Sen. David Vitter: The Shifting Bergdahl Narrative Is Like a Benghazi Flashback

VITTER Hey Greta good ░░░░░░░░ be with you VAN ░░░░░░░░ So why isn t ░░░░░░░░ white house didn t ░░░░░░░░ correct me if I ░░░░░░░░ Congress What is your ░░░░░░░░ VITTER Well Greta the ░░░░░░░░ keeps shifting overtime as ░░░░░░░░ were suggesting Susan Rice ░░░░░░░░ certain talking points boy ░░░░░░░░ is like a flashback ░░░░░░░░ then that changes over ░░░░░░░░ after a serious serious ░░░░░░░░ concerns were debunked Then ░░░░░░░░ next day we are ░░░░░░░░ to something else that ░░░░░░░░ he would have been ░░░░░░░░ So it s very ░░░░░░░░ my my sense is ░░░░░░░░ White House didn t ░░░░░░░░ even the heads of ░░░░░░░░ intelligence committees because they ░░░░░░░░ they were going to ░░░░░░░░ push back I think ░░░░░░░░ s what it comes ░░░░░░░░ to VAN SUSTEREN Well ░░░░░░░░ back seems like a ░░░░░░░░ word for violating the ░░░░░░░░ But in terms of ░░░░░░░░ going back to this ░░░░░░░░ thing If the reason ░░░░░░░░ they first floated this ░░░░░░░░ health idea was this ░░░░░░░░ this proof of life ░░░░░░░░ The proof of life ░░░░░░░░ was six months old ░░░░░░░░ t the urgency have ░░░░░░░░ six months ago and ░░░░░░░░ now VITTEN That s ░░░░░░░░ I m saying the ░░░░░░░░ is changing over time ░░░░░░░░ all seems to be ░░░░░░░░ talking points not real ░░░░░░░░ It s very worrisome ░░░░░░░░ almost seems a throw ░░░░░░░░ to earlier scandals like ░░░░░░░░ VAN SUSTEREN All right ░░░░░░░░ I am all for ░░░░░░░░ know there is a ░░░░░░░░ day requirement the president ░░░░░░░░ supposed to notify before ░░░░░░░░ from Gitmo If there ░░░░░░░░ an emergency frankly I ░░░░░░░░ not a player in ░░░░░░░░ game is I m ░░░░░░░░ for the president doing ░░░░░░░░ needs to be but ░░░░░░░░ could have picked up ░░░░░░░░ phone and called five ░░░░░░░░ an hour before Now ░░░░░░░░ are in this situation ░░░░░░░░ there doesn t appear ░░░░░░░░ there was quote an ░░░░░░░░ nothing urgent At least ░░░░░░░░ haven t laid it ░░░░░░░░ yet What are you ░░░░░░░░ to do about that ░░░░░░░░ you going to look ░░░░░░░░ other way or do ░░░░░░░░ about it VITTEN This ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ question in addition Greta ░░░░░░░░ that goes to this ░░░░░░░░ discussion previous Defense Authorization ░░░░░░░░ There was explicit language ░░░░░░░░ prohibit these sort of ░░░░░░░░ and releases from Guantanamo ░░░░░░░░ way Harry Reid managed ░░░░░░░░ really quashed the ability ░░░░░░░░ have four amendments in ░░░░░░░░ last act is the ░░░░░░░░ we do not have ░░░░░░░░ an outright explicit prohibition ░░░░░░░░ now in law And ░░░░░░░░ that s something else ░░░░░░░░ s very concerning In ░░░░░░░░ recent past Congress was ░░░░░░░░ record as outright prohibiting ░░░░░░░░ forget about notice prohibition ░░░░░░░░ SUSTEREN Well Senator Dianne ░░░░░░░░ is at least she ░░░░░░░░ upset that she wasn ░░░░░░░░ notified She was outraged ░░░░░░░░ she has been outraged ░░░░░░░░ with the intelligence committee ░░░░░░░░ comes out to the ░░░░░░░░ and she complains about ░░░░░░░░ as she should because ░░░░░░░░ has an important job ░░░░░░░░ important role But then ░░░░░░░░ It s like there ░░░░░░░░ a bark but no ░░░░░░░░ VITTER Well i think ░░░░░░░░ need to look at ░░░░░░░░ And I think we ░░░░░░░░ to look at the ░░░░░░░░ What concerns me if ░░░░░░░░ even more is the ░░░░░░░░ of these five very ░░░░░░░░ dangerous terrorists I mean ░░░░░░░░ are high level Taliban ░░░░░░░░ at least four of ░░░░░░░░ five Our intelligence said ░░░░░░░░ at least four of ░░░░░░░░ five probably all five ░░░░░░░░ certainly go back to ░░░░░░░░ fight would certainly be ░░░░░░░░ in that sense So ░░░░░░░░ substance of this whole ░░░░░░░░ is really worrisome as ░░░░░░░░ VAN SUSTEREN All right ░░░░░░░░ night when you listened ░░░░░░░░ this briefing this classified ░░░░░░░░ closed door briefing what ░░░░░░░░ of that really had ░░░░░░░░ be behind closed doors ░░░░░░░░ really truly was classified ░░░░░░░░ what is it everyone ░░░░░░░░ of doing business as ░░░░░░░░ or protecting political hides ░░░░░░░░ Well it s always ░░░░░░░░ case that very very ░░░░░░░░ has to be classified ░░░░░░░░ was true last night ░░░░░░░░ s been true of ░░░░░░░░ classified briefing I have ░░░░░░░░ in So that is ░░░░░░░░ the case And quite ░░░░░░░░ my overall impression from ░░░░░░░░ whole presentation was being ░░░░░░░░ defensive and political spin ░░░░░░░░ mean here where a ░░░░░░░░ intelligence other officials and ░░░░░░░░ got the impression it ░░░░░░░░ more political spin than ░░░░░░░░ else.”