RUSH TRANSCRIPT Because I ░░░░░░░░ it s important to ░░░░░░░░ this a little bit ░░░░░░░░ am no fan of ░░░░░░░░ president s Iran strategy ░░░░░░░░ we are dealing somewhat ░░░░░░░░ apples and Oranges We ░░░░░░░░ t yet know what ░░░░░░░░ underlying basis for this ░░░░░░░░ was I have some ░░░░░░░░ about it but I ░░░░░░░░ to see something declassified ░░░░░░░░ administration s case for ░░░░░░░░ notifying Congress ahead of ░░░░░░░░ high value target drone ░░░░░░░░ a strike is very ░░░░░░░░ than notifying Congress about ░░░░░░░░ threat streams to United ░░░░░░░░ personnel around the world ░░░░░░░░ high value target a ░░░░░░░░ drone strike against one ░░░░░░░░ been kept close hold ░░░░░░░░ the past Under the ░░░░░░░░ Administration Congress was not ░░░░░░░░ noeltfide I think we ░░░░░░░░ to not mix these ░░░░░░░░ things up With respect ░░░░░░░░ the information after the ░░░░░░░░ Congress statutorily requires access ░░░░░░░░ the underlying intelligence But ░░░░░░░░ this junkture it s ░░░░░░░░ that the administration keeps ░░░░░░░░ apprises of both the ░░░░░░░░ screams as well as ░░░░░░░░ intelligence activities or military ░░░░░░░░ that may be needed ░░░░░░░░ not necessarily on a ░░░░░░░░ like this of soleimani ░░░░░░░░ s not always the ░░░░░░░░ In an ideal world ░░░░░░░░ the gang of 8 ░░░░░░░░ have known But this ░░░░░░░░ again we can t ░░░░░░░░ the fact that Congress ░░░░░░░░ t notified ahead of ░░░░░░░░ What the legal basis ░░░░░░░░ for this strike that ░░░░░░░░ the congressional notification process ░░░░░░░░ what the underlying intelligence ░░░░░░░░ And perhaps that helps ░░░░░░░░ why members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate are ░░░░░░░░ this very differently Here ░░░░░░░░ an example Take a ░░░░░░░░ It is an assassination ░░░░░░░░ is a top official ░░░░░░░░ a foreign government This ░░░░░░░░ t the head of ░░░░░░░░ nonstate terrorist group No ░░░░░░░░ how bad a guy ░░░░░░░░ is how evil he ░░░░░░░░ he was a commanding ░░░░░░░░ of a sovereign foreign ░░░░░░░░ and we executed him ░░░░░░░░ don t think you ░░░░░░░░ call it anything other ░░░░░░░░ an assassination It s ░░░░░░░░ the first time America ░░░░░░░░ been involved in assassinating ░░░░░░░░ foreign official But it ░░░░░░░░ probably the most high ░░░░░░░░ foreign official that the ░░░░░░░░ States military has ever ░░░░░░░░ And the fact that ░░░░░░░░ want to act like ░░░░░░░░ Iranian government is the ░░░░░░░░ in this case is ░░░░░░░░ me outrageous And yes ░░░░░░░░ is going to potentially ░░░░░░░░ worse about of it ░░░░░░░░ better But what is ░░░░░░░░ alternative Sit and do ░░░░░░░░ Let our embaecy get ░░░░░░░░ once more Let our ░░░░░░░░ be attacked even further ░░░░░░░░ allow the Iranian government ░░░░░░░░ continue to oppress their ░░░░░░░░ people They killed 1 ░░░░░░░░ people who were unarmed ░░░░░░░░ protesting in their own ░░░░░░░░ This is not a ░░░░░░░░ that is a rational ░░░░░░░░ that can sit down ░░░░░░░░ a negotiating table So ░░░░░░░░ Franchesca in your view ░░░░░░░░ contrast in your view ░░░░░░░░ what ahead Where are ░░░░░░░░ priorities in how representatives ░░░░░░░░ seeing this strike differently ░░░░░░░░ the potential fallout from ░░░░░░░░ differently Well members of ░░░░░░░░ have made it absolutely ░░░░░░░░ that there will be ░░░░░░░░ robust