THE HOUSE. >> LET ME TURN TO IRAN, A BIG

>> LET ME TURN TO IRAN, A BIG ISSUE, AS YOU KNOW.

ISSUE, AS YOU KNOW. "THE NEW YORK TIMES" WAS WRITING

"THE NEW YORK TIMES" WAS WRITING UP THE EVOLUTIONS AND THE SHIFTS

UP THE EVOLUTIONS AND THE SHIFTS WE'VE HEARD FROM THE WHITE

WE'VE HEARD FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, MANY DIFFERENT

HOUSE, MANY DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN

ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN PRESSED ABOUT THE USE OF

PRESSED ABOUT THE USE OF INTELLIGENCE AND TRUTHFULNESS ON

INTELLIGENCE AND TRUTHFULNESS ON THIS SERIOUS MATTER OF WHEN AND

THIS SERIOUS MATTER OF WHEN AND HOW AMERICAN FORCE IS DEPLOYED.

HOW AMERICAN FORCE IS DEPLOYED. READING FROM THE TIMES, IT TALKS

READING FROM THE TIMES, IT TALKS ABOUT THE SHIFTING EXPLANATION.

ABOUT THE SHIFTING EXPLANATION. QUOTE, THEY HAD TO KILL HIM

QUOTE, THEY HAD TO KILL HIM BECAUSE HE WAS PLANNING AN

BECAUSE HE WAS PLANNING AN IMMINENT ATTACK.

IMMINENT ATTACK. HOW IMMINENT THEY COULD NOT SAY.

HOW IMMINENT THEY COULD NOT SAY. WHERE THEY COULD NOT SAY.

WHERE THEY COULD NOT SAY. WHEN THEY COULD NOT SAY.

WHEN THEY COULD NOT SAY. AND REALLY, IT WAS MORE ABOUT

AND REALLY, IT WAS MORE ABOUT WHAT HE HAD ALREADY DONE OR

WHAT HE HAD ALREADY DONE OR ACTUALLY TO STOP HIM FROM

ACTUALLY TO STOP HIM FROM HITTING AN EMBASSY OR FOUR

HITTING AN EMBASSY OR FOUR EMBASSIES OR NOT.

EMBASSIES OR NOT. FOR TEN DAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP AND

FOR TEN DAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS TEAM HAVE STRUGGLED TO

HIS TEAM HAVE STRUGGLED TO DESCRIBE THE REASONING BEHIND

DESCRIBE THE REASONING BEHIND THE DECISION TO LAUNCH A DRONE

THE DECISION TO LAUNCH A DRONE STRIKE AGAINST GENERAL QASSEM

STRIKE AGAINST GENERAL QASSEM SOLEIMANI, THE COMMANDER OF

SOLEIMANI, THE COMMANDER OF IRAN'S SECURITY FORCES,

IRAN'S SECURITY FORCES, PROPELLING THE TWO NATIONS TO

PROPELLING THE TWO NATIONS TO THE BRINK OF WAR.

THE BRINK OF WAR. >>> ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE

>>> ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONFLICTING STATEMENTS FROM THIS

CONFLICTING STATEMENTS FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION REGARDING WHAT

ADMINISTRATION REGARDING WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND WHY THEY

THEY WERE DOING AND WHY THEY WERE DOING IT?

WERE DOING IT? >> WELL, FIRST, I'M NOT

>> WELL, FIRST, I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE

CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON THAT

I'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON THAT INTELLIGENCE REPORT.

INTELLIGENCE REPORT. I'VE LOOKED AT THAT INTELLIGENCE

I'VE LOOKED AT THAT INTELLIGENCE AND I'M COMFORTABLE GIVEN THE

AND I'M COMFORTABLE GIVEN THE TRACK RECORD OF SOLEIMANI AND

TRACK RECORD OF SOLEIMANI AND HIS FUTURE ACTIVITY THAT WAS

HIS FUTURE ACTIVITY THAT WAS CLEAR TO ME BASED ON WHAT I SAW

CLEAR TO ME BASED ON WHAT I SAW THAT THE IMMINENT RISK, TWO

THAT THE IMMINENT RISK, TWO AMERICAN INTERESTS, MILITARY MEN

AMERICAN INTERESTS, MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN IN PARTICULAR, WERE

AND WOMEN IN PARTICULAR, WERE THERE.

THERE. >> CAN YOU SPEAK, SIR -- SO WHAT

>> CAN YOU SPEAK, SIR -- SO WHAT WAS THE SPECIFIC IMMINENT RISK

WAS THE SPECIFIC IMMINENT RISK IN YOUR VIEW?

IN YOUR VIEW? >> WELL, THIS IS THE ACTUAL

>> WELL, THIS IS THE ACTUAL SECOND POINT BECAUSE AS WE DEAL

SECOND POINT BECAUSE AS WE DEAL WITH INTELLIGENCE MATTERS --

WITH INTELLIGENCE MATTERS -- REMEMBER, THIS IS REAL-TIME

REMEMBER, THIS IS REAL-TIME INTELLIGENCE, NOT AS IF THE

INTELLIGENCE, NOT AS IF THE ASSETS, THE SOURCE OF

ASSETS, THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION IS NULL AND VOID

INFORMATION IS NULL AND VOID BECAUSE SOLEIMANI HAS BEEN

BECAUSE SOLEIMANI HAS BEEN KILLED.

KILLED. THERE ARE RULES WE CAN'T

THERE ARE RULES WE CAN'T DISCLOSE THOSE DETAILS TO THE

DISCLOSE THOSE DETAILS TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE YOU HAVE REAL

PUBLIC BECAUSE YOU HAVE REAL AMERICANS, YOU HAVE REAL

AMERICANS, YOU HAVE REAL AMERICAN ALLIES, REAL AMERICAN

AMERICAN ALLIES, REAL AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE SOURCES PUT AT RISK

INTELLIGENCE SOURCES PUT AT RISK IF WE PUT THAT TO THE PUBLIC

IF WE PUT THAT TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION.

INFORMATION. >> THAT SEEMS TO BE AN ARGUMENT

>> THAT SEEMS TO BE AN ARGUMENT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT REVEALING

AGAINST THE PRESIDENT REVEALING THOSE DETAILS ON FOX NEWS.

THOSE DETAILS ON FOX NEWS. >> WELL, I THINK BECAUSE OF ALL

>> WELL, I THINK BECAUSE OF ALL THE PRESSURE AND EVERYTHING THAT

THE PRESSURE AND EVERYTHING THAT FOLKS WERE PUTTING THIS CONCERN

FOLKS WERE PUTTING THIS CONCERN ABOUT LACK OF TRUST AND WANTING

ABOUT LACK OF TRUST AND WANTING THIS INFORMATION, I THINK THE

THIS INFORMATION, I THINK THE PRESIDENT WAS OVERLY CANDID AND

PRESIDENT WAS OVERLY CANDID AND WAS VERY FORTHRIGHT IN HIS

WAS VERY FORTHRIGHT IN HIS IMPRESSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF

IMPRESSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTELLIGENCE THAT THESE

THE INTELLIGENCE THAT THESE ATTACKS WERE IMMINENT.

ATTACKS WERE IMMINENT. AND I AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT

AND I AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT THAT THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN

THAT THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO ME, I AM VERY