Came directly from the top, president Vladimir Putin himself with the goal of hurting Hillary Clinton and helping donald trump. They get the playbyplay of President Trump and president obama delivering their response. We have one of the reporters behind this major, major story. Thanks so much for joining me. This is the first time that folks are hearing not only of Vladimir Putins direct involvement, but that intelligence captures his specific instructions and the objections he wanted to obtain. How and when was the president first alerted . Thats one of the important facts here. This intelligence bombshell surfaces in the very beginning of august. Not long after both parties held their conventions and way before the election, of course. So, one of the things our story explores is why is it that it was only five months later that the Administration Shared any of this information with the public . You also spoke to more than two dozen current and former u. S. Officials for the story. It