
Thanks for coming.
1653
01:20:20,232 --> 01:20:22,234
Of course.
You settling in okay?
1654
01:20:22,275 --> 01:20:24,736
Eh, reasonably.
1655
01:20:24,778 --> 01:20:26,530
A few land mines strewn about.
1656
01:20:26,571 --> 01:20:27,781
Ha, that's surprising.
1657
01:20:27,823 --> 01:20:30,158
I thought I'd stepped on
all of them already.
1658
01:20:30,200 --> 01:20:31,701
What can I do for you?
1659
01:20:33,370 --> 01:20:35,872
I thought you might give me
a tutorial.
1660
01:20:35,914 --> 01:20:39,042
You know, how to do this job
as well as it can be done.
1661
01:20:39,084 --> 01:20:41,878
Also, I wanted to know
who you thought I should pick
1662
01:20:41,920 --> 01:20:43,463
for the Manhattan office.
1663
01:20:43,505 --> 01:20:45,382
I'll answer the second
question first.
1664
01:20:45,423 --> 01:20:48,343
I know the White House is
pushing Bob McRaven
1665
01:20:48,385 --> 01:20:50,804
for that position,
but I think he'd be a disaster.
1666
01:20:50,846 --> 01:20:53,598
I have serious questions
about his integrity.
1667
01:20:53,640 --> 01:20:55,433
Would urge you to talk
to Clark Derry.
1668
01:20:55,475 --> 01:20:56,768
Clark thinks Bob
perjured himself
1669
01:20:56,810 --> 01:20:58,603
on a case the Chicago office
prosecuted.
1670
01:20:58,645 --> 01:21:01,064
Well, that makes things easy.
1671
01:21:01,106 --> 01:21:05,652
As to running this office,
tell me...
1672
01:21:06,486 --> 01:21:09,197
...what was your favorite kind
of candy as a kid?
1673
01:21:09,239 --> 01:21:11,032
[laughs softly]
Hmm?
1674
01:21:11,074 --> 01:21:13,159
Someone comes into my office
to brief me,
1675
01:21:13,201 --> 01:21:15,620
they're often scared
by the myth of the place.
1676
01:21:15,662 --> 01:21:17,539
That limits their effectiveness.
1677
01:21:17,581 --> 01:21:20,542
One personal connection,
and they relax.
1678
01:21:20,584 --> 01:21:23,503
So what was yours?
1679
01:21:23,545 --> 01:21:25,839
-Reese's.
-Ah.
1680
01:21:25,881 --> 01:21:27,549
Mine, too.
1681
01:21:27,591 --> 01:21:29,551
Almond Joy was a close second.
1682
01:21:31,720 --> 01:21:35,974
Not sure I can imagine asking
someone that question.
1683
01:21:36,016 --> 01:21:37,851
Why not?
1684
01:21:39,811 --> 01:21:41,855
I'm not you.
1685
01:21:46,359 --> 01:21:50,363
The job is about
protecting people.
1686
01:21:50,405 --> 01:21:53,533
Every decision comes back
to that.
1687
01:21:53,575 --> 01:21:55,535
Everything the entire
department does
1688
01:21:55,577 --> 01:21:58,705
will run through this office,
so you need to be at your best.
1689
01:21:58,747 --> 01:22:02,083
You need to eat well, exercise,
get enough sleep.
1690
01:22:02,125 --> 01:22:05,545
You need to be with your family
to recharge yourself.
1691
01:22:05,587 --> 01:22:08,214
That goes for all
of your staff as well.
1692
01:22:08,256 --> 01:22:11,217
Try to get out of the office
by 6, 6:30 every night,
1693
01:22:11,259 --> 01:22:13,428
because no one will leave
before you do,
1694
01:22:13,470 --> 01:22:16,556
and you want them spending time
with their loved ones.
1695
01:22:16,598 --> 01:22:19,809
Workaholics make soulless
choices.
1696
01:22:21,436 --> 01:22:24,022
That must be why your staff
likes you so much.
1697
01:22:24,064 --> 01:22:26,691
I just treat 'em like people.
1698
01:22:26,733 --> 01:22:30,278
And the president?
How do you treat him?
1699
01:22:32,572 --> 01:22:35,575
Leaders like that throw you back
to first principles.
1700
01:22:35,617 --> 01:22:37,369
Hmm.
1701
01:22:37,410 --> 01:22:39,245
You just have to keep
remembering what they are.
1702
01:22:39,287 --> 01:22:42,707
[assistant]
Sir, I have the A.G. calling.
1703
01:22:42,749 --> 01:22:46,127
Should I ask him what
his favorite candy was?
1704
01:22:46,169 --> 01:22:48,254
[Rosenstein]
The next day,
1705
01:22:48,296 --> 01:22:50,173
unbeknownst to me,
1706
01:22:50,215 --> 01:22:52,759
the president went to his hotel
in New Jersey
1707
01:22:52,801 --> 01:22:55,428
with Stephen Miller
to write a memo
1708
01:22:55,470 --> 01:22:58,264
designed to justify the firing
of Jim Comey.
1709
01:22:58,306 --> 01:23:01,017
It was called
the "Bedminster Memo,"
1710
01:23:01,059 --> 01:23:04,020
a four-page screed
excoriating Jim.
1711
01:23:04,062 --> 01:23:05,981
[Trump] Jim Comey is an Obama guy, okay.
1712
01:23:06,022 --> 01:23:08,316
I don't care how much he talks about being a Republican,
1713
01:23:08,358 --> 01:23:11,027
he has never protected me because he's an Obama guy,
1714
01:23:11,069 --> 01:23:12,278
and he's not on the team.
1715
01:23:12,320 --> 01:23:13,905
The president gave it
to Don McGahn,
1716
01:23:13,947 --> 01:23:16,783
who gave it to
General Sessions...
1717
01:23:16,825 --> 01:23:19,285
who gave it to me.
1718
01:23:19,327 --> 01:23:23,498
And then I was summoned
to the White House.
1719
01:23:32,590 --> 01:23:34,926
What was your favorite?
1720
01:23:36,219 --> 01:23:37,512
As a kid?
1721
01:23:37,554 --> 01:23:39,305
I'm sorry?
1722
01:23:41,683 --> 01:23:44,519
Nothing.
1723
01:23:45,437 --> 01:23:48,023
[quietly]
That was stupid.
1724
01:23:48,064 --> 01:23:49,482
Rod.
