>> the next president of the united states, right here. >> reporter: in an interview with cnn's fareed zakaria conducted before "the wall street journal" story broke and airing sunday on "fareed zakaria gps," he denies any deals were made but said that would help him win an extradition. >> had michael flynn provided you with any assurance it would happen? >> no, no, no, no one has. we are not dealing with michael flynn. we are dealing with the government of united states. >> but he was national security adviser. >> he -- after that he left. >> reporter: at this point, it's not known if a deal was reached or whether money was exchanged for this proposed plan of forced extradition. the december meeting follows revelations of related discussions months before and during the campaign. former cia director james woolsy was part of the meeting with