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The first and foremost I would say that we need to get to the bottom of anything that could warp our national security policy

in a way that is at the theoretical to the interest of the country.

So anything that has a continuing ability to influence the actions of the president,

we need to know as policymakers to protect the country.

So in that category I would say things like we are learning about the Trump Tower Moscow deal.

That in fact the negotiation went on well past what Michael Cohen testified to our committee.

Well past what others within Trump world wanted us to know.

That it involved direct outreach to the Kremlin through people like Demetri Peskov.

That far from what they told us that they got no response.

In fact they did get a response.

That's a deeply compromising of the administration of the Trump organization.

In the same way that Michael Flynn's deceptions were deeply compromising.

And so if there is more out there of that kind we need to know.

I'm Susan Hennessy and this is the LawFair podcast December 8th 2018.

On January 3rd Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives and all of its committees.

Congressman Adam Schiff of California, the current ranking member on the House of Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, also known as Hipsy.

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