1725
01:23:50,859 --> 01:23:53,028
-Don.
-Hey.
1726
01:24:00,285 --> 01:24:02,996
Mr. President...
1727
01:24:03,038 --> 01:24:06,166
I don't think you can send this
memo out in its current state.
1728
01:24:06,207 --> 01:24:09,002
Why not? It's all true.
1729
01:24:09,044 --> 01:24:12,380
It reads like
personal animus instead
1730
01:24:12,422 --> 01:24:14,049
of a reasoned
executive decision--
1731
01:24:14,090 --> 01:24:15,216
He lied to me.
1732
01:24:15,258 --> 01:24:18,595
He told me he would tell people
I wasn't under investigation.
1733
01:24:18,636 --> 01:24:20,305
And I was very specific
about that.
1734
01:24:20,346 --> 01:24:21,806
Very strong and powerful there.
1735
01:24:21,848 --> 01:24:24,309
And then he goes to the Senate,
and he doesn't say it.
1736
01:24:24,350 --> 01:24:27,979
A lot of people told me I should
fire him, but I kept him around.
1737
01:24:28,021 --> 01:24:29,898
He's not a good guy.
He's a dirty guy.
1738
01:24:29,939 --> 01:24:32,567
-A bad cop. And he lied to me.
-Well, nevertheless,
1739
01:24:32,609 --> 01:24:35,278
the language in this memo
is fairly incendiary
1740
01:24:35,320 --> 01:24:37,822
and very easy to misconstrue.
1741
01:24:37,864 --> 01:24:40,533
I think it would be bad
for the presidency
1742
01:24:40,575 --> 01:24:41,701
and bad for you legally
1743
01:24:41,743 --> 01:24:43,745
to-to have this out there.
1744
01:24:43,787 --> 01:24:45,038
What parts?
1745
01:24:45,080 --> 01:24:48,208
Well, for one,
you do not need to mention--
1746
01:24:48,249 --> 01:24:50,335
and should not--
the Russia investigation
1747
01:24:50,376 --> 01:24:52,378
as grounds
for firing Director Comey.
1748
01:24:52,420 --> 01:24:55,006
His mishandling of
the Hillary e-mails is enough.
1749
01:24:55,048 --> 01:24:56,299
He and I had an understanding
1750
01:24:56,341 --> 01:24:58,927
about what he was gonna tell
people, and he didn't do it.
1751
01:24:58,968 --> 01:24:59,969
The Trump-Russia cloud.
1752
01:25:00,011 --> 01:25:02,263
He told me he'd lift it
and then didn't.
1753
01:25:02,305 --> 01:25:04,557
People should know
he broke that deal.
1754
01:25:04,599 --> 01:25:07,644
[Rosenstein] Sir,
you would be exposing yourself
1755
01:25:07,685 --> 01:25:10,188
to unnecessary risk here.
1756
01:25:10,230 --> 01:25:12,398
Then you write it.
1757
01:25:15,443 --> 01:25:18,988
-I can do that.
-Great.
1758
01:25:19,030 --> 01:25:20,907
Would you put in
1759
01:25:20,949 --> 01:25:23,284
the fact
that he told me three times
1760
01:25:23,326 --> 01:25:24,744
I wasn't under investigation?
1761
01:25:24,786 --> 01:25:26,496
It's very important
that people understand that.
1762
01:25:26,538 --> 01:25:27,580
[Rosenstein]
Again, that would be
1763
01:25:27,622 --> 01:25:29,165
conflating your decision
to fire him
1764
01:25:29,207 --> 01:25:30,542
with the Russia investigation,
1765
01:25:30,583 --> 01:25:33,086
which is what we're all
seeking to avoid.
1766
01:25:33,128 --> 01:25:36,214
He's got people thinking
I like golden showers.
1767
01:25:36,256 --> 01:25:39,509
[inhales] Are you gonna keep
anything about it?
1768
01:25:39,551 --> 01:25:42,512
Jim Comey takes his
fucking initials too seriously.
1769
01:25:42,554 --> 01:25:44,055
Stephen keeps me tied
to my base,
1770
01:25:44,097 --> 01:25:46,099
which a lot of people forget,
and then they don't
1771
01:25:46,141 --> 01:25:47,600
get reelected.
1772
01:25:47,642 --> 01:25:50,145
I don't want your version
to go too easy on Comey.
1773
01:25:50,186 --> 01:25:53,565
He's a bad guy.
He's a dishonest guy.
1774
01:25:54,899 --> 01:25:57,235
I understand how you feel, sir.
1775
01:25:57,277 --> 01:25:59,779
Fine. Start writing.
1776
01:25:59,821 --> 01:26:02,198
But I want Russia in there.
1777
01:26:02,240 --> 01:26:04,284
slow, somber music
1778
01:26:04,325 --> 01:26:06,452
1779
01:26:07,829 --> 01:26:10,290
[sighs]
1780
01:26:10,957 --> 01:26:12,542
[Comey]
Thank you for your work.
1781
01:26:12,584 --> 01:26:16,546
Thank you. Thanks for being part of what we do.
1782
01:26:16,588 --> 01:26:18,840
President Kennedy
was touring a NASA facility once
1783
01:26:18,882 --> 01:26:21,050
when he came upon
a guy pushing a broom.
1784
01:26:21,092 --> 01:26:23,094
This was 1962.
1785
01:26:23,136 --> 01:26:24,929
And the president asked,
1786
01:26:24,971 --> 01:26:26,764
"What do you do here?"
And the guy replied,
1787
01:26:26,806 --> 01:26:29,184
"I'm putting a man on the Moon."
1788
01:26:29,225 --> 01:26:32,270
Exactly. Exactly.
1789
01:26:32,312 --> 01:26:35,023
I'm here in L.A.
for a diversity recruiting event
1790
01:26:35,064 --> 01:26:38,026
where I will try to convince...
Is it 500?
1791
01:26:38,067 --> 01:26:39,819
-Five hundred and six.
-Five hundred and six.
1792
01:26:39,861 --> 01:26:41,779
Five hundred and six lawyers
and engineers
1793
01:26:41,821 --> 01:26:43,740
and business school graduates
1794
01:26:43,781 --> 01:26:45,533
that they ought to take
a cut in pay
1795
01:26:45,575 --> 01:26:48,161
and become special agents
with the FBI.
