Cenk Uygur
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When You Have To Explain Your Boss Lied About Wiretapping...
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March 16, 2017
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Republican House intel leaders had an uncomfortable press conference about Trump’s wiretapping accusations. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Nomi Konst, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) conceded on Wednesday that he had found no evidence to substantiate President Donald Trump’s claim that former President Barack Obama had wiretapped Trump Tower.
Nunes, a fierce White House ally, told reporters that absent such evidence, he could conclude only that no wiretap had ever been put in place.
If you “take the tweets literally,” Nunes said of Trump’s tweets on the matter, “then clearly the president was wrong.”
One day prior to Nunes’ comments, White House press secretary Sean Spicer had said that Trump was “extremely confident” that the Department of Justice would produce evidence to support his claim.
Nunes and fellow California Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to the Justice Department last week asking officials to turn over any existing evidence that would substantiate Trump’s claim. In the letter, they asked for copies of applications submitted by the Justice Department to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and any warrants issued by federal courts relating to Trump and his associates. The Justice Department missed the lawmakers’ deadline and has asked for more time to respond.
The top two members of the House Intelligence Committee appear to have already made up their minds about the veracity of Trump’s tweets ― but they are split on how much it matters.
According to Schiff, Trump’s willingness to “make such an accusation without basis” is a national security concern that could limit the country’s ability to trust him in a time of crisis.”*
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Hosts: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, Nomi Konst
Cast: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, Nomi Konst
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