WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:05.762 Prevagen. Healthier Brain. Better Life. 00:05.806 --> 00:07.797 Better Life. >>> WE’RE BACK ON SWAMP WATCH. 00:07.841 --> 00:09.232 >>> WE’RE BACK ON SWAMP WATCH. THIS TIME, THE TOP SPOKESPERSON 00:09.242 --> 00:11.167 THIS TIME, THE TOP SPOKESPERSON AT THE PENTAGON IS UNDER FIRE 00:11.177 --> 00:12.168 AT THE PENTAGON IS UNDER FIRE AND UNDER INVESTIGATION. 00:12.211 --> 00:13.302 AND UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE DEPARTMENT’S INSPECTOR 00:13.346 --> 00:14.871 THE DEPARTMENT’S INSPECTOR GENERAL IS LOOKING INTO 00:14.881 --> 00:16.673 GENERAL IS LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DANA WHITE, 00:16.716 --> 00:18.241 ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DANA WHITE, ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF 00:18.285 --> 00:19.976 ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS. 00:20.020 --> 00:23.580 DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS. AMONG THE ABUSES CLAIMED BY HER 00:23.590 --> 00:25.048 AMONG THE ABUSES CLAIMED BY HER SUBORDINATES, WHITE ACCUSED OF 00:25.091 --> 00:26.383 SUBORDINATES, WHITE ACCUSED OF ORDERING STAFFERS TO PICK UP HER 00:26.426 --> 00:28.685 ORDERING STAFFERS TO PICK UP HER DRY CLEANING, MEALS AND PANTY 00:28.695 --> 00:31.054 DRY CLEANING, MEALS AND PANTY HOSE INCLUDING OTHER PERSONAL 00:31.098 --> 00:31.388 HOSE INCLUDING OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS. 00:31.398 --> 00:33.390 ITEMS. ALSO THEY SAY WHITE ASKED HER TO 00:33.433 --> 00:35.726 ALSO THEY SAY WHITE ASKED HER TO DRIVE HER TO THE PENTAGON DURING 00:35.769 --> 00:36.960 DRIVE HER TO THE PENTAGON DURING STORMS, PLAN PERSONAL TRIPS AND 00:36.970 --> 00:38.662 STORMS, PLAN PERSONAL TRIPS AND CALL A FOSTER FACILITY ABOUT 00:38.672 --> 00:39.563 CALL A FOSTER FACILITY ABOUT ADOPTING A CHILD. 00:39.573 --> 00:41.298 ADOPTING A CHILD. NBC NEWS NATIONAL SECURITY AND 00:41.341 --> 00:45.002 NBC NEWS NATIONAL SECURITY AND MILITARY REPORTER COURTNEY CUBY 00:45.012 --> 00:46.904 MILITARY REPORTER COURTNEY CUBY IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT HER 00:46.914 --> 00:47.404 IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT HER REPORTING. 00:47.415 --> 00:50.107 REPORTING. WHAT IS THE PENTAGON SAYING? 00:50.117 --> 00:50.975 WHAT IS THE PENTAGON SAYING? >> WELL, THEY WON’T COMMENT 00:51.018 --> 00:52.709 >> WELL, THEY WON’T COMMENT SINCE IT’S AN ON GOING 00:52.753 --> 00:53.143 SINCE IT’S AN ON GOING INVESTIGATION. 00:53.186 --> 00:54.477 INVESTIGATION. THEY AREN’T DENYING THERE IS ONE 00:54.488 --> 00:55.979 THEY AREN’T DENYING THERE IS ONE BUT THEY ARE SAYING THEY ARE 00:55.990 --> 00:57.314 BUT THEY ARE SAYING THEY ARE COOPERATING AND WON’T COMMENT. 00:57.357 --> 00:58.882 COOPERATING AND WON’T COMMENT. THAT’S CERTAINLY NOT UNCOMMON AS 00:58.926 --> 01:01.885 THAT’S CERTAINLY NOT UNCOMMON AS YOU WOULD KNOW, KRISTEN, WHEN 01:01.896 --> 01:18.702 YOU WOULD KNOW, KRISTEN, WHEN THERE’S AN INVESTIGATION. 01:18.712 --> 01:20.204 THERE’S AN INVESTIGATION. IT’S PUBLICLY KNOWN THAT JAMES 01:20.214 --> 01:22.039 IT’S PUBLICLY KNOWN THAT JAMES MATTIS PICKS UP HIS OWN DRY 01:22.049 --> 01:23.908 MATTIS PICKS UP HIS OWN DRY CLEANING. 01:23.918 --> 01:25.142 CLEANING. YOU’LL SEE HIM IN THE CVS AT THE 01:25.153 --> 01:26.910 YOU’LL SEE HIM IN THE CVS AT THE PENTAGON BUYING HIS OWN 01:26.921 --> 01:27.244 PENTAGON BUYING HIS OWN SUPPLIES. 01:27.288 --> 01:28.512 SUPPLIES. IN FEBRUARY, 2017, I TRAVELED 01:28.556 --> 01:30.247 IN FEBRUARY, 2017, I TRAVELED WITH HIM ON HIS FIRST TRIP AS 01:30.291 --> 01:32.182 WITH HIM ON HIS FIRST TRIP AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND I’VE 01:32.226 --> 01:36.353 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND I’VE BEEN TRAVELING WITH SEC DEFS FOR 01:36.397 --> 01:38.789 BEEN TRAVELING WITH SEC DEFS FOR 13 YEARS, HE CARRIED HIS OWN 01:38.833 --> 01:39.156 13 YEARS, HE CARRIED HIS OWN LUGGAGE. 