understand. but what the russians were trying to do was push this whole thing forward. that statement by ivanov, basically saying we confirm there was no hacking and the u.s. president agrees with it. and we ll be asking everybody we in washington, did president trump really accept this? did he really say that? it sounds out of this world that he would just go and put it away like that with the entire country interested in this investigation. ambassador mcfaul, i have the final question for you. it may be the hardest to answer. going forward, is the trump administration taking the position that russia either didn t meddle or it barely mattered, so it s all good, or is there a view that to the extent they meddled, it was to help trump? so he doesn t really need to prevent it because it could help him again in the reelect.
country that s trying to get along. we re not really trying to interfere in anybody s elections. and these press conferences really played toward that. why president trump needs that is something that is harder to understand. but what the russians were trying to do was push this whole thing forward. that statement by ivanov, base clay sayi ically saying we confirm there was no hacking and the u.s. president agrees with it. and we ll be asking everybody we in washington, did president trump really accept this? did he really say that? it sounds out of this world that he would just go and put it away like that with the entire country interested in this investigation. ambassador mcfaul, i have the final question for you. it may be the hardest to answer. going forward, is the trump administration taking the position that russia either didn t meddle or it barely mattered, so it s all good, or is there a view that to the extent they meddled, it was to
athena jones, thank you so much. appreciate that. keep us posted. the trump s campaign possible collusion with russia during the 2016 election, that will be front and center as fbi director james comey testifies in front of congress on monday. let s break this down with rebecka and josh rogan and cnn corresponde corresponde correspondent nick paton walsh. and those ties with trump s orbit to russia, all of that really is on the table so nick, let me begin with you because what is the view from russia in terms of these crucial hearings taking place in the united states surrounding what would be behind all of these conversations and relations between trump s aides, associates, and russia? well, for a long time, they didn t meddle.
hour. the critter trotting along a highway near athens, georgia. the owner came to take it away in a van. there s a lesson about fences in there somewhere. i don t know. just saying. i m melissa francis. here s shep. the russians committed an act of war against the united states of mark. that from the republican chairman of the armed services committee, john mccain. the incoming president says he doesn t believe the be russians did it. let s get to it. in case you missed it, there s a thing happening in the republican party. the question is this: is president-elect donald trump saying the russians didn t meddle with the election because the hacking helped him? this is a thank you to the
not declared cyber war on russia? i m not saying russia didn t meddle. they did. define meddle? wiki leaks, the primary process. if russia was looking at the electoral system they would have done it with the republican party and their primary, as well. john podesta, someone sent him an e-mail and said what is your password and he goes here is my password. i think the guys fell for phishing. i don t think putin said bernie was a doof s. they are about the same political philosophy, both communists. thank you for coming around and coming to your senses. up next, herman cain on the brains behind this ad teaming up