debate about this ░░░░░░░░ into the next week ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration has ░░░░░░░░ that they will brief ░░░░░░░░ of Congress in a ░░░░░░░░ setting They have not ░░░░░░░░ given the evidence publicly ░░░░░░░░ National Security adviser Robert ░░░░░░░░ brien saying yesterday he ░░░░░░░░ not do that at ░░░░░░░░ time members expecting to ░░░░░░░░ that behind closed dooshz ░░░░░░░░ McConnell urging them to ░░░░░░░░ until they get that ░░░░░░░░ to make a decision ░░░░░░░░ whether or not they ░░░░░░░░ support this action But ░░░░░░░░ just that whether they ░░░░░░░░ support future military action ░░░░░░░░ Iraq or Iran based ░░░░░░░░ this Julian when you ░░░░░░░░ at the president s ░░░░░░░░ whether from his statement ░░░░░░░░ to the political rally ░░░░░░░░ night he sees this ░░░░░░░░ commanding and showing strength ░░░░░░░░ taking out this threat ░░░░░░░░ soleimani But at the ░░░░░░░░ time talk to us ░░░░░░░░ the real contrast that ░░░░░░░░ s demonstrating when he ░░░░░░░░ on wanting to end ░░░░░░░░ and his statement was ░░░░░░░░ was not to start ░░░░░░░░ war but to end ░░░░░░░░ But then you listen ░░░░░░░░ people in the region ░░░░░░░░ were saying there is ░░░░░░░░ to come and this ░░░░░░░░ have provoked a type ░░░░░░░░ war Sure He positioned ░░░░░░░░ in 2016 as much ░░░░░░░░ being against George W ░░░░░░░░ and his preemptive war ░░░░░░░░ he did with Hillary ░░░░░░░░ And he made many ░░░░░░░░ where he promised not ░░░░░░░░ get The Nation into ░░░░░░░░ wars Right now many ░░░░░░░░ his critics are saying ░░░░░░░░ s exactly what he ░░░░░░░░ done Without clearly taking ░░░░░░░░ the threat that existed ░░░░░░░░ Iran by removing killing ░░░░░░░░ official So there s ░░░░░░░░ contradition between when he ░░░░░░░░ in the campaign and ░░░░░░░░ he s doing now ░░░░░░░░ I would add we ░░░░░░░░ t talk about President ░░░░░░░░ as if he remaid ░░░░░░░░ in the last few ░░░░░░░░ All the same questions ░░░░░░░░ how he governs uses ░░░░░░░░ policy his willingness to ░░░░░░░░ things that are not ░░░░░░░░ are all very much ░░░░░░░░ the heart of why ░░░░░░░░ don t believe some ░░░░░░░░ what he has to ░░░░░░░░ or have serious questions ░░░░░░░░ the credibility of the ░░░░░░░░ that are being put ░░░░░░░░ right now And Samantha ░░░░░░░░ questions do you want ░░░░░░░░ as to what helps ░░░░░░░░ this strike They re ░░░░░░░░ intelligence questions Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo told John Berman ░░░░░░░░ this was based on ░░░░░░░░ intelligence based assessment I ░░░░░░░░ wondering what that included ░░░░░░░░ whether people like Gina ░░░░░░░░ and the D nirks ░░░░░░░░ briefed the president in ░░░░░░░░ operational details of this ░░░░░░░░ but also how the ░░░░░░░░ regime and other key ░░░░░░░░ in the area would ░░░░░░░░ and whether this would ░░░░░░░░ fact deeper Iranian aggression ░░░░░░░░ the final part should ░░░░░░░░ been what impact would ░░░░░░░░ have on diplomacy I ░░░░░░░░ it will shut the ░░░░░░░░ The intelligence community should ░░░░░░░░ provided insight on that ░░░░░░░░ because the State Department ░░░░░░░░ the door to diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ open All we have ░░░░░░░░ to date is the ░░░░░░░░ and administration take defensive ░░░░░░░░ and deterrent actions after this