incredibly clear with this. yet, you know, jonathan karl couldn't get a direct answer from sean spicer on it. >> i think sean's point here, and i think donald trump's point is this, they're going to make an assessment when he is sworn in as president of the united states and they'll going to deal appropriately with what they see fit. they're not going to sit there and be backed into a corner biba rack obama or anybody else when they haven't seen the full scope of the information. >> how is the president backing the president-elect into a corner? >> well, he's certainly tied his hands on the sanctions. does he have many options when he gets into office to all of a sudden undo them? when you kick diplomats out of the country, you're butting him in an awkward situation. >> -- said they don't do enough with the russia situation. now they do and it's backing them into the corner? >> the history of the last eight years, it is clear this president hansn't done enough. he did not do enough on aleppo, syria, crimea. >> we can and should debate owl