But the inspector general put troops in harm's way and pilots in harm's way when he put information about the strikes in Yemen out on an unclassified line, frankly, to members of his own family. I think we've seen military leaders, uniformed leaders like the head of the nsa, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, I believe, fired for political reasons because they didn't reach the conclusion that this administration wanted. I think he, frankly, embarrassed the American military by bringing him to Quantico for his lecture. I think I was proud of our military that they sat there and made clear by their professionalism that they were loyal to the Constitution first. (07:10–07:23)
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