1796
01:26:48,203 --> 01:26:49,787
Now, oddly enough,
1797
01:26:49,829 --> 01:26:51,581
this isn't a tough sell,
1798
01:26:51,623 --> 01:26:53,917
because people
fundamentally believe
1799
01:26:53,958 --> 01:26:56,461
in the mission of this Bureau.
1800
01:26:56,502 --> 01:26:59,756
A mission every one of you...
1801
01:27:01,507 --> 01:27:03,551
slow, dramatic music
1802
01:27:03,593 --> 01:27:05,803
1803
01:27:08,598 --> 01:27:11,684
[dialogue inaudible]
1804
01:27:20,818 --> 01:27:23,613
I'm gonna go figure out
what's happening.
1805
01:27:25,031 --> 01:27:27,367
Uh, but...
1806
01:27:28,117 --> 01:27:30,662
Whether or not that's true,
1807
01:27:30,703 --> 01:27:32,789
my message to you won't change,
so let's just--
1808
01:27:32,830 --> 01:27:36,209
Let me j--
I'll finish that. Um...
1809
01:27:40,630 --> 01:27:43,341
Every one of you
is personally responsible
1810
01:27:43,383 --> 01:27:45,635
for protecting
the American people
1811
01:27:45,677 --> 01:27:49,514
and upholding the Constitution
of the United States.
1812
01:27:51,182 --> 01:27:54,644
Thank you for doing it so well.
1813
01:27:55,603 --> 01:27:57,105
Deirdre?
1814
01:28:00,984 --> 01:28:04,028
[man] Director Comey, I have the deputy on the line.
1815
01:28:04,070 --> 01:28:06,114
Thank you.
Does that mean it's true?
1816
01:28:06,155 --> 01:28:09,784
[McCabe] A letter was delivered from the White House, boss.
1817
01:28:09,826 --> 01:28:13,413
You've been fired,
effective immediately.
1818
01:28:14,747 --> 01:28:16,791
I see.
1819
01:28:16,833 --> 01:28:19,043
Can you read it to me?
1820
01:28:19,919 --> 01:28:21,170
You sure?
1821
01:28:21,212 --> 01:28:23,506
Yeah.
1822
01:28:23,548 --> 01:28:25,341
"Dear Director Comey,
1823
01:28:25,383 --> 01:28:27,051
I have received
the attached letters
1824
01:28:27,093 --> 01:28:28,177
from the attorney general
1825
01:28:28,219 --> 01:28:30,722
and deputy attorney general
of the United States
1826
01:28:30,763 --> 01:28:32,890
recommending your dismissal
as the director
1827
01:28:32,932 --> 01:28:34,809
of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
1828
01:28:34,851 --> 01:28:36,811
I've accepted their recommendation,
1829
01:28:36,853 --> 01:28:39,522
and you are hereby terminated and removed from office,
1830
01:28:39,564 --> 01:28:41,399
effective immediately.
1831
01:28:41,441 --> 01:28:42,483
While I greatly appreciate
1832
01:28:42,525 --> 01:28:44,777
you informing me
on three separate occasions
1833
01:28:44,819 --> 01:28:48,531
that I am not
under investigation,
1834
01:28:48,573 --> 01:28:50,158
I nevertheless concur
1835
01:28:50,199 --> 01:28:52,869
with the judgment of the Department of Justice
1836
01:28:52,910 --> 01:28:57,582
that you are not able to effectively lead the Bureau.
1837
01:28:57,623 --> 01:28:59,375
It is essential that we find--"
1838
01:28:59,417 --> 01:29:02,253
What do the attachments say?
From the A.G. and the D.A.G.
1839
01:29:02,295 --> 01:29:03,755
A.G.'s is pretty standard.
1840
01:29:03,796 --> 01:29:07,216
-Yeah. The one from Rod?
-Two and a half pages.
1841
01:29:08,176 --> 01:29:10,094
Read it to me, will you?
1842
01:29:10,136 --> 01:29:12,096
-Boss.
-Andy,
1843
01:29:12,138 --> 01:29:13,806
I can't order you to.
1844
01:29:13,848 --> 01:29:15,767
I'm just asking.
1845
01:29:18,394 --> 01:29:19,812
"The Federal Bureau
of Investigation
1846
01:29:19,854 --> 01:29:22,398
has long been regarded
as our nation's premier--"
1847
01:29:22,440 --> 01:29:24,484
Just skip to the gruesome parts.
1848
01:29:26,319 --> 01:29:28,154
This whole thing
is gruesome, boss.
1849
01:29:28,196 --> 01:29:30,865
-[chuckles]
-"The current FBI director
1850
01:29:30,907 --> 01:29:32,116
is an articulate
1851
01:29:32,158 --> 01:29:34,327
and persuasive speaker
about leadership
1852
01:29:34,369 --> 01:29:37,580
and the immutable principles of the Department of Justice.
1853
01:29:37,622 --> 01:29:40,917
He deserves our appreciation for his public service.
1854
01:29:40,958 --> 01:29:43,336
As you and I have discussed,
however,
1855
01:29:43,378 --> 01:29:47,131
I cannot defend the director's
handling of the conclusion
1856
01:29:47,173 --> 01:29:49,592
of the investigation
of Secretary Clinton's e-mails,
1857
01:29:49,634 --> 01:29:52,595
and I do not understand his refusal to accept
1858
01:29:52,637 --> 01:29:57,141
the nearly universal judgment that he was mistaken."
1859
01:30:00,186 --> 01:30:01,312
Deirdre, if you would,
1860
01:30:01,354 --> 01:30:03,564
I'd like you to conduct
the recruiting event for me.
1861
01:30:03,606 --> 01:30:06,025
Sure, boss. Course.
1862
01:30:07,777 --> 01:30:10,696
slow, somber music
1863
01:30:10,738 --> 01:30:12,907
1864
01:30:28,840 --> 01:30:30,258
Well, it's true.
1865
01:30:30,299 --> 01:30:31,843
What you've heard.
1866
01:30:31,884 --> 01:30:35,471
President has fired me,
effective immediately.
1867
01:30:38,558 --> 01:30:41,227
Andy McCabe will now be
your acting director,
1868
01:30:41,269 --> 01:30:44,147
which means
you are in very good hands.
1869
01:30:47,358 --> 01:30:50,570
The FBI's values are bigger
than any single person,
1870
01:30:50,611 --> 01:30:53,281
so it's the same mission
no matter who's running it,
1871
01:30:53,322 --> 01:30:56,033
so I-I have no fear
for its future.
