apparently the president knew days before this indictment came out, he was warned by the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein that these charges would be coming down. so that is very notable. but i think as we prepare for this meeting between the president and vladimir putin, one of the real key points is something that the president said just yesterday when he said things that are getting in the way of the u.s./russia relationship improving, he wasn't pointing to these kinds of indictments, he wasn't pointing to the wrongdoing that russia has committed, their aggressive actions in ukraine in the middle east. instead, the president pointed to stupidity in american politics. the partisanship surrounding this investigation, one that he has branded a witch hunt. so it is notable to see the blaming lack of improvement in u.s./russia relations on the actions of democrats and this special counsel investigation back in washington. >> essentially blaming the united states, yeah, as he heads