01:39.167 --> 01:40.724 LUGGAGE. HE IS VERY CAREFUL AND THAT’S 01:40.734 --> 01:42.025 HE IS VERY CAREFUL AND THAT’S LIKELY BORN OUT OF THE FACT THAT 01:42.036 --> 01:53.070 LIKELY BORN OUT OF THE FACT THAT HE SPENT FOUR DECADES AS A 01:53.080 --> 01:54.238 HE SPENT FOUR DECADES AS A GENERAL. 01:54.248 --> 01:54.939 GENERAL. COURT 01:54.949 --> 01:55.640 COURT THERE ARE STRICT RULES ABOUT 01:55.650 --> 01:56.774 THERE ARE STRICT RULES ABOUT SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS AND 01:56.818 --> 02:06.317 SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS AND WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO. 02:06.360 --> 02:07.685 WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO. THEY CANNOT ASK PEOPLE TO DO 02:07.695 --> 02:08.986 THEY CANNOT ASK PEOPLE TO DO THINGS THAT ARE CONSIDERED A 02:09.030 --> 02:11.021 THINGS THAT ARE CONSIDERED A PERSONALER RAND, UNPACKING THEIR 02:11.065 --> 02:12.590 PERSONALER RAND, UNPACKING THEIR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WHEN THEY ARRIVE 02:12.633 --> 02:16.861 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WHEN THEY ARRIVE IN A NEW LOCATION SO SECRETARY 02:16.904 --> 02:18.396 IN A NEW LOCATION SO SECRETARY MATTIS KNOWS AFTER YEARS IN THE 02:18.406 --> 02:19.597 MATTIS KNOWS AFTER YEARS IN THE MILITARY THAT YOU CANNOT DO 02:19.641 --> 02:27.238 MILITARY THAT YOU CANNOT DO THESE THINGS. 02:27.281 --> 02:29.473 THESE THINGS. >> IS DANA WHITE ON LEAVE? 02:29.484 --> 02:29.974 >> IS DANA WHITE ON LEAVE? WHAT HAPPENS? 02:29.985 --> 02:31.108 WHAT HAPPENS? >> SHE’S TRAVELING WITH 02:31.119 --> 02:32.510 >> SHE’S TRAVELING WITH SECRETARY MATTIS IN SOUTH 02:32.520 --> 02:33.678 SECRETARY MATTIS IN SOUTH AMERICA RIGHT NOW. 02:33.688 --> 02:35.113 AMERICA RIGHT NOW. IT -- THE INVESTIGATION, OF 02:35.156 --> 02:36.147 IT -- THE INVESTIGATION, OF COURSE, WILL HAVE TO BE 02:36.190 --> 02:37.815 COURSE, WILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETED AND THERE’S NOT JUST 02:37.825 --> 02:39.083 COMPLETED AND THERE’S NOT JUST ALLEGATIONS OF THE PERSONAL 02:39.093 --> 02:41.419 ALLEGATIONS OF THE PERSONAL ERRANDS BUT WHAT MAY END UP 02:41.429 --> 02:43.288 ERRANDS BUT WHAT MAY END UP HAVING THE MORE -- MAY END UP 02:43.298 --> 02:45.723 HAVING THE MORE -- MAY END UP BEING MORE SERIOUS IS THE 02:45.734 --> 02:47.525 BEING MORE SERIOUS IS THE REPRISALS, THE ALLEGATIONS OF 02:47.568 --> 02:48.726 REPRISALS, THE ALLEGATIONS OF REPRISALS SO WHEN MEMBERS OF HER 02:48.736 --> 02:50.394 REPRISALS SO WHEN MEMBERS OF HER STAFF ASKED QUESTIONS OR SPOKE 02:50.438 --> 02:52.130 STAFF ASKED QUESTIONS OR SPOKE OUT ABOUT THESE PERSONAL ERRANDS 02:52.140 --> 02:53.331 OUT ABOUT THESE PERSONAL ERRANDS AND PERSONAL TASKS THEY WERE 02:53.341 --> 02:55.533 AND PERSONAL TASKS THEY WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE, SEVERAL OF 02:55.543 --> 02:58.136 ASKED TO COMPLETE, SEVERAL OF THEM WERE REMOVED FROM THEIR 02:58.146 --> 02:58.436 THEM WERE REMOVED FROM THEIR JOBS. 02:58.446 --> 03:00.538 JOBS. THEY WERE REASSIGNED OR REMOVED 03:00.581 --> 03:02.040 THEY WERE REASSIGNED OR REMOVED COMPLETELY FROM THE PENTAGON. 03:02.050 --> 03:03.475 COMPLETELY FROM THE PENTAGON. SO OF COURSE THEY’LL HAVE TO 03:03.518 --> 03:05.910 SO OF COURSE THEY’LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THESE ALLEGATIONS, 03:05.920 --> 03:07.245 LOOK INTO THESE ALLEGATIONS, IT’S SOMEWHAT SUBJECTIVE WHAT 03:07.288 --> 03:09.114 IT’S SOMEWHAT SUBJECTIVE WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN BUT WHEN ENOUGH 03:09.157 --> 03:10.248 MIGHT HAPPEN BUT WHEN ENOUGH JUXTAPOSITION BETWEEN SECRETARY 03:10.258 --> 03:12.060 JUXTAPOSITION BETWEEN SECRETARY MATTIS AND HIS WAYS AND DANA