Rand: Low-Level Analysts Leaking Classified Conversations Have to Be Put in Jail

STEPHANOPOULOS Finally sir you ░░░░░░░░ also a member of ░░░░░░░░ Senate Foreign Relations Committee ░░░░░░░░ see the president standing ░░░░░░░░ that claim about President ░░░░░░░░ It s caused a ░░░░░░░░ now with British intelligence ░░░░░░░░ the weekend How big ░░░░░░░░ problem is this for ░░░░░░░░ president s credibility How ░░░░░░░░ he fix it Paul ░░░░░░░░ think that we know ░░░░░░░░ thing for sure that ░░░░░░░░ Obama Administration did spy ░░░░░░░░ Flynn Now whether it ░░░░░░░░ direct or indirect somebody ░░░░░░░░ reading and taking a ░░░░░░░░ of his phone calls ░░░░░░░░ then they released it ░░░░░░░░ is very very important ░░░░░░░░ whoever released that go ░░░░░░░░ jail because you cannot ░░░░░░░░ members of the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ listening to the most ░░░░░░░░ and highly classified information ░░░░░░░░ then releasing that to ░░░░░░░░ New York Times There ░░░░░░░░ only be a certain ░░░░░░░░ of people who did ░░░░░░░░ I would bring them ░░░░░░░░ in They would have ░░░░░░░░ take lie detector tests ░░░░░░░░ I would say including ░░░░░░░░ political people because some ░░░░░░░░ people knew about this ░░░░░░░░ well But we need ░░░░░░░░ get to the bottom ░░░░░░░░ who is releasing these ░░░░░░░░ classified conversations And if ░░░░░░░░ president was surveilled he ░░░░░░░░ wasn t the target ░░░░░░░░ don t know that ░░░░░░░░ was or wasn t ░░░░░░░░ if he was they ░░░░░░░░ targeted someone in a ░░░░░░░░ government but then they ░░░░░░░░ to the conversation with ░░░░░░░░ But our government s ░░░░░░░░ to foreigners all the ░░░░░░░░ We can t allow ░░░░░░░░ in the intelligence committee ░░░░░░░░ release the contents of ░░░░░░░░ informing to the media ░░░░░░░░ But you don t ░░░░░░░░ Paul You will get ░░░░░░░░ deep state You will ░░░░░░░░ an intelligence community that ░░░░░░░░ enormous power if that ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS You don t ░░░░░░░░ President Obama ordered an ░░░░░░░░ wiretap of President Trump ░░░░░░░░ Well what happens is ░░░░░░░░ s different than that ░░░░░░░░ target foreigners all the ░░░░░░░░ but they talk to ░░░░░░░░ They talk to the ░░░░░░░░ They talk to the ░░░░░░░░ security advisers And they ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be masked ░░░░░░░░ there was something alarming ░░░░░░░░ other day General Hayden ░░░░░░░░ that people all the ░░░░░░░░ down to some of ░░░░░░░░ lowest analysts can unmask ░░░░░░░░ the American is So ░░░░░░░░ unmasked General Flynn and ░░░░░░░░ re a low level ░░░░░░░░ we need to be ░░░░░░░░ at their computer and ░░░░░░░░ out if they unmasked ░░░░░░░░ conversation and if they ░░░░░░░░ with The New York ░░░░░░░░ you have got to ░░░░░░░░ those people in jail ░░░░░░░░ you cannot allow this ░░░░░░░░ happen or we will ░░░░░░░░ presidents being blackmailed or ░░░░░░░░ security advisers being blackmailed ░░░░░░░░ is a huge huge ░░░░░░░░ bigger than anything else ░░░░░░░░ s being discussed is ░░░░░░░░ fact that private conversations ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community s ░░░░░░░░ are being leaked to ░░░░░░░░ press That s not ░░░░░░░░ a leak that says ░░░░░░░░ the president watches TV ░░░░░░░░ his bathrobe this is ░░░░░░░░ to national security you ░░░░░░░░ t let it happen ░░░░░░░░ Senator Paul thanks for ░░░░░░░░ time this morning Paul ░░░░░░░░ you.