1872
01:30:56,075 --> 01:30:58,286
What saddens me...
1873
01:31:03,082 --> 01:31:05,293
...is leaving you.
1874
01:31:07,628 --> 01:31:10,298
The kind of people you are.
1875
01:31:10,339 --> 01:31:12,675
Honest.
1876
01:31:12,717 --> 01:31:15,136
Fearless.
1877
01:31:15,178 --> 01:31:17,388
Independent.
1878
01:31:18,222 --> 01:31:20,391
Patriotic.
1879
01:31:24,312 --> 01:31:26,481
That...
1880
01:31:27,773 --> 01:31:29,942
...I will miss.
1881
01:31:31,319 --> 01:31:33,779
I wish you all the best.
1882
01:32:24,247 --> 01:32:26,415
1883
01:32:41,639 --> 01:32:43,724
And?
1884
01:32:43,766 --> 01:32:46,143
It is the determination
of my team
1885
01:32:46,185 --> 01:32:51,065
that it would absolutely be
a lawful use of taxpayer funds.
1886
01:32:51,107 --> 01:32:53,317
He was traveling
on FBI business.
1887
01:32:53,359 --> 01:32:56,279
The government is obligated
to bring him home.
1888
01:32:56,320 --> 01:32:59,073
And the plane has to return
to D.C. regardless.
1889
01:32:59,115 --> 01:33:01,701
So do his protective
and comms teams.
1890
01:33:01,742 --> 01:33:03,369
The director wants...
1891
01:33:03,411 --> 01:33:04,537
[scoffs softly]
1892
01:33:04,579 --> 01:33:07,456
Jim would like to rent a car
and drive back.
1893
01:33:07,498 --> 01:33:09,625
-No.
-Three thousand miles?
1894
01:33:09,667 --> 01:33:11,544
There are security issues here.
1895
01:33:11,586 --> 01:33:14,171
What if some nut
decides to shoot him?
1896
01:33:14,213 --> 01:33:16,257
I can't believe we're
even having this conversation.
1897
01:33:18,467 --> 01:33:20,428
Okay.
1898
01:33:23,055 --> 01:33:25,266
Put him on the plane.
1899
01:33:26,434 --> 01:33:28,436
slow, somber music
1900
01:33:28,477 --> 01:33:30,688
1901
01:33:33,649 --> 01:33:36,777
Thank you for your service,
Shaun. And your friendship.
1902
01:33:38,029 --> 01:33:39,864
Boss, I have to say it.
1903
01:33:39,905 --> 01:33:41,657
You deserve better.
1904
01:33:47,496 --> 01:33:49,790
Get home to your family.
1905
01:33:49,832 --> 01:33:51,417
Thank you, sir.
1906
01:33:54,378 --> 01:33:58,257
[vehicle door opens, closes]
1907
01:33:58,299 --> 01:34:00,468
1908
01:34:13,230 --> 01:34:15,358
What's new?
1909
01:34:17,443 --> 01:34:19,570
You tell me.
1910
01:34:23,074 --> 01:34:26,327
I had so much more left to do.
1911
01:34:32,458 --> 01:34:34,543
[crying]
1912
01:34:38,798 --> 01:34:41,509
-
-[dialogue inaudible]
1913
01:34:42,510 --> 01:34:43,803
[reporter]
Yes or no, did the president
1914
01:34:43,844 --> 01:34:47,390
direct Rod Rosenstein to write
this memo on James Comey?
1915
01:34:47,431 --> 01:34:49,558
No, the president
had lost, uh...
1916
01:34:49,600 --> 01:34:52,853
Again, like I said, he'd lost
confidence in Director Comey,
1917
01:34:52,895 --> 01:34:54,647
and, frankly,
he'd been considering
1918
01:34:54,689 --> 01:34:58,234
letting Director Comey go
since the day he was elected.
1919
01:34:58,275 --> 01:35:00,778
Uh, but he did have
a conversation,
1920
01:35:00,820 --> 01:35:03,698
uh, with the deputy
attorney general,
1921
01:35:03,739 --> 01:35:07,243
uh, on Monday
where they had come to him
1922
01:35:07,284 --> 01:35:09,245
to express their concerns.
1923
01:35:09,286 --> 01:35:11,747
The president asked
that they put those concerns
1924
01:35:11,789 --> 01:35:13,332
and their recommendation
in writing,
1925
01:35:13,374 --> 01:35:15,126
which is the letter
that you guys have received.
1926
01:35:15,167 --> 01:35:16,544
[reporter] So it's
the White House's assertion
1927
01:35:16,585 --> 01:35:18,546
that Rod Rosenstein
decided on his own
1928
01:35:18,587 --> 01:35:21,382
after being confirmed
to review Comey's performance?
1929
01:35:21,424 --> 01:35:23,676
Absolutely. And I think,
uh, most of America
1930
01:35:23,718 --> 01:35:26,429
had decided on their own
that Director Comey
1931
01:35:26,470 --> 01:35:30,391
was not, uh, the person
that should be leading the FBI.
1932
01:35:31,225 --> 01:35:33,185
[McCabe]
In short,
1933
01:35:33,227 --> 01:35:35,438
our investigation
is beginning to overlap
1934
01:35:35,479 --> 01:35:37,606
with the Senate Intel's
investigation.
1935
01:35:37,648 --> 01:35:39,734
It's creating some issues.
1936
01:35:39,775 --> 01:35:41,944
It's our feeling
that with public confidence
1937
01:35:41,986 --> 01:35:45,740
in both the Bureau
and the Senate now compromised,
1938
01:35:45,781 --> 01:35:48,451
the best option...
1939
01:35:49,577 --> 01:35:51,370
...the only option
is the appointment
1940
01:35:51,412 --> 01:35:53,956
of a special counsel.
1941
01:35:57,585 --> 01:35:59,712
Rod?
1942
01:36:01,881 --> 01:36:03,507
[inhales sharply]
1943
01:36:05,509 --> 01:36:07,678
Are you okay?
1944
01:36:11,682 --> 01:36:14,435
I can't believe
1945
01:36:14,477 --> 01:36:16,729
they used me like this.
1946
01:36:17,480 --> 01:36:19,857
-But you wrote the memo.
-I...
1947
01:36:21,609 --> 01:36:25,321
They asked me narrow questions,
and I answered them narrowly.
1948
01:36:25,362 --> 01:36:28,574
I didn't know that they were
going to use me like this.
