various ploys to curry favor with trump. your thoughts. >> yes. i mean, ari, if true, it would be a win-win for russia. presumably, they've extracted as much information from snowden as they can get. they will look like they are doing a favor for the new president. the president would look strong in terms of prosecuting someone who's violated the most secure sacket yums. so, it would be a smart ploy for putin, who's showed his ability to manipulate the new president from beginning to end. >> would americans view it as a foreign policy victory for donald trump? >> the popularity of snowden, there's lots of disagreement about that, but i think most americans feel he betrayed the country, so i think it would look like something that is strong for the new administration. >> rick wilson, where do the politics go from here? there are references to the logan act, investigative