director of the fbi amongst others and asked if russian intermeddling had to do with fomenting the flames of what happened in charlottesville. i was told, yes, it did. i asked is this information classified? they said no, it s not. i ve waited until today. this is a major headline with significant implications, steven. well, we know russia was has been touching on points of division in american society. it s also doing it in british society and slovoc society, it is pushing on democratic sore points. during the campaign it was creating fake campaigns and news that got people very excited and lng ang debris. but they touch on thing that are there. they may have enhanced what happened in charlottesville a
you are looking at live pictures are from washington where a group of white supremists and a larger group of anti-hate counter protesters are march ogp on ting on the one-ye anniversary of the charlottesville violence. i spoke to a congressman who said that the fbi recently told him in a briefing that russians were involved in stoking the flames of division surrounding charlottesville. take a listen. i sat in a closed session briefing probably two months ago about charlottesville with the director of the fbi and amongst others and asked if russian intermeddling had to do with fomenting the flames of what happened in charlottesville and i was told yes, it did, and i asked if this information is classify and they said no sh, is not, and i have waited until today, and that is what is happening, the americans are to be pitted against americans and it is done so in the baltic states and western europe and it will continue to do so.
russian intermeddling had to do with fomenting the flames of what happened in charlottesville. i was told yes, it did. i asked, is this information classified? they said, no, it s not. i ve waited until today. but this is what happens. the russian intermeddling is seeking to pit americans against americans. scott, this is a major headline to say the least with significant implications. it is. but, to be honest with area are you george, if you watch russian state outlet s and their allies carefully, it s not knew. you can go back to the presidential campaign in 60 and you d have russian accounts that were posing as trump supporters on the one hand to try to stir up animosity. and on the other you are russian accounts that were posing as black lives matter movements or even antifa to try to stir up division. and any time you have a charlottesville, which it did occur last year, russian state media are on top of this. this is a sign that america s falling apart. this is a sign that ra
after that 2017 in an effort to, this is a quote, hit americans against americans. i sat in a closed sessio briefing probably two months ago about charlottesville with the director of the fbi, amongst others, and asked if russian intermeddling had to do with the flames happened in charlottesville. i was told, yes, it did. i asked is this information classified? they said, no, it s not. cnn white house report sarah westwood is live from new jersey. any reaction from that from the president, sarah? reporter: president trump has not wait much beyond the tweet yesterday he sent condemning racism and perhaps in an attempt both to pay tribute to the pain the charlottesville inflicted on the nation last year and to make clear his position on the white nationalist gathering today before they get under way. ivanka trump, the president s daughter, is also speaking out to mark the one-year anniversary of charlottesville and she