Woolsey: I Don’t Envy the Investigators Trying to Sort out Statements from McCabe and Comey

> Martha Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ former CIA director James ░░░░░░░░ Sir good to have ░░░░░░░░ here this evening as ░░░░░░░░ Having spent your life ░░░░░░░░ the country in our ░░░░░░░░ bureaus as leader of ░░░░░░░░ CIA and several prominent ░░░░░░░░ and before that your ░░░░░░░░ to this very unusual ░░░░░░░░ Catherine points out editorial ░░░░░░░░ outs there by Andrew ░░░░░░░░ I think there are ░░░░░░░░ things going here and ░░░░░░░░ clash One is that ░░░░░░░░ is understandable to have ░░░░░░░░ a very slightly less ░░░░░░░░ standard for an internal ░░░░░░░░ than for an external ░░░░░░░░ Internal one you have ░░░░░░░░ do better than just ░░░░░░░░ lie You have to ░░░░░░░░ it sounds like from ░░░░░░░░ statement full candor And ░░░░░░░░ s I think an ░░░░░░░░ tougher standard to have ░░░░░░░░ deal with And is ░░░░░░░░ that could lead to ░░░░░░░░ and lead to people ░░░░░░░░ argumentative about the questions ░░░░░░░░ are being asked So ░░░░░░░░ think that one that ░░░░░░░░ a tough one Martha ░░░░░░░░ And it is also ░░░░░░░░ to consider some other ░░░░░░░░ what Mr McCabe may ░░░░░░░░ said at other times ░░░░░░░░ various things And that ░░░░░░░░ part of being an ░░░░░░░░ agent You have to ░░░░░░░░ to your boss questions ░░░░░░░░ if they are questions ░░░░░░░░ nuances And you put ░░░░░░░░ two things together I ░░░░░░░░ and you have a ░░░░░░░░ very difficult set of ░░░░░░░░ to make And I ░░░░░░░░ glad that I don ░░░░░░░░ have to make them ░░░░░░░░ Let me ask this ░░░░░░░░ this is potentially part ░░░░░░░░ larger piece Because have ░░░░░░░░ James Comey admitting at ░░░░░░░░ point that he released ░░░░░░░░ to the media in ░░░░░░░░ effort to get it ░░░░░░░░ into the bloodstream and ░░░░░░░░ fact to prompt a ░░░░░░░░ counsel because he had ░░░░░░░░ concerns that he didn ░░░░░░░░ want to bring out ░░░░░░░░ Have you James Clapper ░░░░░░░░ at least according to ░░░░░░░░ house Intel committee they ░░░░░░░░ that he leaked information ░░░░░░░░ CNN about the dossier ░░░░░░░░ has since said that ░░░░░░░░ s not true But ░░░░░░░░ have these three you ░░░░░░░░ some of the most ░░░░░░░░ people in our intelligence ░░░░░░░░ all being accused of ░░░░░░░░ things to the media ░░░░░░░░ had potential political under ░░░░░░░░ as their goal and ░░░░░░░░ Well I can understand ░░░░░░░░ getting lost in the ░░░░░░░░ between candor and lying ░░░░░░░░ have difficulty understanding how ░░░░░░░░ can deal with this ░░░░░░░░ It s really extraordinarily ░░░░░░░░ I think MacCALLUM James ░░░░░░░░ at one point in ░░░░░░░░ testimony before Congress he ░░░░░░░░ asked have you ever ░░░░░░░░ anything any classified information ░░░░░░░░ the media He said ░░░░░░░░ never Go ahead WOOLSEY ░░░░░░░░ that s pretty clear ░░░░░░░░ And clear denial and ░░░░░░░░ may be things that ░░░░░░░░ place that are clearly ░░░░░░░░ the other side of ░░░░░░░░ and therefore the judgment ░░░░░░░░ be made But all ░░░░░░░░ this is swimming in ░░░░░░░░ very murky stream And ░░░░░░░░ don t envy the ░░░░░░░░ who are trying to ░░░░░░░░ this one out Martha ░░░░░░░░ allegations to be sure ░░░░░░░░ I m sure having ░░░░░░░░ your life in intelligence ░░░░░░░░ s bothersome to you ░░░░░░░░ Martha Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ former director of the ░░░░░░░░ Mr Woolsey thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Good to see ░░░░░░░░ this evening Good to ░░░░░░░░ with you.