russia or the expulsion of diplomats. chris: all right, second question, can you flatly denies because this continues to be out there that there were any contacts at any point during the campaign between mr. trump s associates and russian operatives including cut-outs as we know about the hacking of the democrats during the election? this some of this derives from this opposition research memo, i guess, chris, that made its way around the internet. there was about 24 hours where michael cohen who had worked in the trump organization for many years was accused of having a meeting in prague and some news organization did a little checking and found out that it was a different michael cohen and michael himself had not been to prague. chris: i do want to ask you the question. i understand that. there s been other talk and, in fact, if i may, senators specifically asked fbi director comey about that and he refused to answer. i m asking you a direct
russia or the expulsion of diplomats. chris: all right, second question, can you flatly denies because this continues to be out there that there were any contacts at any point during the campaign between mr. trump s associates and russian operatives including cut-outs as we know about the hacking of the democrats during the election? this some of this derives from this opposition research memo, i guess, chris, that made its way around the internet. there was about 24 hours where michael cohen who had worked in the trump organization for many years was accused of having a meeting in prague and some news organization did a little checking and found out that it was a different michael cohen and michael himself had not been to prague. chris: i do want to ask you the question. i understand that. there s been other talk and, in fact, if i may, senators specifically asked fbi director comey about that and he refused to answer. i m asking you a direct
on putin? i know some people think that too. what would make him change his behavior? we have sanctions to not just him and his cronies, but elements that he relies about. the panama papers exposed that he uses cut outs. we haven t used the existing executive orders to go after elements of that business empire. that could be done. we can play a symmetric warfare too and play information warfare. someone argued we invented it and we have been meek and mild at times, but if push comes to shove, we need to push back. in the context of the ukraine. he cares about what happens to the ukraine. we have not sent weapons. they have taken them seriously. the reality is we have tools to push back. do we have the political will to do it?
and that was before he was re-elected. now that he s re-elected and he can t run again, i m telling you, he will push the envelope as far as he can go, and farther. all right, guys. i know everybody wants to continue the conversation. tweets are picking up now. and you guys can continue because they re going to be on twitter tonight. @fninsiders, an and @harrisfaulkner. and every week day morning, 10:30 eastern. thank you very much. we ll be right back. and i love that. look at that. we re right back, but we had to do that whole super bowl interview thing. did you see that intro? in case you didn t notice, i have a couple buddies behind me. peyton manning, who hasn t moved, and russell wilson, who also hasn t moved because they re cut-outs, but that s okay. the real deal in the new york/new jersey area is where
from now at the university of phoenix in arizona. i m planning now. i m going to kill a goat and marinate it in kangaroo milk. sounds amazing. also, the tenth anniversary of nipple gate. and we ll preview some of the ads that will air in a year. will your outfit have cut-outs or something? i ll have brian kilmeade in it and i ll tear it off. i hope you show up at my party. dana, you re roorting for the broncos. do you think the cold weather may give them an edge slightly, or no? hard to say, but since it s only been 15 degrees as a high in new york, by the time it s 4 quite tropical. i don t think the cold is going to be a problem. indoors doing what during the super bowl? sitting with jasper. of course. sitting on the couch because my family and guests that are coming to visit me and staying with me are going to the game and i m staying home by myself. can you believe that?