1949
01:36:28,616 --> 01:36:30,743
I...
1950
01:36:33,037 --> 01:36:35,247
[inhales deeply]
1951
01:36:36,457 --> 01:36:38,667
Is your family okay?
1952
01:36:41,045 --> 01:36:43,756
Are you sleeping at all?
1953
01:36:47,259 --> 01:36:51,388
The president wants me to say
that firing Jim was my idea,
1954
01:36:51,430 --> 01:36:52,848
but that is a lie.
1955
01:36:52,890 --> 01:36:56,018
And there's no one in here
that I can talk to about this.
1956
01:36:56,060 --> 01:36:58,771
There's nobody in here
that I trust.
1957
01:37:06,737 --> 01:37:10,115
I wish I could talk to Jim
about this.
1958
01:37:10,157 --> 01:37:13,369
He'd understand
what I'm dealing with.
1959
01:37:14,245 --> 01:37:16,705
It's pretty funny, huh?
1960
01:37:17,873 --> 01:37:19,291
[sniffles]
1961
01:37:19,333 --> 01:37:21,627
I think he's unwell.
1962
01:37:22,920 --> 01:37:25,256
The president.
1963
01:37:26,507 --> 01:37:28,968
I think if someone invoked
the 25th Amendment,
1964
01:37:29,009 --> 01:37:32,471
there would be support
from a lot of the cabinet.
1965
01:37:32,513 --> 01:37:35,182
Sessions would support it.
1966
01:37:35,224 --> 01:37:38,143
Kelly, too. Others.
1967
01:37:38,185 --> 01:37:42,648
But you'd need evidence
to convince the public.
1968
01:37:46,569 --> 01:37:50,197
I should wear a wire
next time I'm with him.
1969
01:37:51,323 --> 01:37:53,951
Then everyone would know.
1970
01:37:53,993 --> 01:37:56,036
I could.
1971
01:37:56,078 --> 01:37:58,372
I never get searched
when I go in there.
1972
01:37:58,414 --> 01:38:00,875
No one ever searches me.
1973
01:38:00,916 --> 01:38:03,252
I could record him.
1974
01:38:06,797 --> 01:38:11,176
It's so crazy in there.
1975
01:38:12,136 --> 01:38:15,139
Would it be helpful
to you if I...
1976
01:38:15,180 --> 01:38:18,684
wore a wire next time
I'm with him?
1977
01:38:20,769 --> 01:38:23,022
I could record him.
1978
01:38:25,190 --> 01:38:27,401
Rod, can I--
1979
01:38:29,695 --> 01:38:32,907
Can I get back to you on that?
1980
01:38:32,948 --> 01:38:34,533
Yeah, this is it.
1981
01:38:34,575 --> 01:38:38,537
Yeah. I just fired
the head of the FBI.
1982
01:38:38,579 --> 01:38:40,539
He was crazy, a real nutjob.
1983
01:38:40,581 --> 01:38:43,584
I faced great pressure
because of Russia.
1984
01:38:43,626 --> 01:38:45,002
It's taken off now.
1985
01:38:45,044 --> 01:38:47,421
You know, fake news...
1986
01:38:47,463 --> 01:38:48,672
Fake news.
1987
01:38:48,714 --> 01:38:50,591
They keeps talking about,
"Election interference,
1988
01:38:50,633 --> 01:38:52,009
election interference.
1989
01:38:52,051 --> 01:38:54,345
The Russians meddled
in our election. Oh, no!"
1990
01:38:54,386 --> 01:38:56,221
And I think, first, who cares?
1991
01:38:56,263 --> 01:38:57,848
We got the right result.
1992
01:38:57,890 --> 01:38:59,516
Right? And second,
1993
01:38:59,558 --> 01:39:02,227
what do they think we do
to other people's elections?
1994
01:39:02,269 --> 01:39:03,479
We invented meddling.
1995
01:39:03,520 --> 01:39:05,564
How do you know
Putin wasn't our idea?
1996
01:39:05,606 --> 01:39:07,232
[laughing]
1997
01:39:07,274 --> 01:39:08,943
slow, suspenseful music
1998
01:39:08,984 --> 01:39:10,903
[McCabe]
Here's what I see.
1999
01:39:12,738 --> 01:39:16,659
I see a president launching
an attack on this Bureau
2000
01:39:16,700 --> 01:39:18,744
to weaken it.
2001
01:39:20,037 --> 01:39:23,332
I'm not yet ready
to ascribe motives for this.
2002
01:39:23,374 --> 01:39:24,917
But when viewed in conjunction
2003
01:39:24,959 --> 01:39:28,504
with him inviting two Russian
intel operatives into the Oval,
2004
01:39:28,545 --> 01:39:31,131
and the firing
of Director Comey,
2005
01:39:31,173 --> 01:39:35,344
which was designed to slow
or stop an ongoing investigation
2006
01:39:35,386 --> 01:39:38,263
into Russia's malign activities
concerning our election
2007
01:39:38,305 --> 01:39:41,475
and our democracy more broadly,
2008
01:39:41,517 --> 01:39:44,979
I am forced to make
a very disconcerting call.
2009
01:39:46,188 --> 01:39:50,651
We have to expand the Crossfire
Hurricane investigation
2010
01:39:50,693 --> 01:39:53,696
to include
the president himself.
2011
01:39:54,989 --> 01:39:56,907
When the world learns of this,
2012
01:39:56,949 --> 01:39:58,867
the blowback will be immense.
2013
01:39:58,909 --> 01:40:00,995
"How dare they investigate
a sitting president?"
2014
01:40:01,036 --> 01:40:02,830
So let me be clear.
2015
01:40:02,871 --> 01:40:05,916
This investigation
is about Russia,
2016
01:40:05,958 --> 01:40:08,460
period, full stop.
2017
01:40:08,502 --> 01:40:11,547
It has always been
about Russia's attempt
2018
01:40:11,588 --> 01:40:13,007
to undermine our democracy.
2019
01:40:13,048 --> 01:40:16,385
Flynn, Manafort,
Papadopoulos, Carter Page--
2020
01:40:16,427 --> 01:40:20,014
they all put themselves
within our line of inquiry.
2021
01:40:20,055 --> 01:40:22,307
So has the president.
2022
01:40:23,642 --> 01:40:26,603
We have adequate predication
to be investigating all of them.
2023
01:40:26,645 --> 01:40:28,230
Is everyone clear?
