Bill Clinton: “Well, as I said--of course, she works with him every day, and that's why I said yesterday what I did. I was troubled by…”

“Well, as I said--of course, she works with him every day, and that's why I said yesterday what I did. I was troubled by the headline in the New York Times story, but I did not know the facts. And I think it's important for me not to assume that someone has done or failed to do something that's adverse to the national interest before I know it's true. And she's the one that has to make those calls. And as she said in her comments, the system that we have--the President appoints the Director of the FBI, but the FBI is a part of the Justice Department. It's a part of the justice system. And whenever you have dual responsibilities in the Government, you're going to have some time when you've got to make a close call. And I still don't know--as I said, I just literally don't know--I could actually tell you whether I agreed or disagreed, if I knew what-- if and what information had not been forthcoming to the National Security Council. I do believe that there should be a--that doubt should be resolved in favor of disclosure to the National Security Council of essential national security information. But the Attorney General has to resolve those things. And I trust her to do it. And so, what she said is fine by me.”