not only did they not cover it, kellyanne, listen to what chuck todd said. again, four, five top intel national security officials saying russia meddled, we'll stop it, for the next time. >> what president trump is doing.ti >> laura: this is what chuck todd said. let's listen.n. >> we begin tonight by trying to make sense of what happened this afternoon. perhaps more importantly, why? for some, it's going to take more than one surprise briefing to convince them that what we heard today about cracking down on russia has the full backing o of the president. that it was not an effort by a white house communications team desperate to turn the page from the other headaches they have been asked about all week. >> laura: damned if they do, damned if they don't. your reaction to chuck's point? >> here's my reaction. in 2016, the president at that time, clapper and comey and brennan, everyone on their team had information that russia was meddling in