2024
01:40:28,272 --> 01:40:29,732
-[door opens]
-[Althea] Sir?
2025
01:40:29,773 --> 01:40:32,234
The president is calling.
2026
01:40:33,068 --> 01:40:34,737
Secured line?
2027
01:40:34,778 --> 01:40:37,656
-No, sir.
-Thank you.
2028
01:40:37,698 --> 01:40:39,533
[door closes]
2029
01:40:51,795 --> 01:40:53,589
This is McCabe.
2030
01:40:53,630 --> 01:40:55,507
This is Don Trump. How are you?
2031
01:40:55,549 --> 01:40:57,551
I'm fine, sir.
How are you?
2032
01:40:57,593 --> 01:40:59,219
You know, boy, it's incredible.
2033
01:40:59,261 --> 01:41:01,096
Such a great thing.
People are really happy
2034
01:41:01,138 --> 01:41:02,514
about the fact that he's gone.
2035
01:41:02,556 --> 01:41:05,059
I mean, it's just remarkable
what people are saying.
2036
01:41:05,100 --> 01:41:07,811
I received hundreds of messages
from FBI people,
2037
01:41:07,853 --> 01:41:09,646
how happy they are
that I fired him.
2038
01:41:09,688 --> 01:41:12,024
People saying things on
the media. Have you seen that?
2039
01:41:12,066 --> 01:41:14,276
You know, I didn't actually know
how hated he was.
2040
01:41:14,318 --> 01:41:16,987
What's it like there in the
building? Have you seen that?
2041
01:41:17,029 --> 01:41:18,363
You need me, sir?
2042
01:41:18,405 --> 01:41:20,866
Why would I need you?
2043
01:41:20,908 --> 01:41:22,868
[McCabe]
People here are very surprised.
2044
01:41:22,910 --> 01:41:24,661
But we're trying to get back to work.
2045
01:41:24,703 --> 01:41:27,206
Yeah, I really want
to come over there to the FBI
2046
01:41:27,247 --> 01:41:29,833
and show all my FBI people
how much I love them.
2047
01:41:29,875 --> 01:41:31,752
So I think it'd be good for me
2048
01:41:31,794 --> 01:41:34,046
to come over there,
tomorrow or the next day.
2049
01:41:34,088 --> 01:41:36,173
Do you think
that'd be a good idea?
2050
01:41:38,592 --> 01:41:40,344
You're always welcome here, sir.
2051
01:41:40,385 --> 01:41:41,845
But I want to know
2052
01:41:41,887 --> 01:41:44,431
how he was allowed
to fly home on the FBI jet.
2053
01:41:44,473 --> 01:41:46,558
I watched that, and I want
an investigation opened
2054
01:41:46,600 --> 01:41:48,352
into how that happened
and who allowed that.
2055
01:41:48,393 --> 01:41:50,521
Mr. President,
I can look into that for you,
2056
01:41:50,562 --> 01:41:52,439
but it's really unnecessary.
2057
01:41:52,481 --> 01:41:54,274
I authorized it.
2058
01:41:54,316 --> 01:41:56,735
-[slams drawer closed]
-What?!
2059
01:41:56,777 --> 01:41:59,738
We had an obligation to bring
him and his staff home safely,
2060
01:41:59,780 --> 01:42:01,824
as well as the flight crew
and the plane.
2061
01:42:01,865 --> 01:42:04,493
I don't want that. I don't
approve that. I don't want that.
2062
01:42:04,535 --> 01:42:05,869
Nevertheless, sir,
I authorized it.
2063
01:42:05,911 --> 01:42:07,329
Well, I want it looked into.
2064
01:42:07,371 --> 01:42:10,624
And he's not to be allowed back
on FBI property again.
2065
01:42:10,666 --> 01:42:11,917
Ever.
2066
01:42:11,959 --> 01:42:14,670
You send him his stuff in boxes.
Is that clear?
2067
01:42:14,711 --> 01:42:16,755
-Yes, sir.
-I'm surprised at you.
2068
01:42:16,797 --> 01:42:19,341
I'd heard you were part of the Resistance.
2069
01:42:20,801 --> 01:42:22,010
Sir?
2070
01:42:22,052 --> 01:42:24,721
That you didn't agree with Comey
on the Hillary e-mails,
2071
01:42:24,763 --> 01:42:27,266
you didn't like his decisions.
2072
01:42:27,307 --> 01:42:29,560
No, sir.
2073
01:42:29,601 --> 01:42:32,020
I was a part of those decisions.
2074
01:42:32,062 --> 01:42:34,148
Oh.
2075
01:42:34,189 --> 01:42:35,649
Well, you just make sure
2076
01:42:35,691 --> 01:42:37,568
the courtyard is full
when I get there.
2077
01:42:37,609 --> 01:42:39,027
FBI people love me.
2078
01:42:39,069 --> 01:42:42,406
Same feeling I get in North
Carolina, which I won so big.
2079
01:42:42,447 --> 01:42:44,366
90% of the Bureau voted for me.
2080
01:42:44,408 --> 01:42:45,701
Who did you vote for?
2081
01:42:45,742 --> 01:42:49,496
Mr. President, I've been
a Republican all my life.
2082
01:42:49,538 --> 01:42:50,664
I have voted
2083
01:42:50,706 --> 01:42:53,375
for every Republican
presidential candidate.
2084
01:42:53,417 --> 01:42:56,628
But given the circumstances
present at the time,
2085
01:42:56,670 --> 01:43:01,300
I didn't feel it was appropriate
for me to vote in 2016.
2086
01:43:01,341 --> 01:43:03,635
You know,
your problem is your wife.
2087
01:43:03,677 --> 01:43:08,265
She lost her election
in Virginia, didn't she?
2088
01:43:09,766 --> 01:43:12,144
Yes, she did.
2089
01:43:12,186 --> 01:43:15,647
Ask her how it feels
to be a loser.
2090
01:43:18,984 --> 01:43:23,238
tense, atmospheric music
2091
01:43:23,280 --> 01:43:25,782
2092
01:43:33,373 --> 01:43:36,001
We will need
to be meticulous here.
2093
01:43:36,043 --> 01:43:38,337
I want a documentary record
2094
01:43:38,378 --> 01:43:41,215
of everything we find,
in indelible fashion
2095
01:43:41,256 --> 01:43:43,467
so that if I am removed
from office
2096
01:43:43,508 --> 01:43:44,968
or otherwise marginalized,
2097
01:43:45,010 --> 01:43:48,013
our work will go on unabated.
