Will Hurd: We Should Be Tightening Sanctions on Russia and Not Returning Their Compounds

TAPPER So Jared Kushner ░░░░░░░░ had to amend his ░░░░░░░░ clearance form now at ░░░░░░░░ three times that we ░░░░░░░░ of to update meetings ░░░░░░░░ foreign nationals including that ░░░░░░░░ with the Russian lawyer ░░░░░░░░ of your colleagues on ░░░░░░░░ House Intelligence Committee Democrats ░░░░░░░░ expressing serious concerns about ░░░░░░░░ ability to handle classified ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ Well I m in ░░░░░░░░ with some of Mark ░░░░░░░░ s comments what he ░░░░░░░░ earlier about give people ░░░░░░░░ benefit of the doubt ░░░░░░░░ they want to see ░░░░░░░░ the reasons were Having ░░░░░░░░ out this form myself ░░░░░░░░ I joined in the ░░░░░░░░ I know how complicated ░░░░░░░░ is Oftentimes you may ░░░░░░░░ When you have hundreds ░░░░░░░░ meetings with people sometimes ░░░░░░░░ forget individual actions But ░░░░░░░░ think it s enough ░░░░░░░░ need to have a ░░░░░░░░ around it TAPPER You ░░░░░░░░ somebody who has dealt ░░░░░░░░ Russian intelligence do you ░░░░░░░░ that the type of ░░░░░░░░ which has been described ░░░░░░░░ former American spies as ░░░░░░░░ possible quote cutout this ░░░░░░░░ lawyer do you think ░░░░░░░░ s possible that it ░░░░░░░░ an effort by the ░░░░░░░░ government to do what ░░░░░░░░ Rogers former House Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ chairman referred to as ░░░░░░░░ dangle to suss out ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign might ░░░░░░░░ willing to take this ░░░░░░░░ of information HURD We ░░░░░░░░ t preclude that we ░░░░░░░░ t cut that out ░░░░░░░░ one thing the Russians ░░░░░░░░ been doing for decades ░░░░░░░░ covert influence They know ░░░░░░░░ they can t take ░░░░░░░░ the United States military ░░░░░░░░ know they can t ░░░░░░░░ us on economically so ░░░░░░░░ have to resort to ░░░░░░░░ warfare and a lot ░░░░░░░░ that is running dangles ░░░░░░░░ double agent operations So ░░░░░░░░ is something that does ░░░░░░░░ like it came out ░░░░░░░░ their playbook But we ░░░░░░░░ to review this we ░░░░░░░░ to be thoughtful to ░░░░░░░░ sure that we re ░░░░░░░░ jumping to conclusions.”