James Woolsey: Trump ‘Could’ve Been Kidding’ When He Asked Comey for Loyalty

RUSH TRANSCRIPT It s ░░░░░░░░ have you to have ░░░░░░░░ here on a day ░░░░░░░░ today You would be ░░░░░░░░ at the pleasure of ░░░░░░░░ president Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ this year initial reaction ░░░░░░░░ of the headlines include ░░░░░░░░ one the president was ░░░░░░░░ under investigation and he ░░░░░░░░ it quite clear but ░░░░░░░░ other big thing that ░░░░░░░░ are latching onto is ░░░░░░░░ question of loyalty is ░░░░░░░░ a dinner the president ░░░░░░░░ to him hey you ░░░░░░░░ your job you like ░░░░░░░░ here I want to ░░░░░░░░ doing this and he ░░░░░░░░ you know I m ░░░░░░░░ to need your loyalty ░░░░░░░░ would you react if ░░░░░░░░ president said that to ░░░░░░░░ How would you interpret ░░░░░░░░ and do you see ░░░░░░░░ to be a some ░░░░░░░░ of the less our ░░░░░░░░ WOOLSEY I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s a smoking ░░░░░░░░ It could ve been ░░░░░░░░ kidding There is a ░░░░░░░░ of ways that could ░░░░░░░░ taken I don t ░░░░░░░░ that is a highly ░░░░░░░░ or difficult matter I ░░░░░░░░ t think that is ░░░░░░░░ highly damaging or difficult ░░░░░░░░ I think you are ░░░░░░░░ something The one part ░░░░░░░░ this and I m ░░░░░░░░ a share with you ░░░░░░░░ he said is that ░░░░░░░░ was concerning It was ░░░░░░░░ concerning because of his ░░░░░░░░ at FBI And they ░░░░░░░░ to have a church ░░░░░░░░ state aspect to this ░░░░░░░░ never actually says in ░░░░░░░░ testimony obstruction of justice ░░░░░░░░ he never went to ░░░░░░░░ and complained about this ░░░░░░░░ had to be careful ░░░░░░░░ using that phrase They ░░░░░░░░ two kinds of investigations ░░░░░░░░ often do not talk ░░░░░░░░ the person who is ░░░░░░░░ suspicion when we caught ░░░░░░░░ Ames You have counterintelligence ░░░░░░░░ and then all the ░░░░░░░░ different you have essentially ░░░░░░░░ investigations In the criminal ░░░░░░░░ if someone interferes with ░░░░░░░░ of those obstruction of ░░░░░░░░ is a real possibility ░░░░░░░░ be charged with it ░░░░░░░░ takes an element of ░░░░░░░░ There are various things ░░░░░░░░ make it hard to ░░░░░░░░ But obstruction of justice ░░░░░░░░ a legitimate concern in ░░░░░░░░ investigations in the more ░░░░░░░░ counterintelligence investigation looking to ░░░░░░░░ where leaks are coming ░░░░░░░░ and so forth there ░░░░░░░░ not obstruction of justice ░░░░░░░░ are just pursuing knowledge ░░░░░░░░ what the enemy may ░░░░░░░░ doing People commenting on ░░░░░░░░ get them tangled up ░░░░░░░░ themselves quite a bit ░░░░░░░░ think this will certainly ░░░░░░░░ an interesting testimony for ░░░░░░░░ of us to be ░░░░░░░░ and I look for ░░░░░░░░ hearing your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ this week Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.