2098
01:43:48,055 --> 01:43:50,432
That is vital.
2099
01:43:51,308 --> 01:43:53,852
He can fire me,
2100
01:43:53,894 --> 01:43:56,563
but he cannot fire the FBI.
2101
01:43:58,649 --> 01:44:01,360
2102
01:44:16,625 --> 01:44:18,460
Let's begin.
2103
01:44:18,502 --> 01:44:21,505
[Charlie Rose] Fired FBI director James Comey says
2104
01:44:21,546 --> 01:44:23,507
the president tried to convince him
2105
01:44:23,548 --> 01:44:25,008
to end the investigation
2106
01:44:25,050 --> 01:44:26,885
of former national security advisor Michael Flynn.
2107
01:44:26,927 --> 01:44:28,428
[Norah O'Donnell]
The story was first
2108
01:44:28,470 --> 01:44:29,888
reported by The New York Times
2109
01:44:29,930 --> 01:44:31,390
and then confirmed by CBS News.
2110
01:44:31,431 --> 01:44:32,933
James Comey wrote a memo
2111
01:44:32,975 --> 01:44:35,727
about an Oval Office meeting with the president.
2112
01:44:35,769 --> 01:44:37,771
This was the day after General Flynn was forced to resign.
2113
01:44:37,813 --> 01:44:39,147
[Jeff Pegues]
The former FBI director
2114
01:44:39,189 --> 01:44:41,692
was known for
taking detailed notes
2115
01:44:41,733 --> 01:44:43,568
of meetings,
but these Comey memos
2116
01:44:43,610 --> 01:44:46,071
allegedly show a pattern and raise
2117
01:44:46,113 --> 01:44:47,781
additional questions about whether
2118
01:44:47,823 --> 01:44:49,825
the president was trying to interfere
2119
01:44:49,866 --> 01:44:52,452
in the Russia investigation and why.
2120
01:44:52,494 --> 01:44:54,246
[reporter]
On Friday evening,
2121
01:44:54,288 --> 01:44:56,456
the Senate Intelligence Committee announced
2122
01:44:56,498 --> 01:44:58,834
that James Comey has agreed
2123
01:44:58,875 --> 01:45:01,378
to testify in open session
2124
01:45:01,420 --> 01:45:02,963
before the committee.
2125
01:45:03,005 --> 01:45:05,632
slow, suspenseful music
2126
01:45:05,674 --> 01:45:08,677
2127
01:45:08,719 --> 01:45:10,470
Hey, boss.
2128
01:45:15,517 --> 01:45:17,352
[chuckles]
You drove all the way
2129
01:45:17,394 --> 01:45:18,979
from Atlanta just to say hello?
2130
01:45:19,021 --> 01:45:21,189
Heck no.
I'm private sector now.
2131
01:45:21,231 --> 01:45:24,985
I flew all the way from Atlanta
just to say hello.
2132
01:45:25,027 --> 01:45:28,030
-First class.
-[chuckles]
2133
01:45:29,156 --> 01:45:31,742
It stinks,
what the White House is saying--
2134
01:45:31,783 --> 01:45:36,038
that you weren't loved
and respected inside the Bureau.
2135
01:45:37,581 --> 01:45:40,083
I wanted you to hear it from me.
2136
01:45:41,209 --> 01:45:43,337
You were.
2137
01:45:43,378 --> 01:45:45,589
You still are.
2138
01:45:49,885 --> 01:45:53,764
Really wanted to have my opening
memorized for this one.
2139
01:45:53,805 --> 01:45:56,099
Having trouble this morning.
2140
01:45:57,559 --> 01:45:59,686
You'll be fine.
2141
01:46:01,188 --> 01:46:03,523
Thanks, Mark.
Appreciate it.
2142
01:46:05,192 --> 01:46:06,985
[Sarah Sanders]
The American people
2143
01:46:07,027 --> 01:46:08,987
see right through the blatant lies
2144
01:46:09,029 --> 01:46:10,364
of a self-admitted leaker.
2145
01:46:10,405 --> 01:46:12,032
...the nickname that Donald
Trump has given James Comey,
2146
01:46:12,074 --> 01:46:13,200
that nickname being
2147
01:46:13,241 --> 01:46:15,369
-"Slimeball."
-[Rick Santorum] This is a man
2148
01:46:15,410 --> 01:46:16,370
who's a narcissist.
2149
01:46:16,411 --> 01:46:17,704
[John Podesta]
A horrendous error
2150
01:46:17,746 --> 01:46:18,955
of judgment, and he did it,
2151
01:46:18,997 --> 01:46:20,540
I think, 'cause
he's kind of an arrogant guy
2152
01:46:20,582 --> 01:46:22,793
who was trying to protect his own reputation.
2153
01:46:22,834 --> 01:46:26,338
-[loud, overlapping chatter]
-[camera shutters clicking]
2154
01:46:30,300 --> 01:46:33,595
slow, somber music
2155
01:46:33,637 --> 01:46:35,847
2156
01:46:54,616 --> 01:46:56,326
[Comey]
In conclusion, Senators,
2157
01:46:56,368 --> 01:46:59,246
I want the American people to know this truth:
2158
01:46:59,287 --> 01:47:02,582
the FBI is honest.
2159
01:47:02,624 --> 01:47:06,086
The FBI is strong.
2160
01:47:06,128 --> 01:47:07,379
And the FBI is
2161
01:47:07,421 --> 01:47:11,341
and always will be independent.
2162
01:47:11,383 --> 01:47:13,427
Now, I'd like to take this opportunity
2163
01:47:13,468 --> 01:47:17,139
to say something to my former colleagues, if I may.
2164
01:47:17,180 --> 01:47:20,392
I am so sorry
that I didn't get the chance
2165
01:47:20,434 --> 01:47:22,727
to say goodbye to you properly.
2166
01:47:24,229 --> 01:47:28,275
It was the honor of my life
to serve beside you,
2167
01:47:28,316 --> 01:47:31,528
to be part of the FBI family,
2168
01:47:31,570 --> 01:47:34,406
and I will miss it
for the rest of my life.
2169
01:47:36,116 --> 01:47:39,161
Thank you for standing watch.
2170
01:47:39,202 --> 01:47:40,954
Thank you
2171
01:47:40,996 --> 01:47:44,291
for doing so much good for this country.
2172
01:47:44,332 --> 01:47:48,170
Do that good
as long as ever you can.
2173
01:47:49,629 --> 01:47:51,756
And, Senators, I look forward
to your questions.
2174
01:47:51,798 --> 01:47:53,341
[camera shutters clicking]
2175
01:47:53,383 --> 01:47:56,511
[Rosenstein]
He does speak beautifully.
2176
01:47:56,553 --> 01:47:57,929
I will give him that.
2177
01:47:57,971 --> 01:48:01,183
And he... he shakes hands
with all the janitors.
2178
01:48:01,224 --> 01:48:05,270
But for all his theatrics,
Jim Comey got himself fired,
2179
01:48:05,312 --> 01:48:08,690
while I stuck around
to keep the ship afloat.
2180
01:48:09,524 --> 01:48:11,276
You ever think of that?
2181
01:48:11,318 --> 01:48:13,528
Me.
2182
01:48:14,196 --> 01:48:16,740
Those people out there
may not love me,
2183
01:48:16,781 --> 01:48:19,034
but they respect me.
2184
01:48:20,118 --> 01:48:23,497
Shouldn't that be enough
for a public servant?
2185
01:48:25,123 --> 01:48:27,584
Sir, I really should
get started.
2186
01:48:29,753 --> 01:48:31,296
[clears throat]
2187
01:48:33,715 --> 01:48:37,093
I have to get the place ready
for the new D.A.G.
2188
01:48:38,595 --> 01:48:40,722
Of course.
2189
01:48:43,975 --> 01:48:47,354
You know,
every day before I come in,
2190
01:48:47,395 --> 01:48:49,814
I spend some time outside
looking at all the buildings
2191
01:48:49,856 --> 01:48:51,358
on this street.
2192
01:48:51,399 --> 01:48:53,276
You should do that.
2193
01:48:54,778 --> 01:48:56,613
Why's that?
2194
01:48:56,655 --> 01:48:58,865
'Cause they've always been here.
2195
01:49:00,200 --> 01:49:02,619
Doesn't matter
who the president is,
2196
01:49:02,661 --> 01:49:04,996
which party is in power.
2197
01:49:05,038 --> 01:49:08,792
The institutions,
the rule of law.
2198
01:49:08,833 --> 01:49:11,628
Nothing ever knocks them down.
2199
01:49:12,420 --> 01:49:14,589
That always comforts me.
2200
01:49:16,466 --> 01:49:18,635
Good for you.
2201
01:49:24,516 --> 01:49:27,143
And it's 3 Musketeers.
2202
01:49:29,521 --> 01:49:30,814
My favorite candy bar.
2203
01:49:30,855 --> 01:49:32,732
[Rosenstein laughs softly]
2204
01:49:35,277 --> 01:49:39,072
I guess this is where
Jim Comey would turn around,
2205
01:49:39,114 --> 01:49:43,743
help you build those boxes
and ask you for your life story.
2206
01:49:43,785 --> 01:49:45,412
Yeah, probably.
2207
01:49:45,453 --> 01:49:48,707
"America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles
2208
01:49:48,748 --> 01:49:50,875
Goddamn showboat.
2209
01:49:50,917 --> 01:49:53,295
America
2210
01:49:53,336 --> 01:49:57,591
Oh, America
2211
01:49:59,259 --> 01:50:03,847
May God thy gold refine
2212
01:50:05,640 --> 01:50:08,184
Till
2213
01:50:08,226 --> 01:50:10,979
All success
2214
01:50:11,021 --> 01:50:14,649
Be nobleness
2215
01:50:15,942 --> 01:50:17,819
And
2216
01:50:17,861 --> 01:50:21,031
Every gain divined
2217
01:50:21,072 --> 01:50:22,657
And you know, when I was in school
2218
01:50:22,699 --> 01:50:25,368
We used to sing it something like this, listen here
2219
01:50:25,410 --> 01:50:29,664
Oh, beautiful
2220
01:50:29,706 --> 01:50:33,960
For spacious skies
2221
01:50:36,463 --> 01:50:40,800
For amber waves of grain
2222
01:50:44,971 --> 01:50:49,809
For purple mountain
2223
01:50:49,851 --> 01:50:52,145
Majesties
2224
01:50:53,813 --> 01:50:58,818
Above the fruited plain
2225
01:50:58,860 --> 01:51:00,987
But now, wait a minute
2226
01:51:01,029 --> 01:51:03,573
I'm talking about
2227
01:51:03,615 --> 01:51:06,576
America
2228
01:51:06,618 --> 01:51:11,373
Sweet America
2229
01:51:11,414 --> 01:51:15,418
You know, God done shed his grace
2230
01:51:15,460 --> 01:51:18,421
On thee
2231
01:51:18,463 --> 01:51:22,634
He crowned thy good
2232
01:51:22,676 --> 01:51:25,178
Yes, he did
2233
01:51:25,220 --> 01:51:28,306
In a brotherhood
2234
01:51:28,348 --> 01:51:31,601
From sea to
2235
01:51:31,643 --> 01:51:33,895
Shining sea
2236
01:51:33,937 --> 01:51:37,565
You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this
2237
01:51:41,695 --> 01:51:45,782
- America - I love you, America
2238
01:51:45,824 --> 01:51:49,994
- God shed his grace - You see, my God, he done
2239
01:51:50,036 --> 01:51:52,789
- Shed his grace on thee - On thee
2240
01:51:52,831 --> 01:51:54,958
And you ought to love him for it
2241
01:51:54,999 --> 01:51:58,962
'Cause he, he, he crowned thy good
2242
01:51:59,003 --> 01:52:01,965
He told me he would
2243
01:52:02,006 --> 01:52:04,926
With brotherhood
2244
01:52:04,968 --> 01:52:08,096
From sea to
2245
01:52:08,138 --> 01:52:11,975
- Shining sea - Shining sea
2246
01:52:12,016 --> 01:52:15,353
Oh, Lord, oh, Lord
2247
01:52:15,395 --> 01:52:17,230
I thank you, Lord
2248
01:52:17,272 --> 01:52:22,360
Shining sea
2249
01:52:31,244 --> 01:52:33,371
dramatic, soaring music
2250
01:53:34,724 --> 01:53:36,893
2251
01:53:59,249 --> 01:54:01,292
atmospheric music
2252
01:54:01,334 --> 01:54:03,503
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